Some New Research

http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/

Has a few new positive LC research reviews. Unfortunately these
studies have a small bases.

One of the studies was sited by American Diabetes Association in
the following article.

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/123/115211.htm

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"In the study, 16 obese patients with type 2 diabetes followed a calorie- and carbohydrate-restricted diet for 22 months. Most showed continuing improvements in blood sugar that were independent of weight lossweight loss; the average daily dosage of insulin among the 11 insulin-dependent patients was cut in half. "

Sounds like great news! So, what does the American Diabetes
Association say about it?

While agreeing that carbohydrate restriction helps people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar, ADA spokesman Nathaniel G. Clark, MD, tells WebMD that the ADA does not recommend very low-carb diets because patients find them too restrictive.

"We want to promote a diet that people can live with long-term," says Clark, who is vice president of clinical affairs and youth strategies for the ADA. "People who go on very low carbohydrate diets generally aren't able to stick with them for long periods of time."

But Clark says diets that severely restrict carbohydrates are often high in fats and protein.

High-fat diets have been linked to cardiovascular disease and high-protein diets increase the risk of developing kidney diseasekidney disease. People with diabetes are at high risk for both diseases.

"If you restrict your carbohydrates to 20%, the other 80% of your calories have to come from somewhere," he says. "We know high-fat and high-protein diets pose a definite risk for diabetics."



And here's the "severly restricted carb level" that no one can stay on
and is surely gonna kill you:

Sixteen patients were told to restrict carbohydrates to just 20% of their total calorie intake, with carbohydrate consumption limited to vegetables and salads. Bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, and breakfast cereals were not allowed.


Their total calories were 1800/day, which works out to 90g of carbs.
And the ADA acts like this is some extreme diet? I guess they rather
have diabetics eat sugar and starch and follow it up with drugs.

wrote:
::: "In the study, 16 obese patients with type 2 diabetes followed a
::: calorie- and carbohydrate-restricted diet for 22 months. Most
::: showed continuing improvements in blood sugar that were
::: independent of weight lossweight loss; the average daily dosage of
::: insulin among the 11 insulin-dependent patients was cut in half. "
::
:: Sounds like great news! So, what does the American Diabetes
:: Association say about it?
::
::: While agreeing that carbohydrate restriction helps people with type
::: 2 diabetes control their blood sugar, ADA spokesman Nathaniel G.
::: Clark, MD, tells WebMD that the ADA does not recommend very
::: low-carb diets because patients find them too restrictive.
::
::: "We want to promote a diet that people can live with long-term,"
::: says Clark, who is vice president of clinical affairs and youth
::: strategies for the ADA. "People who go on very low carbohydrate
::: diets generally aren't able to stick with them for long periods of
::: time."
::
::: But Clark says diets that severely restrict carbohydrates are often
::: high in fats and protein.
::
::: High-fat diets have been linked to cardiovascular disease and
::: high-protein diets increase the risk of developing kidney
::: diseasekidney disease. People with diabetes are at high risk for
::: both diseases.
::
::: "If you restrict your carbohydrates to 20%, the other 80% of your
::: calories have to come from somewhere," he says. "We know high-fat
::: and high-protein diets pose a definite risk for diabetics."
::
::
::
:: And here's the "severly restricted carb level" that no one can stay
:: on and is surely gonna kill you:
::
::: Sixteen patients were told to restrict carbohydrates to just 20% of
::: their total calorie intake, with carbohydrate consumption limited
::: to vegetables and salads. Bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, and
::: breakfast cereals were not allowed.
::
::
:: Their total calories were 1800/day, which works out to 90g of carbs.
:: And the ADA acts like this is some extreme diet? I guess they
:: rather have diabetics eat sugar and starch and follow it up with
:: drugs.

Yes, they'd rather spare us from the dubious risks of high fat and high
protein diets, and expose us to the certain complications and death due to
run-away diabetes due to too many carbs (which is the case now for most,
BTW). No, thanks, ADA.

wrote:

Sixteen patients were told to restrict carbohydrates to just 20% of their total calorie
intake, with carbohydrate consumption limited to vegetables and salads. Bread, pasta,
potatoes, rice, and breakfast cereals were not allowed.

Their total calories were 1800/day, which works out to 90g of carbs.
And the ADA acts like this is some extreme diet? I guess they rather
have diabetics eat sugar and starch and follow it up with drugs.

Chuckle. It can be easier to stay in the 30-50 gram range by eating
plenty of veggies in the lower carb range. Getting up to 90 takes
eating
stuff that's higher in carbs. Not that beans are a problem for most
people ...

Roger Zoul wrote:
wrote:
::: "In the study, 16 obese patients with type 2 diabetes followed a
::: calorie- and carbohydrate-restricted diet for 22 months. Most
::: showed continuing improvements in blood sugar that were
::: independent of weight lossweight loss; the average daily dosage of
::: insulin among the 11 insulin-dependent patients was cut in half. "
::
:: Sounds like great news! So, what does the American Diabetes
:: Association say about it?
::
::: While agreeing that carbohydrate restriction helps people with type
::: 2 diabetes control their blood sugar, ADA spokesman Nathaniel G.
::: Clark, MD, tells WebMD that the ADA does not recommend very
::: low-carb diets because patients find them too restrictive.
::
::: "We want to promote a diet that people can live with long-term,"
::: says Clark, who is vice president of clinical affairs and youth
::: strategies for the ADA. "People who go on very low carbohydrate
::: diets generally aren't able to stick with them for long periods of
::: time."
::
::: But Clark says diets that severely restrict carbohydrates are often
::: high in fats and protein.
::
::: High-fat diets have been linked to cardiovascular disease and
::: high-protein diets increase the risk of developing kidney
::: diseasekidney disease. People with diabetes are at high risk for
::: both diseases.
::
::: "If you restrict your carbohydrates to 20%, the other 80% of your
::: calories have to come from somewhere," he says. "We know high-fat
::: and high-protein diets pose a definite risk for diabetics."
::
::
::
:: And here's the "severly restricted carb level" that no one can stay
:: on and is surely gonna kill you:
::
::: Sixteen patients were told to restrict carbohydrates to just 20% of
::: their total calorie intake, with carbohydrate consumption limited
::: to vegetables and salads. Bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, and
::: breakfast cereals were not allowed.
::
::
:: Their total calories were 1800/day, which works out to 90g of carbs.
:: And the ADA acts like this is some extreme diet? I guess they
:: rather have diabetics eat sugar and starch and follow it up with
:: drugs.



Yes, they'd rather spare us from the dubious risks of high fat and high
protein diets, and expose us to the certain complications and death due to
run-away diabetes due to too many carbs (which is the case now for most,
BTW). No, thanks, ADA.


And don't forget that they have no problem with you taking on the risks
associated with the drugs and insulin used to "control" blood sugars
while you over indulge in carbs.

TC