Atkins Horror!

Truffle said:

The popular Atkins diet could be putting people at increased risk of heart disease, according to a 25-year study.
Researchers from Sweden found the introduction of the low-carbohydrate regime led to a surge in saturated fat intake in 2004, with a spike in cholesterol levels three years later.
Study leader Professor Ingegerd Johansson, from the University of Umea, said: 'While low carbohydrate/high fat diets may help short-term weight loss, these results of this Swedish study demonstrate that long-term weight loss is not maintained and that this diet increases blood cholesterol, which has a major impact on risk of cardiovascular disease.'

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borofergie said:

Truffle said:

The popular Atkins diet could be putting people at increased risk of heart disease, according to a 25-year study.
Researchers from Sweden found the introduction of the low-carbohydrate regime led to a surge in saturated fat intake in 2004, with a spike in cholesterol levels three years later.
Study leader Professor Ingegerd Johansson, from the University of Umea, said: 'While low carbohydrate/high fat diets may help short-term weight loss, these results of this Swedish study demonstrate that long-term weight loss is not maintained and that this diet increases blood cholesterol, which has a major impact on risk of cardiovascular disease.'

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Personally, I blame the asylum seekers.

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Myth: The Atkins Diet promotes a liberal intake of high-fat meats and dairy products that raise cholesterol levels, ultimately leading to heart disease.

Fact: The Atkins Nutritional Approach recommends the inclusion of all types of fats balancing food choices so that a healthy ratio of fats is obtained. Despite the common belief that the Atkins Nutritional Approach is about steak, eggs and bacon primarily, we encourage individuals to consume healthy protein choices consisting of fish, poultry, meats, eggs/egg whites along with dairy products. In addition, consumption of olive oil, nuts, seeds along with other plant-based food choices provide additional healthy fat intake for well-balanced meal selections.

Research conducted over the past few years on the Atkins Nutritional Approach (ANA) demonstrates that the ANA, when followed correctly, provides a balance of monounsaturated fats, polyunsaturated fats and saturated fats from a variety of sources and has consistently p fat, participants had lowered cardiovascular risk factors and none of the problems claimed to be associated with saturated fat.

One must appreciate the fact that all fats are mixtures of the three types of fatty acids, monos, polys, and saturated. Even olive oil, the gold standard for healthy monounsaturated fats contains 15 percent saturated fats. A lean cut of steak, which is often viewed as unhealthy, contains 51 percent monounsaturated fat.

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Truffle said:

Noticed they also say in the article:

After 2004 fat intake increased, especially saturated fat and butter-based spread for bread and butter for cooking.


I wonder what sort of low carb diet were they on? :lol:

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butter-based spread for bread and butter for cooking.

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borofergie said:

Well, I eat an 80% fat diet, with as much as possible from saturated fats (which I think are by far the healthiest).

I'm getting my blood-lipid results tomorrow, so we'll see how much damage VLC/VHF has done to my cholesterol.

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borofergie said:

What a load of old ****.

Personally, I blame the asylum seekers.

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borofergie said:

I actually don't know. I did a DIY cholesterol test last week, and the results didn't look too good, but then the test was pretty rubbish.

I had "good" cholesterol on diagnosis (although I'm embarassed to say that I don't know the numbers).

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