"Cubit" wrote in message om...
I notice OP has no link to a reputable source, and creative stories have
been posted on USENET before.

Tcoeau has posted an alledged study, but also with no link to a reputable
source, like CNN.

In Tcoeau's post it says the participants did Aerobic Exercise. Excercise
can produce weight loss.

This study may not exist. If it does, there are unaccounted for factors.

It exists. It is just one of the most disgusting pieces of what passes
for todays science that I've seen in a long time. Absolute crap.

Generally, when I respond to a study that's in the news or is posted
to these ngs, it is with some interesting and usually damning
additional information about he "scientists" that put this BS
together. Read the following, especially the last part. The main
"researcher" has written a diet book, a high-carb diet book. He's
thrown whatever credibilty he had out the window when he decided to
create a study to support his diet book.

And get this, they had the un-mitigated gall to add this line to it:

"The authors have no relevant financial interest in this article."

Can you believe this nonsense. And the journals keep publishing this
crap as bonafide science.


quote ******************
Effects of an Ad Libitum Low-Fat, High-Carbohydrate Diet on Body
Weight, Body Composition, and Fat Distribution in Older Men and Women
A Randomized Controlled Trial

Nicholas P. Hays, PhD; Raymond D. Starling, PhD; Xiaolan Liu, MD;
Dennis H. Sullivan, MD; Todd A. Trappe, PhD; James D. Fluckey, PhD;
William J. Evans, PhD


Arch Intern Med. 2004;164:210-217.

Background The efficacy of ad libitum low-fat diets in reducing body
weight and fat in overweight and obese adults remains controversial.

Methods We examined the effect of a 12-week low-fat,
high–complex
carbohydrate diet alone (HI-CHO) and in combination with aerobic
exercise training (HI-CHO + EX) on body weight and composition in 34
individuals with impaired glucose tolerance (20 women and 14 men; mean
± SEM age, 66 ± 1 years). Participants were randomly assigned to a
control diet (41% fat, 14% protein, 45% carbohydrates, and 7 g of
fiber per 1000 kcal), a HI-CHO diet (18% fat, 19% protein, 63%
carbohydrates, and 26 g of fiber per 1000 kcal), or a HI-CHO diet plus
endurance exercise 4 d/wk, 45 min/d, at 80% peak oxygen consumption
(HI-CHO + EX). Participants were provided 150% of estimated energy
needs and were instructed to consume food ad libitum. Total food
intake, body composition, resting metabolic rate, and substrate
oxidation were measured.

Results There was no significant difference in total food intake
among the 3 groups and no change in energy intake over time. The
HI-CHO + EX and HI-CHO groups lost more body weight (–4.8 ± 0.9
kg [P
= .003] and –3.2 ± 1.2 kg [P = .02]) and a higher percentage of
body
fat (–3.5% ± 0.7% [P = .01] and –2.2% ± 1.2% [P = .049])
than controls
(–0.1 ± 0.6 kg and 0.2% ± 0.6%). In addition, thigh fat area
decreased
in the HI-CHO (P = .003) and HI-CHO + EX (P.001) groups compared with
controls. High carbohydrate intake and weight loss did not result in a
decreased resting metabolic rate or reduced fat oxidation.

Conclusion A high-carbohydrate diet consumed ad libitum, with no
attempt at energy restriction or change in energy intake, results in
losses of body weight and body fat in older men and women.


From the Nutrition, Metabolism, and Exercise Laboratory, Donald W.
Reynolds Department of Geriatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences and Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock.
Dr Starling is now with Pfizer Global Research and Development,
Groton, Conn. The authors have no relevant financial interest in this
article.
********************* end quote

About the authors:

Dennis H. Sullivan, M.D., Department of Geriatrics, University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock. Research on feeding tubes
supported in part by Abbott Laboratories. (J. Amer. Coll. Nutr.
2000;19:446-50)


William J. Evans, PhD:

Oh lookee, the main author has written a book about.... dieting. And
it isn't a low-carb diet, big surprise. Published last May.

AstroFit: The Astronaut Program for Anti-Aging
by William J. Evans (Author), Gerald Secor Couzens (Author)
Paperback: 320 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.81 x 8.42 x 5.53
Publisher: Free Press; (May 13, 2003)
ISBN: 0743216822

William J. Evans, Ph.D., a pioneer in the field of age reversal for
more than twenty years, has worked as an expert adviser to NASA on
nutrition and exercise since 1988, and is the former head of the
Nutrition, Physical Fitness, and Rapid Rehabilitation Team of the
National Space Biomedical Institution. He lives in Little Rock,
Arkansas, with his wife and three children. --This text refers to the
Hardcover edition.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

Gee I hope his study that found how good his diet is helps him make
the top ten bestsellers list.

At least Dr. Atkins had the ethics to let others do the studies on his
diet.

TC