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    Petition to Food and Drug Administration

    Carbohydrate Count on Restaurant Menus

    …Carbohydrate counting is an everyday issue for millions of people in the United States. I am one of … served. This can be a lot harder than it sounds when the carbohydrate count is not coming directly from …. If low blood sugar is not detected fast enough, seizures can occur and can be fatal. All because a … carbohydrate count was inaccurate and too much insulin was given.  I’m only fourteen and the last … two. Type two diabetics can recover with the right diet and carbohydrate count, so listing the…

    Beth Conover
    United States
    1,517
    Supporters
    • Beth Conover United States
    • 1,517 supporters
    • Created Jul 3, 2021
    Petition to Boris Johnson, The British Council, UK Parliament

    Carbohydrate counts in school food

    … with inaccurate insulin amounts causing dangerous high or low blood sugars. It’s horrible for us type … secondary schools to provide the carbohydrate amounts for all food served. Having diabetes is a pain…

    Debbie Bescoby - Chambers
    Hinckley, ENG, United Kingdom
    250
    Supporters
    • Debbie Bescoby - Chambers Hinckley, ENG, United Kingdom
    • 250 supporters
    • Created Jul 6, 2021
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    Petition to Michael Gove MP

    Provide More Ketogenic (Low Carbohydrate) Alternatives and Information

    … suggest that a Ketogenic (low carbohydrate) Diet may starve cancer cells (see here). THE PROBLEM It is … carbohydrate options. THE SOLUTION We would like to see at least one low carbohydrate option … very hard limiting yourself to foods which are low in carbohydrates and it is even more difficult … figuring out which foods are ok to have when eating out - more often than not there are simply no low…

    Stephen Frost
    Newcastle, ENG, United Kingdom
    214
    Supporters
    • Stephen Frost Newcastle, ENG, United Kingdom
    • 214 supporters
    • Created Aug 6, 2018
    Petition to UK Parliament, Theresa May MP

    Make carbohydrate content mandatory on all food packaging immediately

    … menu’s are very poor at displaying the carbohydrate content per portion, if at all. Often packaging … no use at all if we are eating on the move. Getting the carbohydrate content accurate in every meal … could be a life or death situation for someone with insulin controlled diabetes as high and low … or carer for someone with insulin controlled diabetes, carbohydrate information is more important…

    Diane Wales
    Lochmaben, SCT, United Kingdom
    691
    Supporters
    • Diane Wales Lochmaben, SCT, United Kingdom
    • 691 supporters
    • Created Oct 1, 2018
    Petition to Local Councils, School, Government, Dieticians

    Provide Carbohydrate Counting & Weigh Type 1 Diabetics food in schools & care settings

    … she has too little carbs, she will, inevitably drop too low and rely on her teachers to provide her…

    Jayne Fairclough
    Saint Helens, ENG, United Kingdom
    904
    Supporters
    • Jayne Fairclough Saint Helens, ENG, United Kingdom
    • 904 supporters
    • Created Sep 6, 2020
    Petition to HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA

    Support the science and Professor Tim Noakes

    … than the traditional “low-fat” diet--is, indeed, evidence-based.  Low-carbohydrate diets have now … now consider to be within the realm of a “low-carbohydrate, high-fat” diet. Thus, all Americans … every day.”[9] This advice is entirely consistent with a low-carbohydrate, higher fat diet. Finally …/adams.pdf[3] Low Carbohydrate Diet Studies: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d … Sofia Vieira de Melo, et al, Very-Low-Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet v. Low Fat Diet for Long-Term…

    Sarah HALLBERG
    West Lafayette, IN, United States
    42,531
    Supporters
    • Sarah HALLBERG West Lafayette, IN, United States
    • 42,531 supporters
    • Created Feb 17, 2018
    Petition to The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP

    Stop promoting low fat diets as healthy

    …For the last 50 years the government has been promoting a low fat, high carbohydrate diet which has … waking up to the fact that this is incorrect, and a healthy diet is low carbohydrate and high fat …. Research shows this is the case and the low carb diet is now being advised to treat epilepsy and diabetes … government needs to stop promoting a low fat diet, do some research and help people to realise that our bodies need and thrive on healthy fats.…

    Chrissy Hayes
    Peterborough, ENG, United Kingdom
    1,508
    Supporters
    • Chrissy Hayes Peterborough, ENG, United Kingdom
    • 1,508 supporters
    • Created Aug 12, 2017
    Petition to UK Parliament

    Make it compulsory for restaurants to calculate the carbohydrate content in its food

    …, your body still breaks down the carbohydrate from food and drink and turns it into glucose (sugar … Type 1 diabetes inject into their body? This depends on how much carbohydrate they consume. Easy you … a guessing game. If that guess is too high, blood sugar levels may drop and be too low (Hypoglycemia …). On the flipside if that guess is too low, blood sugar levels may become too high (Ketoacidosis … this? If every restaurant set out the carbohydrate content of the food on its menu, those with Type 1…

    H K
    Manchester, United Kingdom
    234
    Supporters
    • H K Manchester, United Kingdom
    • 234 supporters
    • Created Feb 4, 2020
    Petition to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

    Reinstate Dr David Unwin's sugar infographics as a NICE endorsed resource

    … that such an endorsement implies support for a low-carbohydrate diet, which now has an ever … with NICE guideline NG28.1.3.3 - “Encourage high ‑ fiber, low ‑ glycaemic ‑ index sources of … carbohydrate in the diet” - Dr David Unwin's infographics have helped hundreds of NHS healthcare…

    Public Health Collaboration
    8,923
    Supporters
    • Public Health Collaboration
    • 8,923 supporters
    • Created Aug 19, 2020
    Petition to Theresa May MP

    Make it compulsory for restaurants to display carbohydrates on their menus for Diabetics

    … will drop below the normal range (which is 4 to 7). If this happens and the low blood sugar is not … treated, the person may become unconcious. An extremely low blood sugar is dangerous and could lead … or background - would be to provide them with the carbohydrate content of each food and drink item on … will be aware of the carbohydrate content in their food. Another problem that this method could solve…

    Ess Nayyar
    United Kingdom
    7,815
    Supporters
    • Ess Nayyar United Kingdom
    • 7,815 supporters
    • Created Aug 13, 2017
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