tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post1999419648776780973..comments2024-03-13T06:54:20.063-05:00Comments on Weight of the Evidence: Low-Carb, Too Much Stress on the Body? Say It Isn't So!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-61311622736781389452010-11-12T07:41:31.382-06:002010-11-12T07:41:31.382-06:00There are certainly some risks when it comes to ke...There are certainly some risks when it comes to ketogenic/low carb type of nutrition, but it has effectively been used to treat various conditions, even epilepsy, so this should also be considered.KetoSiskahttp://www.dietketogenic.com/ketogenic-diet-recipes.php?lang=engnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-33607480499941336612008-02-15T13:22:00.000-06:002008-02-15T13:22:00.000-06:00Actually you see more calcium in urine because cal...Actually you see more calcium in urine because calcium is used when metabolizing carbs, no carbs, no need for the extra calcium, so you body gets rid of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-18948718153331176232007-12-19T01:55:00.000-06:002007-12-19T01:55:00.000-06:00Have you heard back from Dr Sears?Have you heard back from Dr Sears?Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03181442844616803097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-54470435834500995112007-12-18T12:02:00.000-06:002007-12-18T12:02:00.000-06:00PJ - here's my best guess on the dietary fat quest...PJ - here's my best guess on the dietary fat question. If you have excess body-fat, it is due to insulin being to high, because the insulin "locks away" the fat so it isn't used for energy.<BR/><BR/>Once you stop eating carbohydrates and your insulin drops, the fat begins to flow out of the fat cells. That you have this extra energy source available should serve to curb your appetite. The amount of fat you eat will likely be what's required to make up the difference. Just be sure to "listen to your body", and only eat when you're hungry (but definitely eat when you are hungry - no need for starvation!)<BR/><BR/>That's been my experience, at least. For example, if I have a large meal (say, 16 oz. of steak with some sort of buttery sauce, veggies, and sugar-free ice cream), I typically am not hungry for the next meal or two. So I don't eat.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290594860469294453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-72597318200297583692007-12-16T00:39:00.000-06:002007-12-16T00:39:00.000-06:00"Their most recent article published in October ex..."Their most recent article published in October explains that the body needs carbohydrates for energy..."<BR/><BR/>I thought that was the whole POINT of a ketogenic diet -- that the body became able to make its own energy using its fat storage as source, rather than incoming carbs.<BR/><BR/>(On another topic sort of, I'm a little confused on why the fat is needed to be so high for sufficient energy, and how this jives with people always saying if you eat too much fat your body will use that for energy rather than your own fat defeating the whole purpose. If someday you could write something my little brain cells could understand about this, I'd appreciate it!)PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391277875371518678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-85510316702145685422007-12-12T15:04:00.000-06:002007-12-12T15:04:00.000-06:00Carol is a bit miffed. I'm just surprised that sh...Carol is a bit miffed. I'm just surprised that she would post a study and not make any comment regarding it which implies that she fully agrees with the study. Maybe that is why she may have received some nasty comments or comments asking what her thoughts were on the study. <BR/>I knew the study was full of inaccuracies and am glad it was discussed on your blog Regina. I do agree that you need more carbs for body-building but not all of us are into it.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03181442844616803097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-91160789956397174972007-12-12T05:47:00.000-06:002007-12-12T05:47:00.000-06:00I am 56, been low carb for 5 years(about 40 grams ...I am 56, been low carb for 5 years(about 40 grams a day) have lost 140 lbs. 2 months ago my bone density was checked and it is perfect. I can't believe these people who come out with this stuff. So intent on making the evidence say what they want it to, they can't see the forest for the trees.TESShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354025359300489391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-83924115285656898102007-12-11T14:14:00.000-06:002007-12-11T14:14:00.000-06:00Those of us who have been eating low carb for year...Those of us who have been eating low carb for years find that we have more stamina, and that during those times that we eat higher levels of carbs, (vacations, holidays, etc.), we tend to have less energy, but after we get back to our low carb routine, the energy returns, the stamina returns. If this is stress on the body, I'll take it any day of the week. <BR/><BR/>Someone needs to do a long-term study, using people who are dedicated to eating low carb, and keep track of their health markers over a period of months or years. I'm sure there are a lot of us willing to be guinea pigs to prove, once and for all, that a controlled carbohydrate approach is the healthiest way to eat.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15334039096606194755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-75662982161581170542007-12-11T06:00:00.000-06:002007-12-11T06:00:00.000-06:00Just a quick note, apologies if this has already b...Just a quick note, apologies if this has already been mentioned:<BR/><BR/>Starchy carbs will generally increase the acid load on the body so I would find low carb/high carb irrelevant to acid/base load questions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-15982882593048558342007-12-11T01:01:00.000-06:002007-12-11T01:01:00.000-06:00Thanks for blogging about this study.Thanks for blogging about this study.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03181442844616803097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-54646943244633015002007-12-10T17:27:00.000-06:002007-12-10T17:27:00.000-06:00I'm willing to give the whole acid/base thing the ...I'm willing to give the whole acid/base thing the benefit of the doubt and eat a little more spinach. If you look at the bone density of children, though, it's pretty clear hormones trump acid/base almost every time. <BR/> Gotta wonder about the vitamin d status of the people in the study. <BR/> If all we had to argue about was whether to eat 100 to 125 grams of carbs or to eat less than that, we'd all be skinny as Europeans. (Europeans in the sixties, anyway...)donnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02107555662488785352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-26199209461011281072007-12-10T16:49:00.000-06:002007-12-10T16:49:00.000-06:00In the mass of papers I have collected, I have a c...In the mass of papers I have collected, I have a copy of a report about a study done in 2005 at Connecticut University (Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 90: 26-31, 2005) showing that the calcium that is excreted by people eating more protein does not come from the bones. The percentage of calcium in the urine that came from bone actually went down. The extra calcium was the result of excess calcium being absorbed from the intestines. <BR/><BR/>Two other studies, one done on children (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 82: 1107-1114, 2005), and one on over a thousand elderly women (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 81, No.6, 1423-1428, June 2005.), showed that higher protein consumption resulted in greater bone density. <BR/><BR/>Judy Barnes Baker<BR/>"Carb Wars; Sugar is the New Fat"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07053134310397139667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-74244622592459579952007-12-10T16:13:00.000-06:002007-12-10T16:13:00.000-06:00I have a lot of respect for Dr. Sears - and on the...I have a lot of respect for Dr. Sears - and on the diet trial comments he made, I actually thought he was justified in making the comments he did and said so here:<BR/><BR/>http://weightoftheevidence.blogspot.com/2007/03/bad-science-good-publicity.html<BR/><BR/>With the study I mentioned in this post regarding my asking for details on the menus of those participating - it is the only email I've ever sent that Dr. Sears did not reply.....I remain very curious about what the subjects ate for both diets because the nutrient intakes (micronutrients) don't seem to mesh with what one would consume on either protocol.....seeing what they ate might shed light on why the groups had the outcomes they did, and actually help us all better understand the micronutrient impacts on both types of diets..https://www.blogger.com/profile/09224160356421549054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-79874440366587423172007-12-10T16:05:00.000-06:002007-12-10T16:05:00.000-06:00Barry Sears has always been an Atkins basher and h...Barry Sears has always been an Atkins basher and has seemed to me to be jealous of the success of low carb diets. I remember some pretty bitter comments when his diet lost out in that diet comparison trial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-50530067539915733622007-12-10T13:19:00.000-06:002007-12-10T13:19:00.000-06:00The term "stress" is often bandied about in an arb...The term "stress" is often bandied about in an arbitrary fashion. We should restrict the meaning of "stress" to its technical meaning, which is activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Eating carbs raises insulin, which turn activates the HPA axis. The more insulin, the more stress. This point is routinely ignored. Instead we have situation seen here, where researchers are overly focused on the effect of micronutrients, completely missing the big picture.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290594860469294453noreply@blogger.com