Almost everything that we thought we knew about fat is wrong. The “really bad fats,” according to Barry Sears of The Zone fame, are saturated fats, trans fats, and arachidonic acid. He says that the polyunsaturated fat known as arachidonic acid “may be the most dangerous fat known w...
Low-Carb vs. Low-Fat Diet for Diabetics
12/ 7/07 8:07pm
12/ 7/07 9:35pm
In just one year of being diagnosed as Type 2, I began (slowly) to follow a low carb diet. The last 2 months have been strict Bernsteins 30 carb/day diet. Lab results prove to me at least that this is the way to go. A1c from 6.2 at diagnosis to 5.2 this month. Triglycerides, HDL, LdL ect., were well in the normal range or below. Obviously, the low fat, high carb diets proclaimed by the ADA is a joke.
12/10/07 8:10am
12/10/07 8:41am
Christopher, I waited almost 6 months before trying it.
Read Dr. B's book & finally took the jump. Wasn't hard either, cuz u can eat all the meat, cheese & eggs u want. Of course I was quite worried about what it would do to my HDL,LDL,Cholesterol, A1c etc. Well, after being on a 30 carb/day diet for 3 months, here's the results:
Lab results:
Chol - 151
TriG - 96
HDL - 38
VLDL - 19
LDL-CHOL Calc - 94
A1c - 5.2
Chol/HDL Ratio - 4.0%
Made a believer out of me.
Regards, Jeff
12/10/07 9:09am
12/10/07 12:48pm
12/10/07 3:24pm
What courses one takes for his degree, especially as a GP, changes according to the dictates of the Federal Govt & Big Pharma.
Jus look who funds most of the ADA these days. Or why do physicians basically know little about low-carb versus low-fat? Because they obey the ones who are filling their pockets. Nuff said.
Best to ya, Jeff
12/13/07 7:03pm
http://cassandraforsythe.blogspot.com/ is doing a study on how the sources of fat in a low carb diet affect cholesterol and other measurements. She is comparing saturated fat to an 'ideal mix' of omega 9 and omega 3 FAs. She is attempting to keep her subjects' weight stable. It should be interesting.
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David,
Again, thank you for this.
I will start off by saying this: my last biochemistry course was 5 years ago, and since I haven't really needed it since then, I've forgotten most of it.
But from that course, I REALLY came to be convinced, in theory, that the low-carb, high-fat diet was the answer. Like I mentioned before, following it in real life has been harder. I guess unlike Dr. Volek, I am a "hypocrite" in that manner.
I just can't wait until people really start to take notice of this. It's beyond ridiculous how much misinformation there is out there (from healthcare professionals) despite mounting evidence indicating that they've been wrong.
Sorry I am rambling, it's 4am and normally I am asleep but my son woke up crying with leg pain. I can't get back to sleep, but I can't much think straight either.
Dear Christopher,
I appreciate your support! And I think that you will find that you can stay on a low-carb diet now. We have many more great food choices at the natural foods stores now. The other key is to weigh everything. That's why I am using a kitchen scale and beginning to research other scales for a forthcoming article about scales.