#67 Dr. Nicola Guess - Low-Carb High-Protein Diets for Type 2 Diabetes

In this episode of The Muscle Memoirs Podcast, I am joined by Dr. Nicola Guess to talk about a variety of topics related to type 2 diabetes management and remission, including low and very-low carbohydrate diets, high-protein diets, the effects of specific sources of protein, and much more.

Dr. Guess is an associate professor at the University of Westminster, a Research Fellow at King's College London, and an outgoing Head of Nutrition at the Dasman Diabetes Institute in Kuwait. She has a PhD from Imperial College London. Her primary research interests are in the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes. She is a recognized world expert in the effect of nutrition on the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes.

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References: 
https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.m4743
http://hammerawayfitness.com/high-protein-diets-part-1/

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:30 Issues with recent reviews on low and very-low carbohydrate diets for T2D
05:20 The effect of reducing carbohydrate intake on 24-hour glycemic profiles
09:30 Utilizing different approaches to achieve remission
16:00 The benefits of a high-protein diet 
21:36 Plant vs. animal sources of protein
25:01 Best sources of animal protein
27:36 Fat type and insulin sensitivity
29:46 Seed oils
30:46 Flaws with research and bias
35:21 Time-restricted feeding
41:16 The problem with overly focusing on one factor
45:36 Ketogenic diets
48:46 How do we attenuate the rising rates of obesity and cardiometabolic disease?

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