tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post4181574492504525556..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: More Evidence That Weight Loss After 65 is Dangerous To Your HealthJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-73065596170313769052008-08-07T18:42:00.000-04:002008-08-07T18:42:00.000-04:00I am skeptical of any findings showing intentional...I am skeptical of any findings showing intentional healthy weight loss increasing risk of death. I think this is along the lines of the findings that aggressive lowering of blood sugar correlates with mortality, you know? It may be true statistically speaking but the conclusions implied are invalid.<BR/><BR/>For example, a lot of people who lose weight do so via intense physiologic stressors - ItsTheWooohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12057537399918684119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-19839633912035815812008-08-06T21:17:00.000-04:002008-08-06T21:17:00.000-04:00Oh dear, I am 65 and I have heart disease. I recen...Oh dear, I am 65 and I have heart disease. I recently lost 15 lbs on the low carb diet in an effort to get my blood sugar under control. The weight dropped without trying. I am not depriving myself of healthy low carb food. <BR/><BR/>In the recent study in NEJM "Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet" it says:<BR/><BR/>"During both the weight-loss and Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16655747133135789559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-69678114546075529382008-08-06T14:21:00.000-04:002008-08-06T14:21:00.000-04:00Jennytoo,That's the kind of question we don't have...Jennytoo,<BR/><BR/>That's the kind of question we don't have any way of answering, unfortunately. <BR/><BR/>I draw attention to these kinds of studies because they cast doubt on the accepted wisdom. But they also point out just how little we really know. <BR/><BR/>I just knocked off some weight I gained last winter during my trial of Lantus and yes, I like being skinny better than the alternativeJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-61318800838412366412008-08-06T12:35:00.000-04:002008-08-06T12:35:00.000-04:00Well, Jenny, (I should post here as Jennytoo as I ...Well, Jenny, (I should post here as Jennytoo as I do at TYP, to avoid the confusion of sharing your name) this is certainly somewhat alarming. I am 62 and am low-carbing. I have eaten a somewhat low-carb diet for several years, but over the last year, my thyroid replacement, which had been stable for several years, became unstable, and I gained about 12 lbs. while hypothyroid, without Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157958376349004986noreply@blogger.com