The Personal Side
The
published scientific evidence is most important but the descriptions of the ill
effects of low carb diets don’t sound like the voice of experience. We recently ran a clinical study on the
effect of low carbohydrate diets on a particular medical condition. Part of the protocol involved a social
worker who telephoned patients to encourage and advise them. Although she was in good health and on
the thin side, she went on the diet to see what things were like for her
patients. If Dr. Rengers has made
a serious effort to see what low carbohydrate diets are like (and even to get a
lipid profile before and after), then his experience is valuable and he should
elaborate. As written, his
comments sound like a recitation of the party line. The low-carber forums (http://forum.lowcarber.org/) has more
than 110, 000 members most of whom are happy with it and from our recent survey
(available without subscription at
http://www.nutritionj.com/content/pdf/1475-2891-5-26.pdf) have generally
improved health. There are now
numerous diet comparisons and, as in Dr. Gardner's study, the low carb diets
generally do better than low fat diets (although, of course, some people are
happy with low fat diets). So, Dr.
Rengers, have you tried the diet (I mean, given it your best shot) and if so
what did you find?
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Low carb is the only diet that got me to lose weight and keep it off.
Now this doctor presents the proof.
That is what was missing ... factual science research!
This proves what we low carbers know,
That is, you lose weight and you stay healthy.
Why don’t you see Dr. Feinman on the news?
Instead they put on those know-nothing nutritionists.
Nutritionists are the folks that put together those high carb school lunches and feed us white bread in the hospital.
Here is a real medical researcher that teaches at a medical school and yet no news station ever quotes him. Once again, it’s the food companies controlling the media .
I lost 70 lbs (and kept it off) with no side effects on a low carb diet .
My own medical doctor said he thought it was a bad diet but could not direct me to a single research study published in a medical journal. The best he could do was to send me to an article in some screwball women’s magazine written by a supposed science writer (with a masters in social work, no less!).
Now at last, there is a real medical researcher studying this most important diet. I think everyone should join the metabolism society (nmsociety.org) a get a look at real science on the subject.
The beat goes on ... food companies keep selling us on diets that don’t work while diabetes skyrockets.
Thank god for the voices of real science like this Dr Richard Feinman, he teaches at a well-respected medical school!
I used to do the low- fat "prudent" diet . It made me anemic, exhausted, overweight, and on the way to developing diabetes (like my mother). It gave me high triglycerides (174) and too-low cholesterol (133). Now, after 4 years low-carbing, I have lots of energy , my BMI is 19.1, my triglycerides are 49, my cholesterol is 188 and I never get sick.
No contest!