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Re: Not doing so well on lower carbs! Advice?!From: Belle (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 5 Mar 2002 10:06:44 -0600 (CST)
Taking in veggies and fruit that are high in natural sugar is bad for us. The American Diabetic Association agrees. They recommend counting carbs and keeping a lower level of carbs. http://www.diabetes.org I have asked before, please let me know about research that indicates that there is *any* link between low carb and kidney function or heart disease. While I do not do Adkin's plan, I have heard the arguments against it before. Are you aware that it did not come out a couple of years ago but instead, it came out about 30 years ago. People have tried since then to refute the diet for 30 years but the evidence is not readily available. I have shared evidence that there is *no* link between high protein and kidney disease. I am very interested in *valid* information to the contrary. As far as heart disease, the predominant factor in cholesterol is genetics. It has far less to do with diet that was originally thought. In 1976, when my g-father had open heart surgery, diet was considered to be the most important factor but even as a little child I could recognize this as being totally stupid because this grandfather lived in the city and ate the "healthy" foods while my other grandfather ate sausage, bacon or pork chops every morning with eggs, gravy and biscuits. EVERY day, even on Sunday before church. This second grandfather never had high cholesterol, blood pressure, or any of the other symptoms of heart disease. In 1998, my first grandfather had a repeat open-heart surgery (the first time they uses leg vessels for the by-passes and those almost always wear out with time -- now they use chest vessels if possible), diet was still important but not the most important factor. Eggs were forbidden the first time, encouraged the second. The suggested diet was far different the second time around. We should not eat high fat but we should not eat high carb either. In addition to this incidental evidence (which in itself proves little), we have further incidental evidence of people who have gone on the Adkin's diet who do not have an increase in cholesterol or triglycerides and do lose weight, therefore reducing their risk of heart disease. On the other hand, there is a definate, proven link between diabetes and heart disease. Mere articles are not proof, they are frequently written with the basis on conventional thinking. What is required is repeatable research. If we relied on conventional thinking, we would still think that PCOS was only a female problem.
At Tue, 5 Mar 2002, Anne wrote:
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-- Awaiting evidence that will help us become healthier,
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