Is Dr. Evelyne Bourdua-Roy Canada’s Tim Noakes?

October 20 2017 by in Low Carb High Fat, Professor Tim Noakes

History may be repeating itself as the amazing Dr. Evelyne Bourdua-Roy (of Team Diet Doctor) becomes the next low-carb doctor advocate under investigation, somewhat like Professor Tim Noakes.

So what happened? Dr. Bourdua-Roy spoke on the radio, and a couple of nutritionists became upset and lodged a complaint, claiming that she had made “inappropriate declarations”. In other words, nobody has been hurt, except for the feelings of a couple of individuals believing in outdated dogma.

The parallels with Bourdua-Roy and Prof Tim Noakes are striking even as there are differences.

In both cases, the complainants claim that Bourdua-Roy and Noakes dispensed medical “advice”, not information. And that advice is dangerous. In both cases, the dietitians and nutritionists give no evidence in support of their claims.

And no alleged “victim” of that “dangerous” medical “advice” has complained or claimed any hurt.

Foodmed: Dr. Evelyne Bourdua-Roy: Is she Canada’s Tim Noakes?

Likely Dr. Bourdua-Roy will be acquitted of any wrongdoing, just like Professor Noakes in his first trial, and Dr. Annika Dahlqvist in Sweden in 2008. The scientific evidence for using low-carb nutrition to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes is now strong.

But at the very least this investigation may become a considerable waste of time, that could be better spent. Hopefully it will also bring a lot of awareness to the cause.

Posts by Dr. Bourdua-Roy

When ‘dangerous shortcuts’ are actually supported by science

Pay it forward, or why you should come out of the low-carb closet

Low-carb doctors

The latest science behind a keto diet
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What is the current science in support of a low-carb and keto diet?
Who Benefits from Eating LCHF?
05:59
Who will gain the most benefits from eating LCHF – and why? Dr. Westman's LCHF course part 1.
"After a day or two the hunger goes away"
33:21
How should you handle patients who want to lose weight on low carb, as a medical doctor?
A ketogenic diet and fewer vegetables
17:26
Should you NOT eat your vegetables? An interview with psychiatrist Dr. Georgia Ede.
Treating type 1 diabetes: fact vs fiction
32:42
Dr. Jake Kushner explains why we would be better off treating type 1 diabetic patients with a low-carb diet.
"Humans are not broken by default"
15:22
What is it like practicing as a low-carb doctor in Germany? Is the medical community there aware of the power of dietary interventions?
How to formulate a low-carb keto diet
48:32
Low-carb pioneer Dr. Eric Westman talks about how to formulate an LCHF diet, low carb for different medical conditions and common pitfalls among others.
Keto diets for epilepsy
29:30
How do you treat epilepsy with a keto diet in practice?
The perfect treatment for diabetes and weight loss
45:20
Do doctors treat type 2 diabetes completely wrong today – in a way that actually makes the disease worse?
Physicians for Ancestral Health
02:59
Physicians for Ancestral Health is a network of doctors using real-food principles to treat patients.
How to help patients reverse type 2 diabetes
27:43
How exactly do you as a doctor help patients reverse their type 2 diabetes?
Treating type 1 diabetes with a keto diet
20:03
Dr. Ian Lake talks about treating type 1 diabetic patients with a ketogenic diet.
Challenging The Dogma
16:47
Dr. Priyanka Wali tried a ketogenic diet and felt great. After reviewing the science she started recommending it to patients.
"I knew nothing"
28:51
How come Professor Tim Noakes completely changed his view on what constitutes a healthy diet?
Teaching low carb to patients in the Middle East
05:44
How do you help patients in the Middle East to start a low-carb diet?
A global food revolution
45:44
Around the world, a billion people with obesity, type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance could benefit from low carb. So how can we make low carb simple for a billion people?
Motivating people to change their lives
51:45
How do you help and motivate people to start and stay on a low-carb diet?
Reverse diabetes by ignoring the guidelines
12:10
Can you reverse diabetes by ignoring the guidelines? Dr. Sarah Hallberg answers this question.
How to Cure Type 2 Diabetes
24:25
In this interview Dr. Jay Wortman tells us how he cured his own type 2 diabetes and then did the same for many, many others.
Can low carb make it fun to be a doctor?
36:47
Dr. Unwin about getting his patients off medications and making a true difference in their lives using low carb.
Get off the type 1 diabetes roller coaster
11:31
Dr. Ali Irshad Al Lawati, type 1 diabetic and a doctor, talks about how to manage the disease on a low-carb diet.
How to do an LCHF or keto diet
1:00:45
Dr. Eric Westman explains how to do a well-formulated LCHF diet.
LCHF and diabetes: science and clinical experience
45:59
What is the root of the problem in type 2 diabetes? And how can we treat it? Dr. Eric Westman at the Low Carb USA 2016.
Practicing and Promoting Low Carb
18:16
Dr. Joanne McCormack realized that the dietary advice we're giving to diabetics just don't work.

Low-carb basics

Keto for beginners: Introduction
08:02
Learn how to do a keto diet right, in part 1 of our video course.
Keto for beginners: 7 steps to ketosis
05:57
How to get into ketosis exactly.
Keto for beginners: Side effects
06:58
What are some common side effects of a keto diet – and how can you avoid them?
How to eat LCHF
11:18
Dr. Eenfeldt on what you need to know to start eating a low-carb, high-fat diet.
The latest science behind a keto diet
13:17
What is the current science in support of a low-carb and keto diet?
Is saturated fat bad?
07:29
Low carb is great. But could the saturated fat clog your arteries and kill you? Top low-carb doctors answer this question.
Cereal Killers
1:00:07
What if you could – in fact – break records without eating massive amounts of carbs?
The 5 common mistakes on LCHF
09:25
Is it hard to reach your goal weight, are you hungry or do you feel bad? Make sure you're avoiding these mistakes.
A global food revolution
34:30
The mistakes behind the obesity epidemic and how we can fix them together, empowering people everywhere to revolutionize their health.
Living low carb with Caroline Smale
07:30
Caroline Smale shares her low-carb story and how she lives low carb on a daily basis.
What is the Main Benefit of Low Carb?
02:52
What exactly is the greatest benefit of low carb? Doctors give their top answer.
Everything in moderation?
05:44
What’s the point of low carb, shouldn’t we all just try to eat everything in moderation? Top low-carb doctors answer this question.
How to formulate a low-carb keto diet
48:32
Low-carb pioneer Dr. Eric Westman talks about how to formulate an LCHF diet, low carb for different medical conditions and common pitfalls among others.
Carb-Loaded
1:14:40
This may be the best (and funniest) low-carb movie ever. At least it's a strong contender.
Are there potential dangers with a low-carb diet?
09:30
Can a low-carb diet potentially be dangerous? And if so – how? Top low-carb doctors answer these questions.
The three top most common myths about low carb
09:18
What are the three most common myths about low carb? And given all this misinformation – how can you convince even your doctor that low carb can be beneficial to you?
My Big Fat Diet
42:31
What would happen if an entire town of First Nation people went back to eating the way they used to? A high-fat low-carb diet based on real food?
The Cause of Obesity
38:45
What is the real cause of obesity? What causes weight gain? Dr. Jason Fung at Low Carb Vail 2016.
"I sort of wanted to save the world"
22:22
How can you give back to the low-carb community after achieving great results on the diet? Bitte Kempe-Björkman explains.
Does the Brain Need Carbohydrates?
05:56
Doesn’t the brain need carbohydrates? Doctors answer common questions.
Teaching low carb to patients in the Middle East
05:44
How do you help patients in the Middle East to start a low-carb diet?
"A more pleasurable way to live"
10:51
Franziska Spritzler talks about what turned her into a low-carb dietitian.
Why is Low Carb Important to You?
04:16
Why is low carb important to Dr. Rangan Chatterjee and Dr. Sarah Hallberg?
7 Tips to Make Low Carb Simple
09:41
The star of the BBC series Doctor in the House, Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, gives you seven tips that will make low carb easy.

One Comment

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Karen
October 21 2017
Drs Bourdra-Roy, Annika Dahiqvist and Tim Noakes could in a way, could be considered living martyrs for the LCHF way of living. Those that try to make change always suffer some kind of abuse until there is enough proof or believers that turn the tide in favour of the new knowledge. This happens in religion, politics and apparently health care as well. So these attacks on those who speak out will continue and build for a while and there will be more who will suffer, but as you said in your article, the scientific evidence is strong, and getting stronger every day. Before too much longer, no one will be able to argue about the fact that Low Carb is the best diet to achieve optimum health!