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For those who don’t know him, Johnny B. Truant writes abut online marketing and, lately, about personal development: identifying what you really want out of life and how to get it. As part of that recent focus he’s done a few experiments like those that have made Tim Ferris a star. (You haven’t heard of Tim Ferris? Wow, you must not use the internet much. Check out his site to see what he’s all about.)
One of the experiments Johnny did was to spend 30 days following Ferris’ slow carb diet. That in itself isn’t so unusual, lots of people are doing it, and blogging about it.
So what?
What is unusual is that Johnny was training for a marathon when he did it. Plenty of people will tell you that high carb intake is necessary for athletes in training.
The other unusual thing is Johnny has type 1 diabetes. And the American Diabetes Association’s official dietary guidelines recommend the same basic diet as the food pyramid: low fat, high carbs.
We talked for about a half-hour about what diabetes actually is, the difference between type 1 and type 2, and the effect that diet has on both. We also talked about what it’s like trying to eat a low carb diet when the rest of your family isn’t on board. In particular, how to balance teaching your kids good eating habits without making so much of an issue about food that it becomes a problem later on when they’re looking for any way to rebel against you.
Stay tuned for a downloadable MP3 of the interview and, if there’s enough interest, a transcript.