Peter Brukner OAM, MBBS, FACSP, FACSM, FASMF, FFSEM is a specialist sports and exercise physician and the founding partner at the Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre in Melbourne. Peter is a world renowned sports medicine clinician and researcher. He has recently been Head of Sports Medicine and Sports Science at Liverpool Football Club as well as team doctor for the Australian cricket team.

Peter is also Associate Professor in Sports Medicine at the Center for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine at the University of Melbourne. He has served two terms as President of the Australian College of Sports Physicians during which time he was instrumental in the establishment of a specialist level training program in Australia for sports medicine physicians. Peter was the first Australian to be elected to the Board of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Dr. Brukner is also the co-founder of the public health campaign SugarByHalf and is committed to the challenge of improving the nation’s health with improved diet and increased physical activity. The profits from Peter's recently released book 'A Fat Lot Of Good' will help to fund the campaign http://www.sugarbyhalf.com/

Randall Cooper is joined by Dr Peter Brukner to discuss the effect of a low carbohydrate high fat diet on pain in people with osteoarthritis.

Peter is an Australian sports physician, author and real food advocate. He's recently been doctor to the Australian cricket team and Liverpool Football Club, is the founding partner of Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre in Melbourne and Professor of Sports Medicine at La Trobe University. Peter is the co-author of the widely used text book 'Clinical Sports Medicine', Chair of the non-for-profit charity 'SugarByHalf', and chairperson at the app-based program 'Defeat Diabetes'.

Listen to Dr Peter Brukner, Australian Professor of Sports Medicine & physician explain the low-carb diet approach for athletes, its long-term benefits & if carbs are needed to perform well.

If you know someone who is interested in whether a low-carb diet can be suitable and sustainable in the long-term for athletes (elite & amateur), then this interview is for them.

I enjoyed this interview and after talking to Peter, I have a much better understanding of how I can adapt a low-carb diet to get the most out of various exercise regimes. It is not a one-size fits all approach and a hybrid model that's tailored to individual needs may be needed. But all things considered, there are huge benefits for our metabolic health from limiting sugar intake and adopting a low carb approach.