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I have written already on the latest scare about the dangers of the low carb diet. I've also corresponded with David Mendosa on the subject. He pointed out something, which ,in my original anger, I'd missed.
The low carb diet was a 20% carb on a 500 calorie deficit diet. If an average calorie count is 2,500 per day for men and 2,000 per day for women, the deficit of 500 calories would amount to 2,000 for men and 1,500 for women participants.
I've done a few sums on this and got the following results.
Men participating in this so-called low carb diet were probably eating about 100 carbs per day and women about 75. NOT what most of us would call LOW, in fact nearer Cugila's MODERATE
In addition, The study lasted 8 weeks, which is not long enough for the metabolism to adapt properly to the low carb lifestyle.
I also picked up the following phrase in the abstract. My italics
>>may imply a negative effect of low-carbohydrate diets on vascular risk.<<
I tried to send my comments to the doctor involved in the study and so far haven't found an mail that works. I may have to resort to snail mail, which in my experience DOESN'T usually get answered.
I'd like to find whqat mechanism is postulated to explain why an unnatural food is so essential to health.
The low carb diet was a 20% carb on a 500 calorie deficit diet. If an average calorie count is 2,500 per day for men and 2,000 per day for women, the deficit of 500 calories would amount to 2,000 for men and 1,500 for women participants.
I've done a few sums on this and got the following results.
Men participating in this so-called low carb diet were probably eating about 100 carbs per day and women about 75. NOT what most of us would call LOW, in fact nearer Cugila's MODERATE
In addition, The study lasted 8 weeks, which is not long enough for the metabolism to adapt properly to the low carb lifestyle.
I also picked up the following phrase in the abstract. My italics
>>may imply a negative effect of low-carbohydrate diets on vascular risk.<<
I tried to send my comments to the doctor involved in the study and so far haven't found an mail that works. I may have to resort to snail mail, which in my experience DOESN'T usually get answered.
I'd like to find whqat mechanism is postulated to explain why an unnatural food is so essential to health.