Recently I have been hearing a lot more about the High Fat, Low Carb (HFLC) movement.

A controversial topic, this approach to nutrition and diet goes against what nutritionists and leading bodies have been prescribing for the last few decades.

But with obesity and diabetes numbers growing by the year it's clear that for whatever reason the common Western diet is not working.

Last week I attended a conference by Dr Steve Phinney on the Ketogenic Diet. Dr Phinney has spent the last few decades researching and promoting this idea, and in his own words believes that

"Carbohydrate restriction is the proverbial ‘silver bullet’ for managing insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and type-2 diabetes".

Interesting theory.

Following this is the 'no fructose' movement which removes sugar and polyunsaturated seed oils from our diet. As Dr Garry Fettke explains

"The consumption of Sugar and Polyunsaturated Seed Oils combine in our diet to create inflammation in every blood vessel wall and in every tissue in every organ of the body. The inflammatory process makes everything susceptible to damage and further disease. Fructose is fruit sugar and is one half of the ‘toxic’ material we call sugar."

Again, really interesting and vexed topic for a lot of people.

I would love to hear your thoughts on these movements. While following a low FODMAP diet it can be disheartening to hear of even more foods we should remove from our diet, however general health and wellbeing is vitally important, particularly to those of us who are already dealing with malabsorption issues.

I know this diet approach will put off a lot of people, as it did for me when I first heard of it a number of years ago. However as with any radical idea I suggest you investigate with an open mind and consider both sides of the equation.

If you're new to the idea here are some links to professionals investigating the idea and explaining in simple terms to understand the ideas.