There are a lot of people who have stepped up to the plate on behalf of the science behind carbohydrate-restriction because they realize this message is much too important for the sake of the literally hundreds of millions of people around the world who are currently suffering from obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, heart disease, cancer, and other preventable diseases! Many of these highly-intelligent and well-respected MDs, PhDs, and other medical and nutrition professionals have literally put their careers on the line defending this way of eating because they themselves have seen it radically change the lives of real people every single day through their patients, research subjects, and even themselves. This passionate interest in the subject of livin’ la vida low-carb really isn’t about some propagandist zealotry based on empty conjecture and innuendo as can oftentimes creep into any discussion of diet and it’s unmistakable relationship to health. It really is all about the “weight of the evidence” regarding the science supporting high-fat, low-carb nutrition as my friend Regina Wilshire so aptly proclaims in the title of her blog. On the front lines of this debate of ideas is an unassuming introspective biochemistry professor from SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn, New York named Dr. Richard Feinman.
Dr. Feinman is the Founder of the non-profit Nutrition & Metabolism Society (NMS) dedicated to promoting solid nutritional truths supported by the research (listen to my June 2010 podcast interview with the director of NMS, Laurie Cagnassola) and he also regularly teaches medical school students about the all-too-obvious biochemical relationship between diet composition and healthy living. He is the co-Editor-In-Chief of the Open Access online journal Nutrition & Metabolism featuring cutting-edge research on subjects related to nutritional biochemistry. He gathers together the top low-carb diet researchers in the world annually as part of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians conference to teach weight loss doctors about the benefits of using carbohydrate-restriction on patients instead of surgery. Dr. Feinman is a true rebel with a noble cause that he is bound and determined to fight on behalf of for the rest of his career because he sees the value this way of eating has for people dealing with the diseases of modern man, especially diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome.
On May 8, 2010, there was a fantastic Strategy & Planning Meeting for NMS in New York City that featured guest speakers sharing with some key players in the low-carb community about how to most effectively communicate the low-carb message more clearly to the public. From low-carb nutritionists educating patients on how to tweak their diet for optimal health to a NASA rocket scientist who is helping NMS revamp their web site to be more competitive with the American Diabetes Association, this was quite an informative and productive meeting. The highlight speaker for the event was none other than Dr. Richard K. Bernstein himself who has lived with Type 1 diabetes for over six decades strong and is considered the true pioneer for the low-carb dietary treatment option for diabetics. But while Dr. Bernstein’s personal testimony speech was spectacular, the “Default Diet” speech by Dr. Feinman is one not to be missed and you can listen to the full one-hour lecture for yourself (and he’ll also be presenting testimony before the USDA Advisory Committee for the 2010 Dietary Guidelines on July 8, 2010 in Washington, DC). Let him encourage you in your own personal low-carb journey as you share with others why you are livin’ la vida low-carb!
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There’s one more interview to share from this Nutrition & Metabolism Society event that took place on May 8, 2010 in New York City featuring Dr. Eugene Fine on his research looking at low-carb diets and cancer. COMING SOON! In the meantime, if you believe in the mission of NMS then consider becoming a member and joining the revolution TODAY!
