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Uncovering the Atkins diet secret
On 24 Jan 2004 03:15:56 -0800, (rs) posted:
(Diarmid Logan) wrote in message . com... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3416637.stm Uncovering the Atkins diet secret There is no secret. There is clear and compelling scientific evidence that the reason why a low-carbohydrate/low-glycemic diet leads to weight loss is due to the reasons that Barry Sears suggests (read his books for lists of studies), and it is related to insulin release in response to high blood sugar Where does this come from? Must be syndrome X? (which signals fat storage) and the body's preference for using sugar first over protein or fat for energy when there is sugar in the bloodstream. There is ALWAYS sugar in the bloodstream. Try hypoglycemia! Not pleasant! Most nutritionists and doctors have never even been familiarized with the literature surrounding this and continue to recycle the same old belief that calories are calories, regardless of the source. Huh? Have you written to a medical school about this oversight? The body's preference for using sugar first when protein and fat are also present leads to problems with fat, protein, sugar and cholesterol being left behind in the bloodstream. As an example, a high carbohydrate diet has been proven to be the cause of abnormally high levels of tryptophan in the blood. Also, vast histories of experiments show that insulin drips into veins of lab animals causes build-up of cholesterol in blood vessels and symptoms of heart disease. This is not disputable. Sugar is being drawn into cells leaving other things behind. Is this "voodoo" nutrition? There is also pro-establishment propaganda going on which explains much of this. It is not by accident that the guidelines in the food pyramid developed by the department of agriculture help to maximize profit for the food industry . People who pay attention to the news will be aware of the numerous articles noting loss of profit for processed food manufacturers recently due to the Atkins diet popularity. So meat, dairy, protein, and so on are not the product of the agriculture industry? What then? Following a Zone, Atkins, or similar diet means touring the periphery of the store and not going down the aisles unless it's for atkins products. Are you equating a Zone diet, (40% carbs), with Atkins? What does this mean for Betty Crocker, Nabisco, Kellogg, OreIda, Coca-Cola? And for the beef industry, dairy industry? Wheat has 12% protein, BTW. While many of the people on the Atkin's diet are consuming less calories than before, many people are actually consuming more and still losing weight. So can YOU show this metabolic lab study which shows that a hypercaloric diet can result in fat storage loss? The answer lies in understanding the mechanisms of insulin signalling and sugar metabolism, and much of what has been learned about all of this has been learned in the last decade. Example? I think you've missed something from decades ago. Recently, aging itself has been linked to these issues, and experiments in animals have shown that careful control of blood sugar and insulin release can lead to slower aging and leaner animals. There are also conditions like Syndrome X which more or less prove the applicability to humans. Well, yes.... Moosh |
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Uncovering the Atkins diet secret
Are you equating a Zone diet, (40% carbs), with Atkins?
Just for your information, maintainance Atkins is hardly distinguishable from Zone... Mirek |
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Uncovering the Atkins diet secret
On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 16:55:48 +0100, "Mirek Fidler"
posted: Are you equating a Zone diet, (40% carbs), with Atkins? Just for your information, maintainance Atkins is hardly distinguishable from Zone... OK, it's apparently changed. I read the book back in 1970 or thereabouts. So Atkins is 40% carb calories nowadays? Not a low carb diet then. One wonders what all the fuss is. Stick to the good old, tried and true, varied, wholefood, eucaloric diet with regular exercise and you won't likely go wong, unless you habitually wrestle with busses Moosh |
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Uncovering the Atkins diet secret
"Moosh" wrote in
: On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 16:55:48 +0100, "Mirek Fidler" posted: Are you equating a Zone diet, (40% carbs), with Atkins? Just for your information, maintainance Atkins is hardly distinguishable from Zone... OK, it's apparently changed. I read the book back in 1970 or thereabouts. So Atkins is 40% carb calories nowadays? Not a low carb diet then. One wonders what all the fuss is. Stick to the good old, tried and true, varied, wholefood, eucaloric diet with regular exercise and you won't likely go wong, unless you habitually wrestle with busses Moosh I agree. I just looked back over the past week in my graphs. Today i was. fat 26% prot 37% carbs 37% The past month looked like this fat 31% prot 36% carbs 33% My body seems to like the numbers staying along those ranges and i lose weight fine. Albeit very slow now that im reaching my goal. But still. We all know everyone is different though. 365/222/200 |
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Uncovering the Atkins diet secret
On the one hand it is suggested that calories are calories, and that
low carb diets work simply because they result in less calorie intake. Note the difference in terminology. "Calories are calories" is actually used to mean "intake calores are intake calories." It is commonly also alleged, though not clearly stated, that output calories are NOT all equal. For example, it is often stated that dieting without exercise will result in muscle loss while dieting with exercise will result in fat loss, which is more desirable. I am not sure that is proven either. But if true, then clearly output calories are not all equal. Output through work is not equal to output through excretion, e.g. And to the extent that input calorie choice may affect output calories, the equality of input calories begins to be questionable. |
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Uncovering the Atkins diet secret
"Moosh" wrote in message . ..
On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 16:55:48 +0100, "Mirek Fidler" posted: Are you equating a Zone diet, (40% carbs), with Atkins? Just for your information, maintainance Atkins is hardly distinguishable from Zone... OK, it's apparently changed. I read the book back in 1970 or thereabouts. So Atkins is 40% carb calories nowadays? Not a low carb diet then. One wonders what all the fuss is. Stick to the good old, tried and true, varied, wholefood, eucaloric diet with regular exercise and you won't likely go wong, unless you habitually wrestle with busses Moosh See there is your main problem. You do not even know what a low-carb diet is. The mainstream recommends a 55 to 65% carb diet. Anything less than this is a low-carb diet. 40% carbs is a low carb diet. Now this is a major misconception on your part. Here you are arguing with everybody and coming across as if you know more than everybody, showing nothing but arrogance, making your high-handed assertations and you do not even understand what ow-carb is and why it is low-carb. Maybe you ought to get to understand the parameters and the context of the discussion before you open your mouth and make nonsensical arguments that end up embarassing you yet again. TC |
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Uncovering the Atkins diet secret
See there is your main problem. You do not even know what a low-carb
diet is. The mainstream recommends a 55 to 65% carb diet. Anything less than this is a low-carb diet. 40% carbs is a low carb diet. Now Another possible definition is anything less than 100g a day. Zone aims for 100g. Mirek |
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