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Low Carb diets are good.....but nobody likes to admit it

Dr Eades has been pointing this out - even when there are studies or case histories demonstrating the effectiveness and safety of low carb diets, scientists and journalists do not like to admit it....

Just a few links to illustrate:

A recent study compared the Atkins (extremely low carbohydrate), Zone (low-carbohydrate, high protein), Ornish (very low fat), or USDA / Food LEARN (high carbohydrate / moderate-low fat) diet for 1 year. At the completion of the study, the women assigned to follow the Atkins diet lost more weight (~10 pounds average weight lost in 1 year) and also experienced metabolic effects that were comparable with or more beneficial than the other participants. Now however, it seems like researchers are bending over backwards to say that it was not about the low carb nature of the diet but simply the fact that the successful dieters stuck to the diet. Well maybe that is good? Atkins is easier to stick to?


I don't really know what to make of this one? Maybe the guy just had a stomach upset?
South Beach Diet associated ketoacidosis: a case report Whatever is going on, in the full paper
the researchers make some funny assertions, e.g. they say that a low carb diet produces insulin resistance, but there are studies out there (e.g. here and here) that claim that low carb diets improve insulin sensitivity!
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Anonymous said…
It's funny how Eades is guilty of all the same tricks as the media. Sure the mainstream media is generally weak at covering nutrition. But he is purposefully selective in his articles for the purpose of making money. Neither are good sources of information for health-minded athletes.
February 12, 2008 at 2:06 PM
Chris said…
Here we go again......

I mentioned Eades' post as an introduction....I did not refer to him otherwise nor to anything from mainstream media. I pointed to scientific articles.

I like Eades stuff and I do not see him as chasing money in his writing. Is this all about metabolic advantage again?

What would you recommend as a source of information for "health-minded athletes".
February 12, 2008 at 3:03 PM
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