I have met 5000 patients who suffer from obesity and diabetes 0% WANTED diabetes or obesity 100% would have given ANYTHING to reverse their disease 100% say their ideal plate would be protein & green vegetables And overwhelming majority have some emotional/psychologic distress around food, they harbor intense shame/guilt, and excessive self-blame 90% are ACE positive (adverse childhood events) 90% have food addiction symptoms When will we stop thinking that we need to educate patients on nutrition, they don’t need it, they need help getting themselves out of a psychological gutter and they are looking to master their appetite, their hunger and their relationship to food The calories nonsense and macro focus is merely a way for inexperienced doctors & dietitians to make themselves feel more authoritative and make the patient feel less empowered

Posted by Doctor Tro at 2023-09-22 12:21:54 UTC