Re: Diabetes Treatments of Yesteryear

On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:08:52 -0400, "Freckles"
<puzzlement01@xxxxxxxxx> wrote, in attempting to back up
claims that eating fewer carbohydrates is dangerous:

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=55755
It is a news article, not a study, stating "Not enough
research to declare low-carb safe in the long term"

It is based on this article in The Lancet which stated:

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673604169869/abstract
"Long-term studies are needed to measure changes in
nutritional status and body composition during the
low-carbohydrate diet, and to assess fasting and
postprandial cardiovascular risk factors and adverse
effects. Without that information, low-carbohydrate diets
cannot be recommended."

All they are saying is that they are ignorant - they can
declare low-carbing as neither safe nor dangerous without,
in their opinion, further information.

http://arthritis.about.com/cs/diet/a/lowcarbdiets.htm

That's mainly about gout. I'll leave Will to comment there
if he wishes to.

http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/289/14/1837

The conclusions:
"The results of our systematic review suggest that if
participants without diabetes tolerate a lower-carbohydrate
diet better than a higher-carbohydrate alternative, this
diet may be an effective means of achieving short-term
weight loss without significant adverse effects on serum
lipid levels, glycemic control, or blood pressure. However,
there is insufficient evidence to recommend or condemn the
use of these diets among participants with diabetes or for
long-term use. Because of the complex relationships between
serum lipid levels, plasma insulin levels, cortisol and
glucogon levels during dieting,88 and because of the claim
by some proponents of low-carbohydrate diets that these
diets work best when producing ketosis,6 future evaluations
of lower-carbohydrate diets should enroll participants with
and without diabetes and with and without abnormal lipid
levels to more fully describe the effects of
lower-carbohydrate (sometimes called "ketogenic") diets on
lipid and glycemic indices and ketogenesis."

In other words, it seems good for diabetics but they still
lack sufficient knowledge of the possible dangers. That was
in 2003. No new dangers have appeared yet despite dome
intensive attempts to find them.

http://www.lowcarb.ca/articlesa/article205.html

You seriously consider this negative? here is the opening
para of the news article (it's not a study):

"TUESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthSCOUT) -- Results from a short-term
study partly sponsored by the Atkins Center for
Complementary Medicine, not surprisingly, show that the
low-carbohydrate diet, which hit the bestseller lists 20
years ago and has had a recent resurgence of popularity, is
safe and effective."

The rest is a re-statementy of vague fears and "we don't
know the dangers".

Do you have any references that provide more than statements
of ignorance of effects and vague concern?


Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
--
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com
Psyllium, Fibre, Muesli and Nuts
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