Metabolism Society
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Position Statement on Diabetes
Diabetes might reasonably be described as a disease of carbohydrate intolerance: normal stimulation of insulin production is impaired (type 1), or the response to glucose-stimulated insulin is compromised (type 2). Practitioners and layman alike therefore assume that some form of carbohydrate restriction is a first line of attack. Most of us are surprised to find that health agencies such as the American Diabetes Association continue to recommend high levels of carbohydrate and to emphasize a reduction in fat. The NMS is concerned that this apparently counter-intuitive approach is, in fact, not supported by scientific research.
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