1. Two Stories about Diet and Diabetes in Europe.
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Foley, Peter J. T., Gunson, John T. S., and Baumann, Steven L.
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REDUCING diets , *DIET therapy for diabetes , *BEHAVIOR modification , *PEOPLE with diabetes , *DIET , *EXERCISE , *HEALTH behavior , *HIGH-protein diet , *INSULIN , *KETOGENIC diet , *LOW-carbohydrate diet , *TYPE 2 diabetes , *PHYSICIAN-patient relations , *QUALITY of life , *STORYTELLING , *WEIGHT loss , *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors , *TREATMENT effectiveness - Abstract
Unhealthy weight gain and diabetes are global challenges that threaten not only the well-beings of hundreds of millions of persons but also the global economy. The authors in this article describe two overlapping stories, one is about a 150-year-old diet, known as the Banting Diet, which is similar to the Atkins or Keto Diet, and the other is about a provider-patient relationship story that helped the patient make lifestyle modifications that were effective in significant weight loss, improved quality of life, and reduced need for exogenous insulin for Type 2 diabetes. Both of the stories are from England but might be useful worldwide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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