Keto-style bush food diet could be key to helping Indigenous Australians to manage type 2 diabetes
ABCA new study will test whether diets that closely resemble those consumed by First Nations people in pre-colonisation times can help drive type 2 diabetes remission in Indigenous people. Key points: Ketogenic diets call for fewer carbohydrates so that fats become the primary source of energy A study on how a traditional Indigenous diet based on ketogenic principals might reduce Type 2 diabetes will begin this year The study is being run by local Aboriginal elders, Flinders University and local health authorities The research, led by Ngarrindjeri elders in South Australia's Coorong, along with Flinders University and the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network will use the ketogenic diet to boost health outcomes. Boandik, Ngarrindjeri, Narungga and Kaurna woman and RMCLHN director of Aboriginal health Sharon Wingard said the study provided an opportunity for Aboriginal people to learn from their ancestors for better health outcomes. Indigenous health researcher at Flinders University Courtney Ryder said studies have shown ketogenic diets can be effective in bringing about type 2 diabetes remission.
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