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Study shows low carb (not the weight loss) does reverse metabolic syndrome

HSSS said:
Article I just came across from earlier this year.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190620100036.htm

the topic of whether low carb works because of incidental weight loss comes up regularly and this kind of goes towards proving it’s the lack of carbs not the loss of lbs that makes the difference.
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I have just 2 comments:
1. I would have expected the Lower Blood Glucose, higher HDL and Lower Triglycerides, since that is what we typically see in ourselves. So it isn't exactly revolutionary, although it only had 4 weeks in which to make a difference.

2. It can be accused of Bias since it was funded the both the USA and Dutch dairy industries.
 
ianf0ster said:
I have just 2 comments:
1. I would have expected the Lower Blood Glucose, higher HDL and Lower Triglycerides, since that is what we typically see in ourselves. So it isn't exactly revolutionary, although it only had 4 weeks in which to make a difference.

2. It can be accused of Bias since it was funded the both the USA and Dutch dairy industries.
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I just saw this, posted in Twittter by Dr David Unwin ( @lowcarbgp) :
https://twitter.com/lowcarbGP/status/1191843909699284992/photo/1
 
HSSS said:
Article I just came across from earlier this year.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190620100036.htm

the topic of whether low carb works because of incidental weight loss comes up regularly and this kind of goes towards proving it’s the lack of carbs not the loss of lbs that makes the difference.
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GREAT link... Thanks for posting.

Of much interest was..

"
After eating the low-carb diet, the participants had a variety of significantly improved health measures, particularly lower triglycerides and improved cholesterol readings. Despite the fact that the low-carb diet contained 2.5 times more saturated fat than the high-carb diet, it decreased saturated fat in the bloodstream and was associated with an increase in the size of cholesterol particles in the blood, which decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease, Hyde said..."

Satisfying yet again hear THAT news so clearly.

Would also have thought those with prediabetes, would find that interesting, so tagging @Listlad For his surgery gig.

I would say that the adoption of the LCHF way, as I see it, the bigger hurdle is people sustaining a low carb diet

For me, at DX I was driven to do almost anything to get a grip on this
But I was cautious of going against all I thought I knew

My carb levels never got to keto or as low as others . Yet I still made progress.
Mainly because I had a goal and went slowly. AND had a huge reason to stick with it

I wonder if telling those with prediabetes, to go LOW carb might deter more then a few, if they see it as too extreme

As they state in the link, even one who had the higher carb option lost MS simply because even the high carb option offered was LOWER then their previous diet

Translated across the millions following in our wake, that prediabetic community is humongous, anything that convinces and helps then to moderate their diet BEFORE jumping in at the deep end as full on T2D, has to have merit, particularly if it only takes smaller changes then currently thought

At least it might help keep them on board until the change in diet becomes the norm for them
Hopefully
 
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