Comments on: Low Carb and Hi-Carb Diets the Same? http://labrada.com/blog/get-lean/low-carb-and-hi-carb-diets-the-same/ News from Labrada Nutrition Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:32:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Paul http://labrada.com/blog/get-lean/low-carb-and-hi-carb-diets-the-same/#comment-2351 Paul Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:42:02 +0000 http://labrada.com/blog/?p=1521#comment-2351 The other caveat is that the study would have to specify what kind of maintenance plan the trial participants were put on, because I understand that this study was largely concerned with how people 'keep it off.' Obviously if you're predisposed to weight gain, you can't tell people to have as much soda as they want afterwards and expect a positive result. The other caveat is that the study would have to specify what kind of maintenance plan the trial participants were put on, because I understand that this study was largely concerned with how people ‘keep it off.’

Obviously if you’re predisposed to weight gain, you can’t tell people to have as much soda as they want afterwards and expect a positive result.

]]> By: Paul http://labrada.com/blog/get-lean/low-carb-and-hi-carb-diets-the-same/#comment-2350 Paul Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:36:34 +0000 http://labrada.com/blog/?p=1521#comment-2350 Hey there Lee, Have you read the study personally? Many studies which test "low-carb" diets have carbohydrate intake at upwards of 30%. To give you an idea of how wrong 30% is, with a 2000-calorie diet, during the weight-loss phase of Atkins you're allowed to eat 40 grams of carbohydrate, maximum, or about 6%. Earlier studies like Dr. Gardner's tested Atkins and several other popular diets and found that patients lipid profiles, blood pressure and all other vital signs improved substantially more than the other diets, and the amount of weight lost was greater than those of the other dieters. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/297/9/969 (That's not to say that Atkins is the end-all, be all of low-carb dieting - there are many better-scientifically backed and thorough regimens out there, like Protein Power). Here's an example of some other shenanigans 'researchers' have been guilty of: http://www.theheart.org/article/1033837.do Hey there Lee,

Have you read the study personally? Many studies which test “low-carb” diets have carbohydrate intake at upwards of 30%.

To give you an idea of how wrong 30% is, with a 2000-calorie diet, during the weight-loss phase of Atkins you’re allowed to eat 40 grams of carbohydrate, maximum, or about 6%.

Earlier studies like Dr. Gardner’s tested Atkins and several other popular diets and found that patients lipid profiles, blood pressure and all other vital signs improved substantially more than the other diets, and the amount of weight lost was greater than those of the other dieters. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/297/9/969

(That’s not to say that Atkins is the end-all, be all of low-carb dieting - there are many better-scientifically backed and thorough regimens out there, like Protein Power).

Here’s an example of some other shenanigans ‘researchers’ have been guilty of: http://www.theheart.org/article/1033837.do

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