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Dietary and nutritional approaches for prevention and management of type 2 diabetes

BMJ 2018; 361 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k2234 (Published 13 June 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;361:k2234

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Re: Dietary and nutritional approaches for prevention and management of type 2 diabetes

It would have nice to have seen more on whole foods, plant based diets given there is so much good evidence for them, compared with the latest fad iteration of high fat diets, which in meta analyses are associated with early death and other non cvd causes of disability and death. See the work of dr Neal Barnard and the nz BROAD STUDY which is ongoing in its work.
WFPB diets are optimal for the environment and therefore for public health. What is the point of a diet which is enviromentally ruinous as high fat /low carb ones are, usually also being high (animal) protein too. We must also consider the actual proven physical and mental harm caused to the other entities we share this planet with, the animals. It has been shown in neurophysiological and behavioural studies that they are capable of experiencing these harms so if we are to be anything like as consistent as we say we are with human suffering this is a crucial consideration in choosing our diets, as more and more of the public agree with.

Competing interests: No competing interests

14 July 2018
mark f Craig
Go with interest in lifestyle medicine
Auckland nz