Low-carb advocates are already jumping all over the American Diabetes Association for the new "Nutrition Recommendations" that the organization published yesterday. That policy statement, published in a supplement to the January 2008 issue of Diabetes Care, provides only limited endorsement of a low-carb diet. It's good only for weight loss and only effective for up to a year, they maintain.
The full-text of the statement is not yet free online. But Dr. Bill Quick, my friend and colleague...
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