Hi @Nicklby. I’m new too - newly diagnosed late onset Type 1, which has led me to dust down and remind myself of some of my former reading and knowledge around healthy eating.
I have just re-read the updated ‘Eat, Drink and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating’ by Prof Walter Willett, so my eye was caught by your mentioning lack of evidence re the Mediterranean diet. The book sums up the best guidance from the most robust scientific evidence (eg decades of prospective studies, clinical trials, RCTs etc, following thousands and thousands of people) about healthy eating and nutrition, roundly condemning the official US and UK guidance (which has always been skewed by lobbying from the meat and dairy industries, plus other business and/or agricultural interests) and being totally clear about what can be proved and what can’t in this very complex field. The science has gone well beyond Ancel Keys and does largely point to the key elements of a ‘Mediterranean’ diet - loads of fruit and veg (with the emphasis on veg), fish, chicken, nuts, pulses etc for majority of protein, plenty of healthy (mono or polyunsaturated) fats, and relatively low carb ie. lower amounts of whole grain (low GL) carbs, as the healthiest diet for the majority of people.
This pretty much backs up what the healthy eating sections in the Learning Zone are saying. However, it very much supports the mantra on here that everyone needs to find what works for them - as the science shows that there isn’t a ‘magic bullet’ that works for everyone, and some people apparently do better on low fat while others do better on low carb (I mean in the general pop, not amongst those of us with diabetes).
Here is the link to the book if anyone is interested:
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating eBook : Willett M.D., Walter, P.J. Skerrett, P.J. Skerrett: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating eBook : Willett M.D., Walter, P.J. Skerrett, P.J. Skerrett: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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