How Not to Die from Diabetes
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Without any weight loss, did a plant-based diet still help? Overall insulin requirements were cut about 60 percent, and half the diabetics were able to get off their insulin altogether. How many years did that take? Not years. An average of 16 days. Only 16 days.
Let’s be clear: We’re talking about diabetics who had had diabetes as long as 20 years and injected 20 units of insulin a day. Then, as few as 13 days later, they were off their insulin altogether, thanks to less than two weeks on a plant-based diet—even with zero weight loss. It’s astonishing. Twenty years with diabetes, and then off all insulin in less than two weeks. Twenty years with diabetes because no one had told them about a plant-based diet. For decades they were just 13 days away at any time from being free.
Clip 2 - Diabetic Death and animal protein
“Those eating a lot of animal protein… had 73 times the risk of dying from diabetes!”
“And those who chose moderation, only eating a “moderate” amount of animal protein, had 23 times the risk of death from diabetes.”
Note: The diet did not restrict calories, in fact it tried to keep the same number of calories - thus no weight loss while losing diabetes
How to not Die of Diabetes 2016 Video
Reference High-carbohydrate, high-fiber diets for insulin-treated men with diabetes mellitus – 1979
342 studies referenced this study as of 2019 Examples
- Evidence-Based Nutrition Principles and Recommendations for the Treatment and Prevention of Diabetes and Related Complications - 2002
- https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.25.1.148 Free PDF
- A low-fat vegan diet and a conventional diabetes diet in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: a randomized, controlled, 74-wk clinical trial - 2002
- https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.2009.26736H Free PDF Better than American Diabetes Guidline Diet
- 90 percent remission of recently diagnosed diabetes with a low-calorie diet
- Overview Diabetes and vitamin D
- Type 1 Diabetes is prevented and treated by Vitamin D – review of 16 studies – Sept 2019
- Type 1 diabetes trial having problems getting participants – too many taking Vitamin D or Omega-3 – Aug 2019
- Ways to improve health Food is the principal way, then exercise, then Vitamin D
Items in both categories Diabetes and non-daily intervention are listed here:
- Type 1 Diabetic inflammation reduced by 50 ng of Vitamin D - Dec 2024
- Diabetic inflammation synergistically decreased by Vitamin D and exercise – RCT June 2022
- Diabetes prevented by 50,000 IU vitamin D monthly (Iran) – Jan 2022
- Most Diabetics getting 40,000 IU of vitamin D weekly did not get to 30 ng (needed gut-friendly form) - RCT June 2020
- Diabetes helped somewhat by weekly 50,000 IU of vitamin D (5 ways to improve) – RCT Aug 2021
- Prediabetes reduced by weekly 60,000 IU of Vitamin D – RCT Jan 2021
- Diabetic inflammation reduced by Vitamin D (30,000 IU weekly) – RCT July 2020
- 100,000 IU of Vitamin D3 monthly for 4 months to diabetics (D2 bombed) – RCT Dec 2019
- Type 2 Diabetes inflammation reduced by 50,000 IU of Vitamin D bi-weekly and resistance training – RCT – June 2019
- Prediabetes both prevented and treated by monthly Vitamin D, etc.
- Peripheral diabetic neuropathy helped by weekly 50,000 IU vitamin D – Jan 2019
- Diabetic nephropathy (Kidney) treated by 50,000 IU of vitamin D weekly – RCT Jan 2019
- Vitamin D treatment of diabetes (50,000 IU every 2 weeks) augmented by probiotic – RCT June 2018
- Waist size reduced 3 cm by Vitamin D in those with Metabolic Syndrome – Jan 2017
- HbA1c levels (Diabetes) reduced by monthly 50,000 IU of vitamin D – Dec 2017
- Gestational Diabetes treated with 50,000 IU every two weeks – RCT Sept 2016
- Prediabetes reduced by monthly 60,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT May 2015
- Pain of Diabetic Neuropathy reduced with weekly 50,000 IU vitamin D– CT Feb 2015
- Type 1 diabetes helped with 50,000 IU of vitamin D every two weeks – Nov 2014
- Gestational Diabetes reduced with 50,000 IU of vitamin D every 3 weeks and daily Calcium – RCT June 2014
- Blood pressure in diabetics reduced by 12 weekly doses of 50,000 IU vitamin D – RCT Jan 2014
- 50,000 IU Vitamin D weekly Improves Mood, Lowers Blood Pressure in Type 2 Diabetics – Oct 2013
- Insulin resistance during pregnancy improved with 50,000 IU of vitamin D every 2 weeks – RCT April 2013
A few of the many studies which agree
- Association Between Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes -A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis July 2019
- doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.2195 Free PDF
- Effectiveness of plant-based diets in promoting well-being in the management of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review - Cot 2018
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2018-000534 Free PDF
- Reversing Type 2 Diabetes: A Narrative Review of the Evidence - April 2019
Diet has been proven many times be cure diabetes, but the "stand of care" continues to ignore the evidence for 40+ years
29 items in Dr. Greger category
Highlights from the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Hearing - Sept 2019
Video
Comments to congress include
- “We do not have a protein-deficiency problem in the United States; we have a vegetable-deficiency problem.”
- "... the cancer risk of secondhand smoke is comparable to the 16% or 18% increased risk of colorectal cancer eating the equivalent of a single sausage link a day.”
- ...at least back since 2007, when the first comprehensive analysis was published by the American Institute for Cancer Research. In fact, one of their top ten recommendations for cancer prevention: Avoid Processed Meat."
- "The Global Burden of Disease Study, the largest study of disease risk factors in history—funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation—found that the #1 cause of death in these United States is the American diet."
"After this hearing, the USDA and Department of Health and Human Services announced they are limiting the scope of information that can be used to determine the new guidelines. This decision leaves out the health impacts of ultraprocessed foods, sodium, and meat. "
"...over half of the calories consumed by Americans come from ultraprocessed foods "
References by Dr. Greger (hyperlinks are online)
- Zeng L, Ruan M, Liu J, et al. Trends in Processed Meat, Unprocessed Red Meat, Poultry, and Fish Consumption in the United States, 1999-2016. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2019;119(7):1085-1098.e12.
- International Agency for Research on Cancer Red Meat and Processed Meat. IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans Volume 114. Lyon, France: WHO Press; 2018.
- American Cancer Society. Key Statistics for Colorectal Cancer.
- Office on Smoking and Health (US). The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US); 2006.
- Wilde P, Pomeranz JL, Lizewski LJ, Ruan M, Mozaffarian D, Zhang FF. Legal Feasibility of US Government Policies to Reduce Cancer Risk by Reducing Intake of Processed Meat. Milbank Q. 2019;97(2):420-448.
- US Department of Health and Human Services; US Department of Agriculture. 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 8th ed. Washington, DC: US Dept of Health and Human Services; December 2015.
- World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research (2007) Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: A Global Perspective. Washington, DC: AICR.
- World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research. Cancer Prevention Recommendations.
- Kushi LH, Doyle C, McCullough M, et al. American Cancer Society Guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention: reducing the risk of cancer with healthy food choices and physical activity. CA Cancer J Clin. 2012;62(1):30-67.
- Mokdad AH, Ballestros K, Echko M, et al. The State of US Health, 1990-2016: Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Among US States. JAMA. 2018;319(14):1444-1472.
- Debakey M. Carcinoma of the lung and tobacco smoking: a historical perspective. Ochsner J. 1999;1(3):106-8.
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (US) Office on Smoking and Health. The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US); 2014.
The Actual Reason Meat Is Not Healthy Atlantic Magazine
US meat consumption doubled from 1960 to 2019
"The average (US) man eats more than his own weight in meat every year"
and "Americans eat meat in quantities that are double the global average."
" In the early 1980s, the average Chinese person ate 30 pounds of meat a year. Today that number is nearly 140 pounds,"
Half of Diabetics cured in 16 days by eating a plant-based diet – Dr. Greger Sept 2019
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Highlights from the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Hearing - Sept 2019
Video
Comments to congress include
- “We do not have a protein-deficiency problem in the United States; we have a vegetable-deficiency problem.”
- "... the cancer risk of secondhand smoke is comparable to the 16% or 18% increased risk of colorectal cancer eating the equivalent of a single sausage link a day.”
- ...at least back since 2007, when the first comprehensive analysis was published by the American Institute for Cancer Research. In fact, one of their top ten recommendations for cancer prevention: Avoid Processed Meat."
- "The Global Burden of Disease Study, the largest study of disease risk factors in history—funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation—found that the #1 cause of death in these United States is the American diet."
"After this hearing, the USDA and Department of Health and Human Services announced they are limiting the scope of information that can be used to determine the new guidelines. This decision leaves out the health impacts of ultraprocessed foods, sodium, and meat. "
"...over half of the calories consumed by Americans come from ultraprocessed foods "
References by Dr. Greger (hyperlinks are online)
- Zeng L, Ruan M, Liu J, et al. Trends in Processed Meat, Unprocessed Red Meat, Poultry, and Fish Consumption in the United States, 1999-2016. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2019;119(7):1085-1098.e12.
- International Agency for Research on Cancer Red Meat and Processed Meat. IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans Volume 114. Lyon, France: WHO Press; 2018.
- American Cancer Society. Key Statistics for Colorectal Cancer.
- Office on Smoking and Health (US). The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US); 2006.
- Wilde P, Pomeranz JL, Lizewski LJ, Ruan M, Mozaffarian D, Zhang FF. Legal Feasibility of US Government Policies to Reduce Cancer Risk by Reducing Intake of Processed Meat. Milbank Q. 2019;97(2):420-448.
- US Department of Health and Human Services; US Department of Agriculture. 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 8th ed. Washington, DC: US Dept of Health and Human Services; December 2015.
- World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research (2007) Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: A Global Perspective. Washington, DC: AICR.
- World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research. Cancer Prevention Recommendations.
- Kushi LH, Doyle C, McCullough M, et al. American Cancer Society Guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention: reducing the risk of cancer with healthy food choices and physical activity. CA Cancer J Clin. 2012;62(1):30-67.
- Mokdad AH, Ballestros K, Echko M, et al. The State of US Health, 1990-2016: Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Among US States. JAMA. 2018;319(14):1444-1472.
- Debakey M. Carcinoma of the lung and tobacco smoking: a historical perspective. Ochsner J. 1999;1(3):106-8.
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (US) Office on Smoking and Health. The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US); 2014.
The Actual Reason Meat Is Not Healthy Atlantic Magazine
US meat consumption doubled from 1960 to 2019
"The average (US) man eats more than his own weight in meat every year"
and "Americans eat meat in quantities that are double the global average."
" In the early 1980s, the average Chinese person ate 30 pounds of meat a year. Today that number is nearly 140 pounds,"
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