tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post4994921371936645415..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: WHI: Low Fat Diet Does NOT Decrease Incidence of DiabetesJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-83414889858170114812008-08-16T11:55:00.000-04:002008-08-16T11:55:00.000-04:00Anonymous,I don't extrapolate only from one study....Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>I don't extrapolate only from one study. Every single study that has pitted the low fat diet against other diets has shown it to worsen the lipid profile and blood sugars when compared to a diet lower in carbs and higher in fat. <BR/><BR/>In the large study category there is the Atkins/Ornish/Zone study which found that, and the Israeli study. There has never been a large Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-17338382967444580012008-08-16T10:01:00.000-04:002008-08-16T10:01:00.000-04:00It's bad science to extrapolate the findings from ...It's bad science to extrapolate the findings from WHI to just anyone, as your blog title does. The WHI study suggests -- science never "proves" anything -- that a lower-fat diet dies not decrease the incidence of diabetes *in postmenopausal women.* While you may be a postmenopausal woman, my husband with type 2 is not, and judging by your readers' comments, many of them appear to fall well Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-70460099087141866672008-08-15T15:11:00.000-04:002008-08-15T15:11:00.000-04:00Hi....I discovered that the low carb diet helped m...Hi....<BR/><BR/>I discovered that the low carb diet helped me with my bllod sugar by accident. This was a few years back, when the Atkins diet was the most popular fad on the planet.<BR/><BR/>I, like many others, experimented with the low carb lifestyle. What I discovered, besides losing weight, was that my blood sugar level was much more stable (and I felt a hell of a lot better).<BR/><BR/>JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-19283904755994472532008-08-14T10:53:00.000-04:002008-08-14T10:53:00.000-04:00The fact is that eating a well balanced diet will ...The fact is that eating a well balanced diet will decrease the incidence of diabetes. By cutting refined carbs and minimizing high glycemic grains and vegetables from your diet makes all the sense in the world. Replacing those foods with large amounts of meat and dairy does not - particularly since you can get all of the benefits associated with these diets without the negative side effects. JustAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-39070536234955044642008-07-31T16:25:00.000-04:002008-07-31T16:25:00.000-04:00My understanding was they were eating 120 g of car...My understanding was they were eating 120 g of carbs per day, and this was the level they were eating regardless of calories consumed? Meaning if they had to eat 2000 cal then fat % would increase because the cals would come from fat. I could be wrong though. Also they were on very low carbs for a little bit of time so that might have helped their metabolism (that's what Dr Eades believes as it ItsTheWooohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12057537399918684119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-47788655076140308282008-07-31T11:52:00.000-04:002008-07-31T11:52:00.000-04:00I keep carbs below 50 a day..lots of grass-fed bee...I keep carbs below 50 a day..lots of grass-fed beef and okra...BG now stays 91w/walking to 105 w/no walking. Your book was a great help.(hoping to avoid 4th MI)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-14869369586611325642008-07-31T09:43:00.000-04:002008-07-31T09:43:00.000-04:00When are facts, which are so simple to prove, goin...When are facts, which are so simple to prove, going to be at the forefront of all the research? That lower carb intake and more exercise are the most effective means to control diabetes in the long run is undeniable. I prove it in my own life every day. Thanks for continuing to expose the frauds out there.Bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287680290391700918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-67770272861986558042008-07-30T09:12:00.000-04:002008-07-30T09:12:00.000-04:00Anonymous, the maintenance phase of the Israeli st...Anonymous, the maintenance phase of the Israeli study was 40% carbs. The group was 80% men. 2000 calories is the lowest you'd put a male on. Do the math and you'll see that 40% of 2000 calories is 800 calories. Divide that by 4 calories per gram of carb and you get 200 grams of carbs.<BR/><BR/>That is 3+ bagels a day. That is "low carb" only in comparison to a 300 g diet, but not low enough to Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-62541927603028033322008-07-30T08:51:00.000-04:002008-07-30T08:51:00.000-04:00Interesting story. My reading of the study said t...Interesting story. My reading of the study said that the low-carb group ate 20 gms of carbs per day, increasing to 120 gms per day. Significantly, this study proved that the additional fat didn't hurt weight loss or cholesterol levels. We've seen this time and again, so maybe soon dieticians will exhaust this line, and move on to the carb-blood sugar-diabetes avenue....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-49146376321134779622008-07-29T17:12:00.000-04:002008-07-29T17:12:00.000-04:00Fascinating story Jenny. I've never been a conspi...Fascinating story Jenny. I've never been a conspiracy theory adherent and am reluctant to ascribe malicious intent to pharma and Drs in their inadequate treatments and their bad advice. I agree that the reluctance of the medical profession to accept low carb as beneficial is puzzling. Perhaps it's their egos (not to mention the desire for return on investment, never mind the fact that the Drs. Cynthia and Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16081685734249334402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-65620958224181707542008-07-29T16:05:00.000-04:002008-07-29T16:05:00.000-04:00It was a pretty bad study all around. The low carb...It was a pretty bad study all around. The low carb diet wasn't low carb. The low fat diet wasn't low fat. And there weren't nearly enough women.mollyjadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824304845582652321noreply@blogger.com