Low-carb and Mediterranean diets beat low-fat for weight-loss, lipid changes at two years
 

I know this is heresy but I think the best thing to come out of this study
is the positive publicity it is generating for low carb. I'm so tired of
people trashing eggs, meat with any fat and butter saying they have to watch
their cholesterol. And if the LCers were indeed at maintenance levels, it
shows that you don't have to be doing induction, which most people seem to
think is what LC is, to obtain many of the benefits.

We shouldn't be surprised that a study whose results we like has its flaws,
that has certainly been true of the studies that had results we didn't like.
There are so many variables and such difficulty in controlling the behavior
of the subjects, that no dietary study done on humans will be perfect.

Low-carb and Mediterranean diets beat low-fat for weight-loss, lipid changes at two years
 

That sure isn't what I heard on the TV reports. Nor did I read it in the
things posted here? It said that LC was the best in improving lipids. No
one mentioned types of fats or 40% carbs, perhaps that's the Mediterranean
diet.

Susan wrote:
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| How do you figure it's positive to say that a diet that's low fat and
| 40% carbohydrate is the best? Or that it's necessary to replace
| animal protein with vegetable proteins to get the results?
|
| Susan

Low-carb and Mediterranean diets beat low-fat for weight-loss, lipid changes at two years
 

Where did you see such articles, I haven't seen any? You do have to realize
that the people who have been creating low fat "Heart Smart" recipes for
years are going to have to take baby steps in changing their advice. Even
if the best study in the world came out they would refuse to do a complete
about face. I guess I see any progress toward them accepting LC as a good
thing.

Susan wrote:
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| Not if they're reading the rampant articles in which low carb is being
| touted as low on meat and emphasizes vegetable proteins. They're
| getting the message that low carb is only safe that way.
|
| Susan

Low-carb and Mediterranean diets beat low-fat for weight-loss, lipid changes at two years
 

Thank you, trader, at least someone gets it.

wrote:
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| I agree with FOB. I've watched a couple of news reports on this and
| also heard a couple on the radio. The focus was clearly that at the
| end of the longest study done to date, the LC group lost the most
| weight and contrary to what many experts would have predicted, had
| improved cholesterol levels. There was no detailed analysis of the
| type of fats eaten, etc.
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| The articles and depth that people in these newsgroups read are
| different than the quick summary that the broad population typically
| sees. And like FOB, I think that was very positive for LC.