If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Low-carb diet better than low-fat diet at improving metabolic syndrome
17 Nov 2005 In an article published today in the open access journal Nutrition & Metabolism, Jeff Volek and Richard Feinman review the literature and show that the features of metabolic syndrome are precisely those that are improved by reducing carbohydrates in the diet. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of health signs that may occur together and indicate a risk for diabetes, stroke and heart disease. The markers of metabolic syndrome - high blood pressure, low HDL levels, high triglycerides, obesity, high blood glucose and high insulin levels - are all improved by a low carbohydrate diet. By contrast, the evidence shows that they are not improved, and can even be worsened by low fat/high carbohydrate diets. Previous research has never explicitly connected low carbohydrate intake and improvement of metabolic syndrome. The general recommendation to patients has been to focus on reducing fat intake. Volek et al. argue that the cause of metabolic syndrome is linked to insulin imbalance. Carbohydrates are the main stimulus for insulin, and reducing carbohydrate can be effective at restoring insulin responses. So reducing carbohydrate intake, not fat intake, should be the main aspect of treatment for metabolic syndrome, the authors argue. This is supported by data from previous research, which shows that carbohydrate reduction is more effective than fat reduction at improving all the components of metabolic syndrome. Article: Carbohydrate restriction improves the features of Metabolic Syndrome. Metabolic Syndrome may be defined by the response to carbohydrate restriction Jeff S Volek and Richard D Feinman Nutrition & Metabolism, in press Juliette Savin BioMed Central http://www.biomedcentral.com |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Ketogenic Diet Raises Brain Energy (Press Release) | jbuch | Low Carbohydrate Diets | 4 | November 17th, 2005 02:38 AM |
Low Carb Best for Metabolic Syndrome Improvement | jbuch | Low Carbohydrate Diets | 0 | November 16th, 2005 01:13 PM |
Dr Bernstein's Clinic (Canada) IS NOT Low Carb! | Abby Walker | Low Carbohydrate Diets | 8 | September 5th, 2005 06:13 AM |
Low Carb intelligence vs. low carb STUPIDITY | Steven C. \(Doktersteve\) | Low Carbohydrate Diets | 6 | February 5th, 2004 12:12 PM |
ARTICLE: Yet another study has shown that the Atkins diet works | Jim Marnott | Low Carbohydrate Diets | 108 | December 12th, 2003 03:12 AM |