new research on low carb and even more interesting response
I've been reading a ton of political stuff recently, including some excellent books about why voters choose what they choose. And here's the short form of what I've learned: People decide based on their gut feelings and then look for the "evidence"later
It has little to do with the issues and little to do with rational thought. Decisions happen in the gut; the head rationalizes those feelings later on.
And if you think it's any different in nutrition, I'm sorry to disappoint you. No Virginia, deciding where you stand in the nutrition debates is no more rational than deciding where you stand on the political candidates.
Last month, Thomas Halton and associates published a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that showed that a low-fat diet didn't prevent type 2 diabetes. In fact, the low-carb diet performed better. What's probably most astonishing to anyone reading this is that the researcher himself was surprised by these results. "I was also suprised", Halton said, "that total carbohydrate consumption was associated with type 2 diabetes, and that the relative risk for the glycemic load was so high".
Well, Dr. Halton, you might be a little late to the party, but we're glad to have you just the same.
But here's where it gets interesting.
Within microseconds, vegan fanatic Dr. Joel Furhman published the following post on his website, DiseaseProof, under the headline: "Diabetic Confusion: Low-Carb Unhealthy, Veggies Healthy".
"And that's the truth!" said the poster, endorsed, obviously, by Fuhrman. "If you're looking to get healthy, lose weight, and prevent and reverse disease, DON'T even consider "low-carb" or "high-protein diets".
As my father used to say, sarcastically, "Don't confuse me with the facts".
Fuhrman is an interesting guy, but, like his cohorts over at Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, he has an agenda. And God could come out of heaven and show him that low-carb diets do wonders for a number of parameters of health and it wouldn't make much of a difference. He's made up his mind. Like so many others.
Don't bother to confuse him with the facts.
It has little to do with the issues and little to do with rational thought. Decisions happen in the gut; the head rationalizes those feelings later on.
And if you think it's any different in nutrition, I'm sorry to disappoint you. No Virginia, deciding where you stand in the nutrition debates is no more rational than deciding where you stand on the political candidates.
Last month, Thomas Halton and associates published a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that showed that a low-fat diet didn't prevent type 2 diabetes. In fact, the low-carb diet performed better. What's probably most astonishing to anyone reading this is that the researcher himself was surprised by these results. "I was also suprised", Halton said, "that total carbohydrate consumption was associated with type 2 diabetes, and that the relative risk for the glycemic load was so high".
Well, Dr. Halton, you might be a little late to the party, but we're glad to have you just the same.
But here's where it gets interesting.
Within microseconds, vegan fanatic Dr. Joel Furhman published the following post on his website, DiseaseProof, under the headline: "Diabetic Confusion: Low-Carb Unhealthy, Veggies Healthy".
"And that's the truth!" said the poster, endorsed, obviously, by Fuhrman. "If you're looking to get healthy, lose weight, and prevent and reverse disease, DON'T even consider "low-carb" or "high-protein diets".
As my father used to say, sarcastically, "Don't confuse me with the facts".
Fuhrman is an interesting guy, but, like his cohorts over at Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, he has an agenda. And God could come out of heaven and show him that low-carb diets do wonders for a number of parameters of health and it wouldn't make much of a difference. He's made up his mind. Like so many others.
Don't bother to confuse him with the facts.
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