Posted on 03/07/2007 5:16:41 AM PST by shrinkermd
This is from the Journal Of American Medical Association published on 7 March 2007. The authors are Christopher D. Gardner, PhD et al and the study was sponsored by Stanford University.
This is a prospective study of these diets. The Atkins Diet is very low carbohydrate. The LEARN DIET is a comprehensive lifestyle, excercise, attitude and relationship approach that includes a diet low in fat and high carbohydrate. The Ornish Diet is very high in carbohydrates. The Zone Diet is low in carbohydrate. These diets are popular and can be easily Googled.
Seventy or more premenopausal women randomly assigned to each diet. They were instructed in the diet over two months and the final determination of efficacy was made at 12 months.
The Atkins diet lost more weight and had more favorable metabolic effects than the other three diets. At the end of 1 year women in the Adkins cohort lost, on the average, 4.7 kilograms (10.4 lbs);the others scaled down from this figure. Similar results were found at 6 months and also for the trigylcerides and other measurements
I've seen no study that finds ketogenic diets are harmful to normal people.
No study because it's common knowledge that they can be harmful (ask a diabetic in ketoacidosis).
But you eat whatever you want to darlin'.
But they aren't 'long term' successful. Folks go off and on them, but most go off and stay off.
They're the most common of the "I tried it diets". Though I respect SB just a tiny bit more.
Common knowledge isn't good enough. It used to be common knowledge that antibiotics wouldn't help ulcers.
Ok,
I can site research, but I really don't want to today.
I'm pretty sure there is nothing I can say or do that will change your mind. So I'm not going to try.
Why bother?
(Yes, this I've learned after many years here.)
To each his own I guess....but....there has been no other diet that we could live with and still maintain our health.
I've been following the guidelines for the New American Plate put out by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) for almost a year now and have lost a lot of weight. The doctor tells me my cholesterol and lipids are "beautiful." I enjoy eating more than I ever have because I'm getting wonderful fresh, non-processed food in whatever quantity I want.
Lol.
Hey, I'd love more input on threads like these from people with your background. :-)
I love the AICR! And yeah, it's the way I try to eat myself (when I stay away from the lemonade machine).
As for posting on these threads more,
LOL! Yeah, maybe.
“While I do agree that EVERYTHING has a money trail, I cannot except the fact that something that passes across hundreds of peoples desks and dozens of boards and commitees can be accepted and presented to the entire population while knowingly being something that would be harmfull.”
Old thread... but...
What a ridiculous comment.
The government does idiotic things all the time that meet your criteria.
EPA, FDA, Dept of Education, you name it.
Your argument is a logical fallacy - appeal to authority.
“No study because it’s common knowledge that they can be harmful (ask a diabetic in ketoacidosis)”
Dietary ketosis and ketoacidosis are totally different metabolically. Totally different pathways.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketosis
“””The government does idiotic things all the time that meet your criteria....””””
Like what?
Thanks for reminding me of why I don’t come here anymore ;)
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.