Transforming Healthcare – Low Carb Brisbane

By Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist & Writer, at Low Carb Down Under

Low Carb Brisbane 2025 is not just a conference — it is redefining how healthcare is practiced through the lens of metabolic science.

Dates: 17th – 19th October 2025
Location: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Australia
Tickets Final Sale: Secure your in-person or livestream ticket now

This pivotal annual meeting from Low Carb Down Under brings together GPs, dietitians, psychiatrists, neurologists, researchers, allied health professionals, and the community with a shared mission: to transform health through best-practice nutritional therapies.

Expect the latest insights, clinical tools, and real-world case studies on:

• Carbohydrate restriction
• Ketogenic medicine
• Metabolic therapies for physical and mental health disorders

Spotlight: Australasian Metabolic Health Society

This year’s program carries added gravitas with the Australasian Metabolic Health Society (AMHS), the region’s independent, non-profit professional body for metabolic health education, advocacy, and systemic change.

Many featured speakers are AMHS founding members and leaders actively reshaping clinical practice and education across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia.

AMHS Speakers:

• Dr Rod Tayler (Convenor) & LCDU Team – ‘Getting the Most from Low Carb Brisbane 2025‘
• Dr Laureen Lawlor-Smith – ‘Assessing Cardiovascular Risk‘
• Prof. Grant Schofield – ‘The AMHS Position Paper on Fat and Saturated Fat‘
• Dr Caryn Zinn – ‘Diabetes Down Under: Kiwi Primary Care Innovations‘
• Dr James Muecke – ‘What’s Driving Our Chronic Disease Crisis?’
• Dr Peter Brukner – ‘The GLP1 Agonist – Friend or Foe?’

The AMHS Mission: No life lost to preventable disease.

AMHS members benefits:-

• Grand Rounds & Courses: Evidence-based training on T2DM reversal, therapeutic carbohydrate reduction, mental health, and systemic disease.
• Professional Community: Peer-led monthly Grand Rounds, CPD pathways, and a collaborative practitioner network.
• Public Champions: Growing advocacy for systemic nutrition change and community health empowerment.
• Policy Advocacy: Challenging outdated guidelines and embedding metabolic nutrition into university curricula and clinical training.
• Research & Publications: Position statements, studies, and science updates driving the evidence base for low-carb and ketogenic therapies.

Low Carb Brisbane Speaker Highlights

An outstanding lineup of international and local experts will deliver cutting-edge talks, including:

• Dr Mike Eades – ‘Causes of Obesity’ (via Zoom)
• Nina Teicholz, PhD – Changes in US Dietary Policies (via Zoom)
• Dr Andrew McIntyre – Low-Carb Nutrition in Gastroenterology
• Dr Nasim Salehi – Meat-Only Diet: Health Benefits & Risks
• Dr Matthew Phillips – Ketogenic Nutrition in Neurology
• Dr Simon Thornley – Summing Up the Best Evidence on the Dietary Road
• Dr Carlo Longhitano – The Role of Ketogenic Nutrition in Psychiatry
• Jaymee-Leigh Swift – Townsville Psychiatry Keto Diet Study Results
• Amanda Cini – Nutrition for Anorexia Nervosa
• Dr Helena Popovic – The Nutrition Link to Dementia
• Dr Tania Farrah – Ketogenic Diet Therapies for Epilepsy
• Beth McNally & Amy Rush – Type 1 Diabetes Toolkit: Less Carbs, More Control

Featuring: Dr James Muecke, Dr Mike Eades (via Zoom), Dr Paul Mason, and Dr Peter Brukner.

Attending or stream this event is ideal for:

• Health professionals integrating metabolic therapies into daily practice
• Researchers bridging science with real-world outcomes
• Allied health & mental health providers applying nutrition-based interventions
• Policy-makers & innovators driving evidence-based systemic change
• Passionate public learn from and connect with the leading metabolic health practitioners 

Not simply self-education—it’s leading systematic healthcare change around metabolic science to combat today’s chronic disease crisis.