The Low Carb Healthy Fat Dietitian

01/07/2024

It's hard to believe that it has been 2 years since Low Carb Breads of the World was released!
(It's still available here: https://www.bbdnutrition.com/product/low-carb-breads-of-the-world-ebook/ )

27/06/2024

NEW ARTICLE - A therapeutic ketogenic diet used as an adjunct treatment in mental health and a keto diet followed for weight loss and improved blood sugar control have similarities, but are very different.

A "keto diet" used for weight loss and improved metabolic health is very different than a therapeutic ketogenic diet.

26/06/2024

There remains a huge misconception that "keto" is all about the "fat". It can be, but it need not be. It IS all about the "carbs". In our recent presentation at University of Toronto, Amy Berger and I reiterated that what makes a diet is not about how much it contains, but how little it has. This article elaborates:

Food for Thought articles explain nutrition and health in terms that almost anybody can understand and apply.

20/06/2024

I mentioned this article to someone who didn't know this was a thing. Did you know that thyroid medications can worsen blood sugar control in people with diabetes? The ‘highlights of prescribing information' sheets for both levothyroxine and liothyronine warn that both of these can increase the need for diabetes medications, including insulin in people with diabetes.

Food for Thought articles explain nutrition and health in terms that almost anybody can understand and apply.

15/05/2024

If you want to discuss the idea of trialing a diet for improved with your doctor, you can download a letter that has links to referenced articles about the therapeutic use of this diet. To learn more, visit

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16/04/2024

I am honored that the Low Carb Healthy Fat Dietitian has just been recognized as the #1 best rated nutritionist in Coquitlam for 2024.

21/12/2023

Happiness is hearing back from the Endocrinologist of a client with that their doctor is willing to oversee their patient as they implement a diet (and adjust their medications downward as needed). The strength of the scientific for the safe and effective use of a and diet in makes this possible!

11/12/2023

Thanks to a booklet designed by the Institute for Personalized Therapeutic Nutrition IPTN, a client who was recently diagnosed with asked if I could design a culturally-appropriate very / diet for them, with the goal of . I'd love to. What a terrific resource!

02/12/2023

Low Carb Breads of the World can now be purchased here: https://www.bbdnutrition.com/product/low-carb-breads-of-the-world-ebook/

24/05/2023

Food for Thought is where you’ll find ~300 articles that I have written over the past 5 years related to and diets. The articles are dated, have references, are sorted by topic and also listed sequentially.

Food for Thought articles provide scientific support for the use of low carb and ketogenic diets in terms that almost anyone can understand.

13/05/2023

Over 100 years of therapeutic use in the treatment of diabetes hardly makes a keto diet a fad.

People think of a diet to treat as something new BUT it has been used for over a in the treatment of diabetes! In fact, a keto diet was used to treat diabetes before it was used in ! Hardly a "fad"! https://www.lchf-rd.com/2021/02/18/a-ketogenic-diet-was-used-first-in-diabetes-then-epilepsy/

02/04/2023

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