Current Evidence on LCHF

Please click on the following links to view research on the health benefits of Low Carbohydrate Healthy Fat principles (LCHF).

DIABETES

High Dietary Fructose: Direct or Indirect Dangerous Factors Disturbing Tissue and Organ Functions

D. Zhang et al. (2017)

Comparison of low- and high-carbohydrate diets for type 2 diabetes management: A randomized trial – CSIRO

J. Tay et al. (2015)

Dietary carbohydrate restriction as the first approach in diabetes management: Critical review and evidence base

R.D. Feinman et al. (2015)

Nutrition revolution - The end of the high carbohydrates era for diabetes prevention and management O. Hamdy (2014)

HEALTH and WEIGHT LOSS

Very-low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet v low-fat diet for long-term weight loss: a metaanalysis of randomised controlled trials

NB Bueno et al (2015)

Dietary carbohydrate restriction induces a unique metabolic state positively affecting atherogenic dyslipidemia, fatty acid partitioning, and metabolic syndrome.

JS Volek et al 2008

Advice to follow a low-carbohydrate diet has a favourable impact on low-grade inflammation in type 2 diabetes compared with advice to follow a low-fat diet L. Jonasson et al. (2014)

A dose-response study of consuming high-fructose corn syrup-sweetened beverages on lipid/lipoprotein risk factors for cardiovascular disease in young adults K.L. Stanhope et al. (2015)

HEALTHY FAT

Medicines and Vegetable Oils as Hidden Causes of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes

Okuyama H.et al 2016

Dietary Fats and Health: Dietary Recommendations in the Context of Scientific Evidence

Lawrence GD (2013)

Use of dietary linoleic acid for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease and death: evaluation of recovered data from the Sydney Diet Heart Study and updated meta-analysis

Ramsden CE et al. (2013)

Evidence from randomised controlled trials did not support the introduction of dietary fat guidelines in 1977 and 1983: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Harcombe Z et al (2015)

Dietary intake of saturated fat is not associated with risk of coronary events or mortality in patients with established coronary artery disease N.G. Puaschitz et al. (2014)

DEPRESCRIBING

A pilot study to explore the role of a low-carbohydrate intervention to improve GGT levels and HbA1c

DJ Unwin et al (2015)

A patient request for some “deprescribing”

DJ Unwin et al (2015)

FINANCIAL

Sugar: Consumption at a crossroads Credit Suisse (2013)

Fat: The new health paradigm Credit Suisse (2015)