Dr. Ryan Lucas is a paediatric registrar and Kawasaki Disease researcher. He completed his medical training in Sydney, and is currently undertaking a PhD on the epidemiology and management of Kawasaki Disease in Australia at The University of Sydney.
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11 responses to “Dr. Ryan Lucas – ‘Low Carb Principles in Kids: Rationale and Implementation’”
Having lived in Australia for sixty years I can state quite categorically state the rules for eating in this country are disgusting. What the hell ever happened to natural food. You don’t take fat out of milk and you don’t tell people to only eat packaged light foods. The majority of the whole foods on that list are full of sugar.
An extremely important topic!
Having only found the truths in recent years, I just hope young parents will find the same, to boost their children’s health from the start
3 ½ years in Melbourne; my daily oil was canola 😅
I’m on a Keto carnivore diet. This is where you don’t exclusively eat meat, I still eat some occasional vegetables and nuts and a very watered down grapefruit juice as a drink.
My worst vice is ginger.
What I have found in sticking to this diet is that Unless I make every thing my self I will be flooded with hidden sugars and carbs.
If you read the ingredients label on a packet of sausages from the supermarket Meat is occasionally the smallest ingredient with various fillers and sugars making up the majority.
The only ingredients needed are meat and spices including salt and you may want a bread crumb to space out the meat but I’m sure there are no carb alternatives to bread crumbs that would suit ,
I don’t know if it has always been this way but I have noticed it more and more in more and more products to the point that you will need to go to an independent butcher to get a cut of meat that hasn’t been injected with sugar water.
Kids’ health starts with the mum during pregnancy. Low carb, high protein and fat seems the healthiest way. Also, protein and fat lead to satiety. Great info here. 👏
Apple is healthy…if only that’s true.
Thank God a few pediatricians are paying attention.
What an excellent doctor. All power to him.
Very clear and informative presentation. Easy to follow with small breaks in between the numbers and theory with anecdotes/experience from practice. I do believe every parent should see this, such that they get a clue about what to do when their kids are having issues, whatever they may be. Feed the body and brain well, and more critically so, during development.
Totally neglected to mention the real cause. That being activation of the Randle Cycle!