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Old October 23rd, 2003, 04:37 PM
Bob M
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Default ARTICLE: Yet another study has shown that the Atkins diet works

On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:47:10 -0400, Roger Zoul
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cheesegator wrote:
:: Why is this such a controversy? Whether or not there truly exists a
:: "Metabolic Advantage" as Dr. Atkins used the term, there is another
:: very simple explanation.
::
:: For some people, if not all people, it MUST be true that:
::
:: Consuming 1,000 Kcal of Fructose is NOT metabolically equivalent to
:: consuming 1,000 Kcal of Bacon grease.
::
::
:: Why not???? I'll tell you why:
::
:: 1. Not all foods have EXACTLY the same absorption in the gut. Most
:: of the fructose calories will be used by the body, while a greater
:: percentage of the bacon grease calories will end up in the toilet.

Do you have a cite for this? I'm not saying it isn't true, but I've
never
read anything convincing on this. I do know, however, that when I eat
lots
of fat -- stuff floats

::
:: 2. The energy USED by the body in metabolizing & processing is not
:: EXACTLY the same for all foods. Again, my hypothesis is that
:: sugary/starchy foods are much more easily processed by the body.
::
:: Even a 1% difference in NET ABSORBED CALORIES (between a low-carb
:: and a high-carb diet of equivalent GROSS calories) would be
:: significant. I would bet it's much greater than 1%.
::
:: If I'm wrong, then Atkins' "Metabolic Advantage" seems to be the only
:: logical explanation for these results.

I like your notions better than the metabolic advantage. I just don't
know
if they are true.




Has anyone even studied this? The problem, as I see it, is that no one
wants to undertake an analysis of what's happening. Who would pay for it?
The beef industry? They don't care -- people eat beef regardless.
Certainly none of the corn, wheat, rice, etc. people are going to pay.
This is where I think the government should step in. Evidence is mounting
that their "food pyramid" is pure crap. Undertake studies to see if it is.
They're requiring schools to limit fat to 30% by calories per day, yet I
eat way more than that and feel great. No one wants to undertake this
research, so the Government, who's making up rules based on who knows what,
should do something.

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Bob M in CT
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