Men's Health article exerpt

Perhaps the apparent bias against saturated fat is most evident in studies
on low-carbohydrate diets. Many versions of this approach are controversial
because they place no limitations on saturated-fat intake. As a result,
supporters of the diet-heart hypothesis have argued that low-carb diets will
increase the risk of heart disease. But published research doesn't show this
to be the case. When people on low-carb diets have been compared
head-to-head with those on low-fat diets, the low-carb dieters typically
scored significantly better on markers of heart disease, including small,
dense LDL cholesterol, HDL/LDL ratio, and triglycerides, which are a measure
of the amount of fat circulating in your blood.
For example, in a new 12-week study, University of Connecticut scientists
placed overweight men and women on either a low-carb or low-fat diet. Those
who followed the low-carb diet consumed 36 grams of saturated fat per day
(22 percent of total calories), which represented more than three times the
amount in the low-fat diet. Yet despite this considerably greater intake of
saturated fat, the low-carb dieters reduced both their number of small,
dense LDL cholesterol and their HDL/LDL ratio to a greater degree than those
who ate a low-fat diet. In addition, triglycerides decreased by 51 percent
in the low-carb group -- compared with 19 percent in the low-fat group.

source: http://www.malepatternfitness.com/st...0/18/104946/29

Small study - still, interesting stuff!




--
Sherry
lowcarb.owly.net

UsenetID wrote:
:: Perhaps the apparent bias against saturated fat is most evident in
:: studies on low-carbohydrate diets. Many versions of this approach
:: are controversial because they place no limitations on saturated-fat
:: intake. As a result, supporters of the diet-heart hypothesis have
:: argued that low-carb diets will increase the risk of heart disease.
:: But published research doesn't show this to be the case. When people
:: on low-carb diets have been compared head-to-head with those on
:: low-fat diets, the low-carb dieters typically scored significantly
:: better on markers of heart disease, including small, dense LDL
:: cholesterol, HDL/LDL ratio, and triglycerides, which are a measure
:: of the amount of fat circulating in your blood.
:: For example, in a new 12-week study, University of Connecticut
:: scientists placed overweight men and women on either a low-carb or
:: low-fat diet. Those who followed the low-carb diet consumed 36 grams
:: of saturated fat per day (22 percent of total calories), which
:: represented more than three times the amount in the low-fat diet.
:: Yet despite this considerably greater intake of saturated fat, the
:: low-carb dieters reduced both their number of small, dense LDL
:: cholesterol and their HDL/LDL ratio to a greater degree than those
:: who ate a low-fat diet. In addition, triglycerides decreased by 51
:: percent in the low-carb group -- compared with 19 percent in the
:: low-fat group.
::
:: source: http://www.malepatternfitness.com/st...0/18/104946/29
::
:: Small study - still, interesting stuff!

But at least it appears they came away with the correct conclusions.

For example, in a new 12-week study, University of Connecticut scientists
placed overweight men and women on either a low-carb or low-fat diet. --
Sherry


But, the problem is, we don't know what they mean when they say "a low-carb
diet." The Atkins diet isn't "low carb" when you include 12 weeks. By then,
it would be higher than induction by quite a bit. What do THEY consider "low
carb"?

Pat in TX

On Oct 18, 10:26 pm, "Pat" wrote:
For example, in a new 12-week study, University of Connecticut scientists
placed overweight men and women on either a low-carb or low-fat diet. --
Sherry

But, the problem is, we don't know what they mean when they say "a low-carb
diet." The Atkins diet isn't "low carb" when you include 12 weeks. By then,
it would be higher than induction by quite a bit. What do THEY consider "low
carb"?

If it's low carb and UConn, dollars to LC Donuts, it's Jeff Volek. He
is coauthor
on Men's Health's Targeted Nutrition Tactics (TNT) Plan. The nutrition
aspects
of this plan vary depending on goals, but generally, you eat to
satiation and you
avoid the white stuff, the root veggies, sugar coke, and pretty much
everything
else high in carbs. In the study, they probably used a more defined
plan than
TNT. If you're really interested in the details, you can probably find
the study
at pubmed.