[Fwd: Study Explains Fast Low Carb Results ( NOT WATER )]
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> Subject: Study Explains Fast Low Carb Results ( NOT WATER )
> Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 09:17:49 -0500
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> STUDY OF OBESE DIABETICS EXPLAINS WHY LOW-CARB DIETS PRODUCE FAST RESULTS
> (Philadelphia) - A new study by Temple University School of Medicine
> researchers has shown why the pounds melt so quickly on low-carbohydrate
> diets, and it's not related to water, metabolism or boredom. The
> research was conducted in a group of obese patients with type 2 diabetes
> who followed the Atkins diet.
> According to lead researcher, Guenther Boden, M.D., "When carbohydrates
> were restricted, study subjects spontaneously reduced their caloric
> intake to a level appropriate for their height, did not compensate by
> eating more protein or fat, and lost weight. We concluded that excessive
> overeating had been fueled by carbohydrates."
Bottomline: Folks lose weight by eating less.
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> Almost 80 percent of diabetics are overweight or obese, compounding
> health risks such as heart disease and stroke. Boden wanted to examine
> how low-carbohydrate diets, which have been shown to produce rapid
> weight loss, affected weight, appetite and {*filter*} sugar in obese diabetics.
> He discovered that study subjects did not eat less because they were
> bored with the cooking.net">food selection, and their weight loss was not
> attributable to water loss, two common speculations about low-carb
> diets. Further, weight loss could not be explained by a change in
> metabolism, another popular misconception.
Again the bottomline: Folks lose weight by eating less.
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> The study, "Short-Term Effects of Low-Carbohydrate Diet Compared with
> Usual Diet in Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes," is published in the
> March 15 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. It is the only study
> of the Atkins diet to have been conducted in the strictly controlled
> environment of a clinical research center where every calorie eaten and
> spent was measured.
In the real world, every ounce of
cooking.net">food (rather than every calorie) eaten
will need to be accounted for.
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> After a week of typical eating, ten obese patients with type 2 diabetes
> followed the Atkins diet for two weeks, with carbohydrates limited to 20
> grams per day and unlimited protein and fat.
> "When we took away the carbohydrates, the patients spontaneously reduced
> their daily energy consumption by 1,000 calories a day. Although they
> could have, they did not compensate by eating more proteins and fats and
> they weren't bored with the cooking.net">food choices. In fact, they loved the diet.
> The carbohydrates were clearly stimulating their excessive appetites,"
> said Boden.
Old news. Hyperketonemia, which will arise from eating only 20 grams of
carbohydrates a day, is a powerful appetite suppressant. There remains
the concern that hyperketonemia also leads to increased lipid
peroxidation which would be a proatherogenic condition.
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> All patients stayed in the hospital for the length of the study to
> insure exact measurements of calorie intake and expenditure. In other
> studies of the Atkins diet, subjects were at home and reported their own
> diet and exercise, making it difficult to ensure accuracy.
> In addition to the calorie reduction and weight loss, subjects
> experienced markedly improved glucose levels and insulin sensitivity, as
> well as lower triglycerides and cholesterol.
We see these improvements whenever people eat less for whatever reason.
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> Treatment for diabetes centers on closely monitoring sugar levels, diet
> and medication. Weight loss can often reduce or eliminate the need for
> medication, including insulin.
That has been the experience of more than 625,550 people over a period
of more than 5 years using the 2PD-OMER Approach.
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> Boden warns that the long term effects of low-carbohydrate diets are not
> known.
There remains the concerns about hyperketonemia.
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> Whether other types of diets would have a similar impact also
> remains to be investigated.
Diets invariably fail because people seem generally unable to stay with
them lifelong.
Lifestyle changes like the 2PD-OMER Approach is another matter entirely:
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Thanks for the post, dear Bob.
Please know that you remain in my prayers to God, in Lord Jesus' holy
name.
At His service,
Andrew
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Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
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