Together, we counseled patients, many with type 2 diabetes, on how to follow a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet. I believed and hoped they would improve their health. The results were a disaster. Nobody lost weight. Nobody got better. A review of my patients’ diet diaries revealed they were eating lots of bread, noodles, and rice. They had misunderstood these foods as being part of a low-carbohydrate diet. Having followed a low-fat diet for most of their lives, this new regimen was entirely foreign to them, and they didn’t know what to eat. I needed to find a simpler solution.
