Keeping your carbs down ??

kimny72

anniecave1 wrote: »

We have a qualified nutritionist who does sessions at our workplace. Her advice is to avoid too many refined sugars due to diabetes risk. There are also studies to show too much refined sugar can exacerbate depression and lead to earlier risk of Alzheimer's dementia.
She also suggests swapping wholegrain for white where possible.
She suggests avoiding too much processed food (including processed meats).
Her advice is also to not blindly choose "low fat" products, as sometimes lower fat just means higher added sugar.
She also says exercise is good, but avoid being a "weekend warrior" doing loads at the weekend and nothing during the week if possible.
Her suggestion is to try to make small changes over time and try to make eating well a good habit.

Do you know what the qualifications of this nutritionist were?

Refined sugars do not cause diabetes. In fact most studies that show a connection between sugar consumption and diabetes or Alzheimers show correlation. Most people who eat high "processed sugar" diets are also very overweight or obese. Their diets are also more likely to be low in nutritive value. And someone who is obese is more likely to have a low activity level. And folks who are obese but do NOT eat high sugar diets are also more likely to suffer from diabetes or Alzheimers. So it's far more likely excess weight and low activity level are actually increasing a person's risk.

You can't tell the nutrition of a grain by the color anymore, that's a 1990's health tip right there.
Personally, I don't think you should "blindly" choose any food, read all the labels.
I agree small changes over time are a good idea, I just don't think it's necessary to focus on carbs.

MikePTY

anniecave1 wrote: »

We have a qualified nutritionist who does sessions at our workplace. Her advice is to avoid too many refined sugars due to diabetes risk. There are also studies to show too much refined sugar can exacerbate depression and lead to earlier risk of Alzheimer's dementia.
She also suggests swapping wholegrain for white where possible.
She suggests avoiding too much processed food (including processed meats).
Her advice is also to not blindly choose "low fat" products, as sometimes lower fat just means higher added sugar.
She also says exercise is good, but avoid being a "weekend warrior" doing loads at the weekend and nothing during the week if possible.
Her suggestion is to try to make small changes over time and try to make eating well a good habit.

Your workplace should find a new nutritionist.

WinoGelato

anniecave1 wrote: »

We have a qualified nutritionist who does sessions at our workplace. Her advice is to avoid too many refined sugars due to diabetes risk. There are also studies to show too much refined sugar can exacerbate depression and lead to earlier risk of Alzheimer's dementia.
She also suggests swapping wholegrain for white where possible.
She suggests avoiding too much processed food (including processed meats).
Her advice is also to not blindly choose "low fat" products, as sometimes lower fat just means higher added sugar.
She also says exercise is good, but avoid being a "weekend warrior" doing loads at the weekend and nothing during the week if possible.
Her suggestion is to try to make small changes over time and try to make eating well a good habit.

Why do you consider her to be a "qualified" nutritionist?