Personalized dietary guidelines

Written by Annika Dahlqvist on 05 March, 2010 at 13:21



On a lecture the other day I had a dietician in the audience. She claimed, among other things that nutritionists are giving patients “individually tailored dietary guidelines”. We have heard that like a mantra from other sources. One wonders then: Who should be advised to eat Becel and who should be advised to eat butter? Who should eat low lipid and who should eat more lipids?



I also provide personalized dietary guidelines. Everyone should eat a generous amount of natural lipids. Those who work very physically should it more lipids than those who do not. Everyone should neither too much nor too little, those who work physically need even more protein. Everyone should eat neither too much nor too little of vegetables.



Those who suffer from obesity, metabolic syndrome, Type-2 diabetes, Type-1 diabetes, IBS with several diet-related diseases will pull down the carbohydrate intake as low as reasonably possible. This means only the carbohydrates contained in a moderate amount of above-ground vegetables.



Those who are healthy, slim and physically active can eat more carbohydrates, but the important thing is that they have most of the energy intake in the form of natural lipids. Then they are not running the same risk of metabolic disease in the future. No one should eat junk food, including additives, Omega-6 oils and margarines.