HPCSA crisis could hold win for Tim Noakes!

Words of Marika Sboros

"So, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has issued a damning report on the state of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), effectively heralding its death knell.

The ministerial task team investigating the HPCSA since March has found the body to be terminally ill. Among symptoms of a deep malaise: three top officials – the registrar, COO and head of legal services – are “unfit” to hold their position. In particular, the team says of the GM of legal services – who along with the registrar and COO refused to cooperate with its investigation – that he has overseen a “dysfunctional system of professional conduct enquiries which has prejudiced practitioners and the public”.

It says the council, a statutory body set up in 1997 to regulate a wide range of health professionals, including doctors, dentists and dietitians, is in a state of “multi-system organisational dysfunction”.

I’d call it multi-organ failure.

Among the litany of accusations: tender irregularities, unacceptably long delays in registration of health professionals, and failing to act against unethical health professionals.

The head of legal services did find the time, extensive resources and enthusiasm to act against one ethical health professional on behalf of dietitians belonging to the Association for Dietetics in South Africa (ADSA): Cape Town University emeritus professor Tim Noakes, a medical doctor as well as an internationally renowned, award-winning scientist.

More on this story here  http://www.biznews.com/health/2015/11/07/does-hpcsa-house-of-horrors-hold-a-win-for-tim-noakes/

The first hearing against Professor Tim Noakes (a type two low carbing diabetic) was a complete farce and put back to November 23, 2015. What's the betting this hearing will be dropped completely. I hope it goes ahead, because the ludicrous diets promoted by corrupt dietary organisations, will be exposed. So many dietary outfits such as our BDA are taking money from junk food outfits, and living in a world of out of date bent science.

Time will tell, it always does.

registered dietitian Ria Catsicas wrote:Cape Town - Diabetes remains a major cause of death in South Africa, and the prevalence of the condition continues to rise. '

“There is no research to date which has proved that a high fat diet can contribute to either weight loss or improved blood glucose control. To lose weight, your calorie intake from both foods and drinks must be less than your energy expenditure on both voluntary and involuntary activity. The restriction of any food group, whether it is carbohydrates or fats or proteins can contribute to weight loss. To achieve successful weight loss, people with diabetes need to adhere to an eating plan that restricts their usual calorie intake.

“Research has shown that diets promoting extreme macronutrient manipulation, whether it is carbohydrates or fats or proteins actually lessen people's adherence to the eating plan. It is much wiser for people with diabetes to develop sustainable healthy eating habits that can easily be incorporated into lifestyle for the long term. The best diet for a person with diabetes is a healthy eating plan that the person can adhere to. To facilitate adherence, a dietitian would take into consideration the individual's cultural preferences; their budget constraints; their age and gender; the logistics of their daily life, such as their work circumstances or travel requirements; as well as their weight status, the medications they use and their activity levels.”

http://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/food-drink/recipes/diabetes-the-facts-and-some-recipes-1.1944205#.VkUe9LfhDIV

This from a dietician is not going to reduce the death death rate amongst diabetics in SA, the LC diet endorsed by Tim Noakes would though go some way to reduce it.

graham64 wrote:
This from a dietician is not going to reduce the death death rate amongst diabetics in SA, the LC diet endorsed by Tim Noakes would though go some way to reduce it.

She must have retinopathy already. There are a HUGE number of studies now showing clear advantages of LCHF. I expect she thinks PubMed is a place in the internet where drunks hang out.