Carbohydrates, Time for A Critical Appraisal

For some reason I can't load any posts today. So, just in
case this hasn't already been mentioned, I'll post it and
see what happens. Repeating this from a.s.d.

As Dylan wrote, the times they are a-changing...

This was published in DiabetesHealth on 26th June:
http://diabeteshealth.com/read/2008/06/26/5802.html#comments

'Twenty-four diabetes doctors and researchers from the
United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland, Sweden
and ****tugal have published a study criticizing the American
Diabetes Association (ADA) assertion that diabetics should
consume no fewer than 130 mg of carbohydrates daily and the
European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)
statement that low-carb diets are “not justified.”'

It goes on to re****t on this paper, published in Nutrition &
Metabolism on 8th April 2008:

Dietary carbohydrate restriction in type 2 diabetes mellitus
and metabolic syndrome: time for a critical appraisal
http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/pdf/1743-7075-5-9.pdf

"Abstract

Current nutritional approaches to metabolic syndrome and
type 2 diabetes generally rely on reductions in dietary fat.
The success of such approaches has been limited and therapy
more generally relies on pharmacology. The argument is made
that a re-evaluation of the role of carbohydrate
restriction, the historical and intuitive approach to the
problem, may provide an alternative and possibly superior
dietary strategy. The rationale is that carbohydrate
restriction improves glycemic control and reduces insulin
fluctuations which are primary targets.

Experiments are summarized showing that
carbohydrate-restricted diets are at least as effective for
weight loss as low-fat diets and that substitution of fat
for carbohydrate is generally beneficial for risk of
cardiovascular disease. These beneficial effects of
carbohydrate restriction do not require weight loss.
Finally, the point is reiterated that carbohydrate
restriction improves all of the features of metabolic
syndrome."

Before commenting further, I invite those interested in the
subject to read both the article and the paper.

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
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