Atkins

[andrewducker]

More on the carbs stuff. Two major studies have come out today on Low Carb diets.

Details here.

• After six months, the Atkins dieters lost an average 15 pounds; conventional dieters, 7 pounds.

• After a year, the Atkins followers kept off 9½ pounds; the conventional dieters kept off 5½. This difference is not considered statistically significant.

• At the end of the year, the Atkins dieters had an 18% increase in HDL (good) cholesterol, compared with 3% increase for the other group; Atkins dieters had a 28% drop in triglycerides (blood fats), while others had a 1% increase. Neither group had changes in LDL (bad) cholesterol.

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[catamorphism.livejournal.com]

You might also want to have a look at this (http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/289/14/1837):

Conclusions There is insufficient evidence to make recommendations for or against the use of low-carbohydrate diets, particularly among participants older than age 50 years, for use longer than 90 days, or for diets of 20 g/d or less of carbohydrates. Among the published studies, participant weight loss while using low-carbohydrate diets was principally associated with decreased caloric intake and increased diet duration but not with reduced carbohydrate content.

(I'm not sure whether everyone can access this site, but the abstract is also posted here (http://www.google.com/groups?q=g:thl601871875d&dq=&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&selm=BAB8790B.2ECD4%25KevinRog%40aol.com).)