Marcus Hawkins

Botany Doctor Medical Practice · General Practice

Background: Carbohydrate-reduction has been used successfully in the management of conditions arising from insulin resistance. Aim: In this audit, the authors report on metabolic outcomes from 72 patients in primary care who have undergone counselling using a low-carbohydrate dietary approach. Setting: This audit took place in a family medical prac...

Requesting that New Zealand address it significant obesity issue

Obesity is a scourge on modern society and an epidemic has exploded in the developed world over the last half century, resulting in sicker populations and economically unsustainable health expenditure. The Pacific region became colonised by Europeans from the early nineteenth century onwards and, as a consequence, ‘European’ foodstuffs were introdu...

Commentary on low carbohydrate health fat eating