Today around 1.7 million Australians have diabetes and 280 Australians develop diabetes every day - or one person every five minutes. Based on research from around the world as well as original CSIRO research recently conducted in Australia the low-carb diet and exercise plan has proved successful in managing lifestyle-induced metabolic diseases including unhealthy weight gain and type 2 diabetes. The diet lowers the proportion of carbohydrate relative to protein and unsaturated 'healthy fat and encourages participants to follow a regular exercise routine. Featuring 80 brand-new recipes and 12 weeks of meal plans this easy-to-follow comprehensive lifestyle plan can help you not only to reach your weight-loss goals but also to maximise its benefits for improved metabolic health blood glucose control and type 2 diabetes management and prevention.