«We expected the new guidelines to recognize current research that vindicates saturated fats as a cause of heart disease and weight gain, and to acknowledge the demonstrated
benefits of lower carbohydrate diets,» said Dr. Richard Feinman of Downstate University, New York.
After a lifetime of struggling with weight AND Type 1 diabetes, learning about the
effects of low carbohydrate diets on health — and then evolving my diet to a low carb approach, I am finally succeeding in my weight loss and health improvement efforts!
I've also known some vegetarians who simply incorporated some of the
principles of a low carbohydrate diet — most notably, a higher protein consumption — into their diets, and were rewarded by improved health and energy.
After five years of watching bad science, defensiveness from both sides, and extremist advocacy rather than balance, I've written an article which is an appeal for nuance on the
issue of low carbohydrate diets.
Dr. Jeff Volek, scientist and academic researcher at the University of Connecticut, noted that the DGAC report ignored scientific studies showing the
effectiveness of low carbohydrate diets for weight loss.
There are all
sorts of low carbohydrate diet plans out there that can help you lose weight (not necessarily fat), but they are so miserable that it's impossible to stay on them very long - even more difficult is keeping the results you achieved before going off the low carbohydrate diet program.
A recent study (6) which compared athletes who followed a habitual high carbohydrate diet to
that of a low carbohydrate diet showed this to not be the case.
The Effect
of Low Carbohydrate Diets on Fertility Hormones and Outcomes in Overweight and Obese Women: A Systematic Review.
Dr. Atkins and the folks promoting the South Beach Diet have touted the benefits
of a low carbohydrate diet, including controlling diabetes in humans.