tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post1937371462281323518..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: Chocolate and BP--Another Stupid Study!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-92118572816082320072007-07-23T16:42:00.000-04:002007-07-23T16:42:00.000-04:00Ok, i will start my comment about what is hyperten...Ok, i will start my comment about what is hypertension.<BR/>The North-American people says that any blood pressure (BP) higher than 120/80 is high and deserves some medication. In many counrtys around the world that isnt true, in some you need to be more than 140/90 to receive some drugs, less this is only exercise, lose weight and diet. We have the normal pressure (low 120/80), pre-hypertension,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-17903941926678971332007-07-09T13:28:00.000-04:002007-07-09T13:28:00.000-04:00Sigh. Jenny, why is it that the snarly commenters...Sigh. Jenny, why is it that the snarly commenters are always Anonymous?<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work. I was on vacation and missed reading your insights. I haven't done a thing to catch up with all the household stuff that accumulates while gone, but I'm having a great time catching up on your blog posts.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-53198292418130498772007-07-06T16:12:00.000-04:002007-07-06T16:12:00.000-04:00Nowhere in these postings will a rational person s...Nowhere in these postings will a rational person see me saying that Low Carb is the only way to control blood sugar or that it works for everyone. <BR/><BR/>I DO suggest that cutting carbs is a great place to start, because it DOES work for a lot of Type 2s. And surprising numbers of people with Type 2 diabetes have NEVER been instructed that cutting carbs will greatly improve their blood sugars.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-53209586431203478392007-07-06T12:50:00.000-04:002007-07-06T12:50:00.000-04:00If you put your energy into actually reading all t...If you put your energy into actually reading all the research a topic rather than cherry picking out something that seems to support your viewpoint (LOW CARB is GREAT. LOW CARB IS THE SOLUTION TO EVERYTHING. LOW CARB WILL CURE CANCER. LOW CARB WILL BRING WORLD PEACE) and ignoring anything that shows otherwise, then you might get somewhere. <BR/><BR/>Its not that I'm opposed to low carb, I'm Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-16627331416510596922007-07-05T18:41:00.000-04:002007-07-05T18:41:00.000-04:00If you put your energy into reading the research r...If you put your energy into reading the research rather than posting anonymous snarls, you'd have seen the publication in JAMA of a Stanford study just this March which found that people on the Atkins diet not only lost more weight than those on three other popular diets, they improved their blood pressure and cholesterol.<BR/><BR/>Here's a release the details the findings;<BR/>http://Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-49941940843031251372007-07-05T16:48:00.000-04:002007-07-05T16:48:00.000-04:00"Cut your carbs. A large proportion of those who a..."Cut your carbs. A large proportion of those who adopt a lower carbohydrate diet sees their blood pressure drop. "<BR/><BR/>Good lord, you are so full of it. There is no evidence of this at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com