I'd not heard of him before but was very interested and found this radio podcast:
http://www.biznews.com/low-carb-hea...k-cardiologist-dr-aseem-malhotra-lchf-hearts/
Always useful to have some evidence based statistics from scientific studies to quote re LCHF diets!
andSalient components of the Mediterranean diet reportedly associated with better survival include moderate consumption of ethanol (mostly from wine), low consumption of meat and meat products, and high consumption of vegetables, fruits, nuts, legumes, fish, and olive oil. Perhaps there is a synergy among the nutrient-rich foods included in the Mediterranean diet that fosters favorable changes in intermediate pathways of cardiometabolic risk, such as blood lipids, insulin sensitivity, resistance to oxidation, inflammation, and vasoreactivity.
The interventions were intended to improve the overall dietary pattern, but the major between-group differences involved the supplemental items. Thus, extra-virgin olive oil and nuts were probably responsible for most of the observed benefits of the Mediterranean diets. Differences were also observed for fish and legumes but not for other food groups
.http://www.nejm.org/doi/suppl/10.1056/NEJMoa1200303/suppl_file/nejmoa1200303_appendix.pdfThe general guidelines to follow the Mediterranean diet that dietitians provided to participants included the following positive recommendations:
a) abundant use of olive oil for cooking and dressing dishes;
b) consumption of ≥ 2 daily servings of vegetables (at least one of them as fresh vegetables in a salad), discounting side dishes;
c) ≥ 2-3 daily servings of fresh fruits (including natural juices);
d) ≥ 3 weekly servings of legumes;
e) ≥ 3 weekly servings of fish or seafood (at least one serving of fatty fish);
f) ≥ 1 weekly serving of nuts or seeds;
g) select white meats (poultry without skin or rabbit) instead of red meats or processed meats (burgers, sausages);
h) cook regularly (at least twice a week) with tomato, garlic and onion adding or not other aromatic herbs, and dress vegetables, pasta, rice and other dishes with tomato, garlic and onion adding or not aromatic herbs. This sauce is made by slowly simmering the minced ingredients with abundant olive oil.
Negative recommendations are also given to eliminate or limit the consumption of cream, butter, margarine, cold meat, pate, duck, carbonated and/or sugared beverages, pastries, industrial bakery products (such as cakes, donuts, or cookies), industrial desserts (puddings, custard), French fries or potato chips, and out-of-home pre-cooked cakes and sweets.
The dietitians insisted that two main meals per day should be eaten (seated at a table, lasting more than 20 minutes). For usual drinkers, the dietitian’s advice was to use wine as the main source of alcohol (maximum 300 ml, 1-3 glasses of wine per day). If wine intake was customary, a recommendation to drink a glass of wine per day (bigger for men, 150 ml, than for women, 100 ml) during meals was given.
Ad libitum consumption was allowed for the following food items: nuts (raw and unsalted), eggs, fish (recommended for daily intake), seafood, low-fat cheese, chocolate (only black chocolate, with more than 50% cocoa), and whole-grain cereals.
Limited consumption (≤1 serving per week) was advised for cured ham, red meat (after removing all visible fat), and cured or fatty cheeses
I see. No butter or cream and limited red meat. Well, no, that certainly isn't an LCHF diet.In his Independent article and also in the BMJ article Dr Maholtra cites the Predimed trial.
The Med diet worked out at around 41% fat and 40% carb, which wasn't much different to the low fat arm which worked out at 44% carb and 37%. so it wasn't testing either a high fat low carb diet or a low fat high carb diet .(and actually the proportions weren't that different to those eaten before the trial). I
The Med group ate a 'Med' diet with either 'extra' olive oil or nuts.
93% of the olive oil subgroup ate >4 tablespoons of Olive oil daily (litre of oil per family,per week given free)
93% of the nut group ate at least 3 30g portions of nuts a week (15 g of walnuts, 7.5 g of hazelnuts, and 7.5 g of almonds a day given free)
and
here (in Spanish) are the shopping lists given to participants
.http://predimed.onmedic.net/eng/Imp...TSBYINTERVENTIONGROUPS/tabid/581/Default.aspx
The diet recommendations from the paper:
.http://www.nejm.org/doi/suppl/10.1056/NEJMoa1200303/suppl_file/nejmoa1200303_appendix.pdf
For a moment then I thought: "So Voldemort encourages a high carb low fat diet. That doesn't surprise me..."Dr Malhotra has been a hero of mine ever since he had his article in the BMJ attacked by (ahem) he who shall not be named.
Dr Malhotra's article was about statins.For a moment then I thought: "So Voldemort encourages a high carb low fat diet. That doesn't surprise me..."
Made it into the Independent, too
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...nstyle-diet-health-experts-urge-10473085.html
Thanks for this - I've just watched it again. I do like what he says about the Eatwell plate....Dr Malhotra's article was about statins.
Here is the Youtube link.
Interesting as the recommendations don't necessarily seem to tie in with what he was saying on the TV this morning.In his Independent article and also in the BMJ article Dr Maholtra cites the Predimed trial.
The Med diet worked out at around 41% fat and 40% carb, which wasn't much different to the low fat arm which worked out at 44% carb and 37%. so it wasn't testing either a high fat low carb diet or a low fat high carb diet .(and actually the proportions weren't that different to those eaten before the trial). I
The Med group ate a 'Med' diet with either 'extra' olive oil or nuts.
93% of the olive oil subgroup ate >4 tablespoons of Olive oil daily (litre of oil per family,per week given free)
93% of the nut group ate at least 3 30g portions of nuts a week (15 g of walnuts, 7.5 g of hazelnuts, and 7.5 g of almonds a day given free)
and
here (in Spanish) are the shopping lists given to participants
.http://predimed.onmedic.net/eng/Imp...TSBYINTERVENTIONGROUPS/tabid/581/Default.aspx
The diet recommendations from the paper:
.http://www.nejm.org/doi/suppl/10.1056/NEJMoa1200303/suppl_file/nejmoa1200303_appendix.pdf
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