tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post290471266617998766..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: Bad Science: The Low Fat vs Low Carb DebateJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-28663097132316222962009-05-27T18:41:41.183-04:002009-05-27T18:41:41.183-04:00Country mouse,
The Whole Health Source Blog you'l...Country mouse,<br /><br />The Whole Health Source Blog you'll find on my blogroll (to the right of the blog posts) has a series of fascinating posts about the relationship of omega 6 oils and inflammation.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-48412459382130078362009-05-27T18:32:34.442-04:002009-05-27T18:32:34.442-04:00@nonegiven
thank you for the suggestion. I will ...@nonegiven<br /><br />thank you for the suggestion. I will look for it. one interesting thing, eggs, and oils with high O3 levels always smell/taste fishy. I've given up using any oils except peanut, sunflower, and olive.country mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328119281634096286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-82359904284196467442009-05-27T13:44:33.423-04:002009-05-27T13:44:33.423-04:00You can get vegetarian DHAYou can get vegetarian DHAUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15727857476700090660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-62125170876537770302009-05-26T22:57:19.703-04:002009-05-26T22:57:19.703-04:00Nutrition_N. thanks for the information on nutriti...Nutrition_N. thanks for the information on nutritionists. It looks like it'll be quite helpful. <br /><br />I've never heard of casein intolerance but I will investigate. Part of the reason I thought it was lactose tolerance was that Lactaid stops the gas, pain, and associated symptoms. <br /><br />With regard to omega-3/migraine connection, it comes out of my experience with omega-3 capsules country mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328119281634096286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-33137783867449240472009-05-26T18:10:02.965-04:002009-05-26T18:10:02.965-04:00I have run into degreed nutritionists who were as ...I have run into degreed nutritionists who were as ignorant as could be about diabetes. They learned what they knew back 15 years ago and were taught that diabetics should eat starch, not fat, because fat caused heart attacks.<br /><br />You can't argue with these people. They trust the people who trained them. And they do a huge amount of damage to people with diabetes because they are not Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-51040934771573352882009-05-26T17:35:01.682-04:002009-05-26T17:35:01.682-04:00countrymouse - unfortunately, registered dietician...countrymouse - unfortunately, registered dieticians are not always adequately trained in metabolism and biochemistry and the scientific method to truly be able to comprehensively review and integrate all the research into their practice - they could be fine for some things, but not necessarily be able to go outside the box when someone has a more challenging issue. Try looking for someone who is nutrition_nhttp://www.wellgen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-28405549676874507672009-05-23T15:20:04.949-04:002009-05-23T15:20:04.949-04:00@trinkwassr
one would think. so far I've stumped...@trinkwassr<br /><br />one would think. so far I've stumped 2. how many do I try? I'm getting real tired of identifying the cluelesscountry mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328119281634096286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-6774118913263860992009-05-23T14:56:14.133-04:002009-05-23T14:56:14.133-04:00Countrymouse, your kind of problem is EXACTLY the ...Countrymouse, your kind of problem is EXACTLY the kind of thing that a trained and qualified professional like a dietician should be able to help with<br /><br />*pop*<br /><br />wow what a strange dream I just hadTrinkwassernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-89588170091162383132009-05-20T11:47:01.894-04:002009-05-20T11:47:01.894-04:00You almost have to go on anecdotal data for this s...You almost have to go on anecdotal data for this stuff because the studies that are done are skewed to a high-carb diet. <br /><br />I lost 97 pounds and have maintained it for more than 7 months eating a true low-carb, high-protein diet. Plus my A1C went from an average of 7.5% to less than 5%. I've personally found it to be a way of eating I can live with, without huge cravings or hunger. <br /snappydawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01702752289707812995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-5448111553206022952009-05-18T09:38:00.000-04:002009-05-18T09:38:00.000-04:00Restricting calories on a low fat diet just doesn'...Restricting calories on a low fat diet just doesn't work for me. The lack of fat, plus high carb load gives me insatiable cravings. I could never handle it.<br /><br />I eat much less on low carb, high fat than I did on low fat, high carb. These people will go to great lengths to bolster their politically correct dietary dogma.renegadediabetichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710855525093861921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-64606091716489052592009-05-17T13:08:00.000-04:002009-05-17T13:08:00.000-04:00Nonegiven - thanks for the correction - "casein is...Nonegiven - thanks for the correction - "casein is a protein not a fat"...I knew that! I am casein intolerant! I should not post when running out the door.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16655747133135789559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-88102440353949452962009-05-16T14:43:00.000-04:002009-05-16T14:43:00.000-04:00I have never understood the logic of the recommend...I have never understood the logic of the recommendations based on the USDA food pyramid. Carbs are all absorbed as C6 sugars. Glucose is effectively a poison in the diabetic yet low fat/high carb diets are the basis of the official recommendations. The rise in obesity and diabetes is closely related to the widespread use of the food pyramid and higly processed cereal products. Surplus sugar is M. Cawderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463310345186740559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-30237801706188110582009-05-16T12:35:00.000-04:002009-05-16T12:35:00.000-04:00Casein is a protein not a fat, goats milk has less...Casein is a protein not a fat, goats milk has less casein than cows milk.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15727857476700090660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-90434270944662925252009-05-15T20:08:00.000-04:002009-05-15T20:08:00.000-04:00Country Mouse - if you are having difficulty with ...Country Mouse - if you are having difficulty with hard cheese which has little lactose, you may be casein intolerant. Casein is one of the fats in cheese. <br /><br />Jenny - thanks again for another insightful post. Amazing, if you change the definition of low carb to 200 carbs a day, you can "prove" low carb doesn't help. Geesh!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16655747133135789559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-90359871925365974132009-05-15T11:55:00.000-04:002009-05-15T11:55:00.000-04:00Great post! (hi, hello, how are ya) :)
If country...Great post! (hi, hello, how are ya) :)<br /><br />If country mouse is still reading, I highly recommend trying goat cheddar. Trader Joe's has it and it is GREAT. I can't tolerate lactose or casein, and I can't drink any milk (cow or goat) but the goat cheese is OK.<br /><br />You might want to look at Paleo diets, primal diets, the SCD diet. They are grain free and soy free, and Paleo diets are Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04467543096755297798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-76536910655215420582009-05-15T09:27:00.000-04:002009-05-15T09:27:00.000-04:00Meanwhile
http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/c...Meanwhile<br /><br />http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/6/1/21<br /><br />There are a bunch of other sensible papers on Richard Feinman's site<br /><br />Meanwhile what happened to Gannon and Nuttall is appalling<br /><br />http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=gannon+nuttall&hl=en&lr=&btnG=Search<br /><br />Some of their research was actually financed by the ADA and Trinkwassernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-34278013401070819752009-05-14T19:40:00.000-04:002009-05-14T19:40:00.000-04:00thanks jean. already tried that as a child and ad...thanks jean. already tried that as a child and adult. no go. pasteurized or not, I get a bad reaction. fwiw, I usually need to take 1.5x to 2x the recommended dose of lactaid to get the same effect.country mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328119281634096286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-633012923419815682009-05-14T16:02:00.000-04:002009-05-14T16:02:00.000-04:00Country Mouse,
Many LI people can digest raw milk...Country Mouse,<br /><br />Many LI people can digest raw milk (un pasturized) Whether or not you can get it depends on what state you live in. Raw milk has enzymes that are not cooked out of it, that help you digest lactose.<br />JeanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-85020293604458708052009-05-14T14:54:00.000-04:002009-05-14T14:54:00.000-04:00jenny, thanks for the ideas, I'm so LI that even ...jenny, thanks for the ideas, I'm so LI that even hard cheese and whey protein cause me much discomfort. I've also tried other protein powders (hemp, egg white etc) but they are *very unpleasant*. I'll keep trying.country mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328119281634096286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-70902117678348094582009-05-14T13:30:00.000-04:002009-05-14T13:30:00.000-04:00Most lactose intolerant people can digest hard che...Most lactose intolerant people can digest hard cheese without the need for supplemental lactase as the lactose has been fermented out. <br /><br />When protein powder should work too.<br /><br />Eggs, meat, chicken, fish, greens, lc vegetables like asparagus, peppers, mushrooms, eggplant, green beans, broccoli, etc. <br /><br />You may find that your migraines decrease with a low carb diet low Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-57948920267944814322009-05-14T13:15:00.000-04:002009-05-14T13:15:00.000-04:00everything I've read convinced me that a low-carb ...everything I've read convinced me that a low-carb diet is going to help. But where can one get help when other dietary restrictions make it damned difficult. For example, in my case, I need a migraine diet and I'm lactose intolerant. This means, I don't eat dairy products except when the side effects of lactaid are worth it (i.e. ice cream). I can't eat the following migraine triggers (Omega country mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328119281634096286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-6333988462267856672009-05-14T12:17:00.000-04:002009-05-14T12:17:00.000-04:00Harold,
I've already blogged about Hippocrates Sh...Harold,<br /><br />I've already blogged about <A HREF="http://diabetesupdate.blogspot.com/2008/11/book-you-must-read-hippocrates-shadow.html" REL="nofollow">Hippocrates Shadow</A>. It is indeed a Must Read book for anyone who is interested in why the health system is the way it is.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-53385127221354984252009-05-14T12:02:00.000-04:002009-05-14T12:02:00.000-04:00You sound angry and you should be. It is hard for ...You sound angry and you should be. It is hard for me to understand how they could have their heads planted so firmly in the sand. Hippocrates' shadow by David Newman explains some of it.Haroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01994986171971625331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-42860185956595121072009-05-14T11:37:00.000-04:002009-05-14T11:37:00.000-04:00Why don't they just ask the low-carbers how their ...Why don't they just ask the low-carbers how their glucose levels improved once they cut their carbs? Imagine the money they could have saved?<br /><br />What will it take to stop the 'experts' from shortening people's lives with the <B>WRONG</B> advice? <br /><br />When will people realise that low-fat often means more carbs. (Compare low-fat yoghurt to normal.)<br /><br />One could almost soozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819958546203810781noreply@blogger.com