Aug 25 2023 52 mins
Dr James Muecke is an eye surgeon based in Adelaide who has been working tirelessly behind the scenes to change the trajectory of the health epidemic and the avalanche of diabetes that is becoming so prevalent in our society.
He speaks on low carb down under here.
Dr James founded the organisation Sight for all and is now their patron.
He has been working to have the food and dietary guidelines changed and recently succeeded with a bit of help from his friends ;) in low carb being added as an option on the Diabetes Australia website. In this episode, Emma and Dr James talk about seed oils, eyesight issues and preventative food choices, plus discuss his personal journey.
In November 2019, James was announced Australian of the Year 2020. On being appointed Australian of the Year, he immediately and passionately advocated for a tax on sugary drinks in the fight against type 2 diabetes, which is the leading cause of blindness among Australian adults. He advocated for TV commercials for unhealthy products to be limited to certain hours, and asks supermarket chains to curb their "predatory sales and marketing tactics.