High-Protein, High-Fat Diet Helps Type 2 Diabetes Patients Achieve Insulin Independence

A Japanese doctor developed his own high-protein, high-fat diet and lost over 30 pounds in one year, then used it to help wean diabetes patients off insulin.

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Dr. Mizuno Masato, director of Japan’s Institute of Health and Nutrition Diseases and an internal medicine physician, developed a novel high-protein and high-fat diet. Following it, he lost 30.86 pounds in a year and also used it to wean Type 2 diabetes patients off insulin.

The high-protein and high-fat diet involves consuming 40 percent protein, 50 percent fat, and 10 percent carbohydrates per meal. This differs from the traditional concept of a balanced diet, which typically consists of 20 percent protein, 20 percent fat, and 60 percent carbohydrates.