&gt; This same condition, ketosis, occurs naturally when people are literally starving to death or seriously ill. During starvation this metabolic state is a kindness of nature allowing the victim to suffer much reduced pains of hunger while dying. During illness the suppression of the appetite frees the person to rest and recuperate, rather then be forced by hunger to gather and prepare food. Because ketogenic diets simulate this metabolic state seen with serious illness, I refer to them as “the make yourself sick diets.” As we will see below, another reason low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets deserve this title is they contain significant amounts of the very foods — the meats — that the American Cancer Society and the Heart Association tell us contribute to our most common causes of death and disability.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.drmcdougall.com&#x2F;health&#x2F;education&#x2F;health-science&#x2F;featured-articles&#x2F;articles&#x2F;high-protein-diets&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.drmcdougall.com&#x2F;health&#x2F;education&#x2F;health-science&#x2F;...</a><p>&gt; A plant-based diet beat out the conventional American Diabetes Association diet in a head-to-head randomized controlled clinical trial, without restricting portions, no calorie or carb counting. A review of all such studies found that individuals following plant-based diets experience improved reductions in blood sugars, body weight, and cardiovascular risk, compared with those following diets that included animal products.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;nutritionfacts.org&#x2F;video&#x2F;plant-based-diets-for-diabetes&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;nutritionfacts.org&#x2F;video&#x2F;plant-based-diets-for-diabet...</a>