A controversial diet by a South African sports scientist identified as Professor Tim Noakes has encouraged his followers to consume higher fat as he claims that it can reverse both the growing issues of obesity and diabetes.
Noakes pressed that there is no nutritional value in eating carbohydrates so people who would like to diet should stick with fatty foods. He is not alone on this claim as high-profile Australian figures, such as celebrities, are living proofs that his hypothesis works.
The professor adds, "What this diet does is it's high in fat and protein... that reduces your hunger and that is the key to this whole process because if you can reduce your hunger, your calorie consumption goes down."
His diet is actually not in accordance with the food group pyramid but a lot of people have already followed these for decades. He added that the carbohydrates consumption that people believe would make them slimmer has contributed to the obesity. He noted that this is due to the insulin being produced by the foods with carbohydrates resulting to the increased fat stored.
Chef Pete Evans and star Shane Watson have addressed these claims as Watson said he once had this fat phobia since he is an athlete. He pressed that people encouraged him to follow a low-fat diet.
He explains, "I stayed away from butter, cheese, nuts, avocado - all the foods that are high in fat and high in energy. But in the end I was always hungry because I was cutting all the fat out of my diet and was just loading up on carbs." He then started with the low-fat diet when Doctor Peter Bruker worked with his team and that's when he noticed his weight instantly dropped.
Evans also attested to this but no statements have been released from him yet.
