There were some pretty unorthodoxdiets back in the '90s and this impact week our nutritionist, Richie Kirwan, has reviewed some of them.
First on his list was the Sugar Busters diet. The main purpose of the diet was to keep your blood sugar low, meaning you were only allowed to consume foods with a low glycemic index.
As Richie highlights, most popular diets have a villain – in this case sugar is the villain, oh and insulin... everyone seems to hate insulin.
Take Home Message
You don’t need to cut sugar out entirely to lose weight! Our nutritionist says, sustainable weight loss is all about a calorie deficit – we don’t need a villain (sugar or fat) to lose weight. And leave insulin alone... in the words of Richie, “it’s an important storage hormone.”
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After finishing an internship with Myprotein, Emily returned to university to finish her degree in Business Management and Marketing, before coming back to work full-time with the team. Emily specialises in high-protein recipes, inspiring real-life stories and accessible health and fitness advice, and her work has been featured in The Supplement Magazine. When she’s not in the kitchen baking or cooking, she’s out exploring Manchester’s best food spots, or working up an appetite at the gym.
