"If chronic diseases were cured by low carb diet, they could be eradicated from the world"

"If chronic diseases were cured by low carb diet, they could be eradicated from the world"

The business of low carb and keto diet as a formula for reducing high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity is at its peak. The propaganda that chronic diseases can be cured quickly after following such a diet chart has confused the general public.

After all, eating a keto or low carb diet can cure chronic diseases? Does it happen when you stop taking medicine? If so, why don't doctors suggest to chronic patients to change their diet instead of medicine? We met cardiologist Ommurthy Anil with similar questions.

"If someone says that following an imported diet, cholesterol does not increase, diabetes and high blood pressure can be cured, then that is a complete lie," he said.

Correct and balanced diet is necessary for a healthy, fit body. If a person makes a vow and follows a normal diet plan throughout his life, he can keep weight, high blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol under control and in some cases even stop taking medications.

It is wrong to say that by following a diet, a patient's medication will be removed in the long term. Ommurthy says. Just because it benefits one or two people, it cannot be said that it will benefit everyone. There are also people who stop high blood pressure by eating neem leaves. Therefore, it is wrong to say that I will improve my diet in 20 days and stop taking medicine. That's why Dr. can't give up chronic disease medicine without consulting a doctor just by doing a diet. Ommurthy says.

There has been a lot of research about the keto diet or other diets. It is said that high blood pressure will be reduced by this percentage while doing a dash diet. There is also an example of medication being left out. The main function of the keto diet is to control weight, but it also has many disadvantages,' he says. How long this diet can be followed should also be decided in advance. You should know what happens when you go back to your old diet.

An example of quitting medicine?

Diet is not the cause of any disease. If a person's blood pressure increases, did it increase without keto diet? What is the reason for that is more important. Ommurthy says.

It should be found out that blood pressure is increased due to genetics, stress, pollution, pesticides in food, lack of exercise, excessive use of salt in food. If the pressure has increased due to these various reasons, how can the problem be solved by eating only meat, cooking it in ghee?'' he says.

A keto or low carb diet can be helpful for weight loss. Blood pressure may be controlled for some time due to weight loss. But if you want to follow the keto diet, you should know what your body condition, diet, and lifestyle are, he says. How long this diet can be followed should also be taken into consideration. Experts from all over the world suggest to stop taking medicine only on the advice of a specialist doctor after seeing what changes happen in the body after adopting that diet. Ommurthy says.

It is wrong to think that diet is the way to get rid of medicine. All over the world there is no practice of keto or low carb diet to get rid of sugar, cholesterol and diabetes medication,” he says.

Why are people following a diet like this?

If a person loses weight quickly by following a diet, the people around him will be affected by it. So that people are attracted towards it. Ommurthy says.

If a person spends a lot of money and goes to check somewhere, if he is taught to do this and that, he will go away inspired. Oh, I have to accept everything said there. Because I also think that a lot of money has been spent there and accepts everything and is impressed by the results in some time,' Dr. Ommurthy says, 'But they follow it without understanding that this result is achieved not only by diet, but also by my hard work and money.'

If a person's diet is good, he will not get many diseases. Even after the disease is over, if the diet is improved, it will be controlled and the amount of medicine will be reduced. Food is medicine. But Dr. should pay attention to what kind of food to eat. Ommurthy suggests.

"If only protein and fat are allowed to be eaten in a diet, it may not have any immediate effect, but it may have an effect in the long run," he says. It was shown to happen.'

If chronic diseases can be cured by diet, shouldn't doctors give diet instead of medicine? In the question, Dr. Ommurthy says, 'No doctor can do research on patients. If someone investigates something on a patient, then if something happens to the patient, he should be able to take responsibility for it.

He says to the patient that I am doing research, you should do this as I say, this may be an advantage, this may be a disadvantage and you should ask if you want to participate in it. "It is not possible to give diet instead of medicine," Dr. Ommurthy says.

Keto diet or low carb diet was introduced to Nepal from European countries. Dr. Ommurthy says, 'If it was really more effective than medicine, doctors all over the world would follow it. It is not effective, so they have not followed. Therefore, you cannot give up medicine by fully believing in it.