Closeminded scientists like this give science a black eye.
The low fat diet performed the WORST of the group,
even against a very high fat diet that had MORE calories.
The high fat diet was 65 fricken percent fat!!!!!
This calorie is a calorie stuff is finally being challenged.
The Docs in the books ive been reading have been asserting
that it takes more energy to breakdown protein so you lose
some calories in digestion.
The other point they make is that protein and fat is also used
in human body tissue building and is therefore NEVER broken
down all the way, like carbs are, and therefore you cannot
count these as "full" calories in a sense. ( My wording...my summary).
They are shocked by these findings because they have
all these older studies that seem to say the opposite, but
I think they have simply been drawing the wrong conclusions.
Their study may be valid, and their data is valid also, but they
are failing because of assumptions they are making.
For example... all the studies I come across study the effects
of removing fat from the diet, and they get good results.
The PROBLEM is, they did not account for the protein and fat
variables which are having side effects.
Atkins has shown, that if you remove most of the carbs, then
the "heart numbers" ALSO get better.
As some of these docs are implying, the bad stuff happens when
you mix high carbs with high fat.
This has lead me to develop my own hypothesis based
on an evolutionary model.
Ancient man typically did NOT have meals which included
lots of fat and protein and carbs all combined.
One day...he may munch on a fruit tree all day long.
The next day, he nails rabbit and eats all fat and protein... and so on.
Insulin spikes seem to cause fat to be stored away and plaque
to coat our arteries.
A LOW fat diet prevents this because there is not enough fat.
A HIGH fat/protein diet prevents this because there is not
enough carbs to create a real insulin spike which causes the damage.
I would LOVE to see a study test MY hypothesis
You could try something like rotating days.
One day you eat all protein and fat.
The next day you can eat all carbs, but with very low fat...some protein ok.
Hmmmmmmmmmmm......
In any case... the article is very interesting.
I cant wait to see if the Stanford study also shows if the
Atkins diet beats a low fat diet in weight loss.
I think the establishment may be getting a wake up call and
realize that their research, although not flawed, has been used
to draw the wrong conclusions.
peace
axeman
The low fat diet performed the WORST of the group,
even against a very high fat diet that had MORE calories.
The high fat diet was 65 fricken percent fat!!!!!
This calorie is a calorie stuff is finally being challenged.
The Docs in the books ive been reading have been asserting
that it takes more energy to breakdown protein so you lose
some calories in digestion.
The other point they make is that protein and fat is also used
in human body tissue building and is therefore NEVER broken
down all the way, like carbs are, and therefore you cannot
count these as "full" calories in a sense. ( My wording...my summary).
They are shocked by these findings because they have
all these older studies that seem to say the opposite, but
I think they have simply been drawing the wrong conclusions.
Their study may be valid, and their data is valid also, but they
are failing because of assumptions they are making.
For example... all the studies I come across study the effects
of removing fat from the diet, and they get good results.
The PROBLEM is, they did not account for the protein and fat
variables which are having side effects.
Atkins has shown, that if you remove most of the carbs, then
the "heart numbers" ALSO get better.
As some of these docs are implying, the bad stuff happens when
you mix high carbs with high fat.
This has lead me to develop my own hypothesis based
on an evolutionary model.
Ancient man typically did NOT have meals which included
lots of fat and protein and carbs all combined.
One day...he may munch on a fruit tree all day long.
The next day, he nails rabbit and eats all fat and protein... and so on.
Insulin spikes seem to cause fat to be stored away and plaque
to coat our arteries.
A LOW fat diet prevents this because there is not enough fat.
A HIGH fat/protein diet prevents this because there is not
enough carbs to create a real insulin spike which causes the damage.
I would LOVE to see a study test MY hypothesis
You could try something like rotating days.
One day you eat all protein and fat.
The next day you can eat all carbs, but with very low fat...some protein ok.
Hmmmmmmmmmmm......
In any case... the article is very interesting.
I cant wait to see if the Stanford study also shows if the
Atkins diet beats a low fat diet in weight loss.
I think the establishment may be getting a wake up call and
realize that their research, although not flawed, has been used
to draw the wrong conclusions.
peace
axeman