Keep in mind this is as a percentage
of calories and because fats are over twice as much caloric
density and very satiating when fat is consumed in a
carbohydrate restricted
diet an athlete simply does not eat much and tends not to overeat so the idea many people imagine
of a
high fat
diet does not fit the reality
of how it is practiced daily.
Some important studies include: • Beneficial effects
of a
high carbohydrate,
high fiber
diet on hyperglycemic diabetic men (1976) • Response
of non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients to an intensive program
of diet and exercise (1982) •
Diet and exercise in the treatment
of NIDDM: The need for early emphasis (1994) • Toward improved management
of NIDDM: A randomized, controlled, pilot intervention using a low fat, vegetarian
diet (1999) • The effects
of a low - fat, plant - based dietary intervention on body weight, metabolism, and insulin sensitivity (2005) • A low - fat vegan
diet improves glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in a randomized clinical trial in individuals with type 2 diabetes (2006) • A low - fat vegan
diet and a conventional diabetes
diet in the treatment
of type 2 diabetes: a randomized, controlled, 74 - wk clinical trial (2009) • Vegetarian
diet improves insulin resistance and oxidative stress markers more than conventional
diet in subjects with Type 2 diabetes (2011) • Glycemic and cardiovascular parameters improved in type 2 diabetes with the
high nutrient
density (HND)
diet (2012)
Furthermore, the low -
carbohydrate diet was associated with significantly increased levels
of high -
density lipoprotein (HDL), decreased levels
of triglycerides, and decreased fat mass compared to the low - fat
diet.