Posted on 04/20/2011 4:03:02 PM PDT by decimon
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Kidney failure is a main complication of diabetes, but a lab study on mice showed that a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet could reverse that in eight weeks, US researchers said Wednesday.
The extreme food plan is known as a ketogenic diet and is often used to treat children with drug-resistant epilepsy. It starves the body of carbs and sugars, thereby tricking the body into burning fat for fuel instead of glucose.
The diet is so restrictive it must be devised with an expert's help. Meal options may include scrambled eggs with cream, a bacon and butter omelet, or lettuce doused in mayonnaise.
Doctors theorized the diet might work for diabetics by blocking the toxic effects of glucose, a simple sugar made as the body metabolizes food but that can become harmful in diabetics who lack enough insulin to regulate it.
So the team at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York took two groups of mice that were genetically predisposed to having Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. Half were fed a standard, high-carb diet while the other half received a ketogenic diet.
After eight weeks, kidney failure was reversed in the ketogenic-fed mice, said the study published in the open-access journal PLoS ONE.
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Paleo-caveman ping.
Otherwise known as “eating only protein and fat”.
It’s the Atkins diet.
Typically, I gather that people who go on a high carb, low- or no-fat diet not only foul up their blood chemistry, but are at risk of developing a fatty liver and other problems.
Switching over to a high fat, high protein, and almost no-carb diet will often normalize their blood, especially if they take large amounts of Omega-3 fish oil, and reverse a fatty liver by incorporating Vitamin E. They can lose weight fairly rapidly on such a diet as well, as carbs are essential to produce and maintain body fat.
But this takes it a step further, by so emphasizing fats that normal metabolism is turned on its head.
In Europe, it is now standard practice for diabetics to take Vitamin B-1 supplements, because much of their renal (kidney) distress has been associated with the loss of B-1 due to excessive urination.
I’ll add that they also recommend that diabetics take R-Alpha Lipoic Acid (OTC) to stave off neuropathy in their extremities, nerve damage in their feet. (Note: specifically R-ALA, as just ALA also contains L-ALA, which can prevent the effect of the R-ALA).
Yes, it is the Atkins diet but they would never admit that. I never understood why people were so hostile to Atkins.
Atkins was right.
Dr. Valerie Saxon did a whole show on this, some folks lowered chronic high blood pressure just by drinking more good clean water, who knew. Give your kidneys a break , lube'um up.
I sometimes get a gallon of distilled from world wreckin' Wall Mart.
You gotta do what you gotta do to get hydrated, it's gotta taste good to get enough down.
I also have a Zero Water filter pitcher, filters cost $15 but it's really good tasting zero total solids water.
Gee, now I want some, I got thirsty jus' thinkin' about it.
On Atkins right now since 1-26-2011 and have lost 24 pounds nearly effortlessly. You don’t have to be hungry you just have to basically stop eating processed carbs, mostly sugar. Sugar is the enemy of man. I am so much healthier now, in fact I’ve normalized my BP and no longer take the meds for it. All in a matter of about 3 months- incredible. I’ll
defend Dr. Atkins any day
“I’ll defend Dr. Atkins any day.”
Same here. Just lost 28 lbs and used Atkins the last 2 weeks and lost 12 of those 28. Feel fantastic and bacon and eggs for breakfast is a great thing. Bacon is awesome. I repeat...Bacon is awesome!
Mt doctor encouraged it and he himself is a high protein/low carb guy.
good for you. when i eat as you, i can go on extended vacations on come home weighing the nice low amount as weighed before vacation, with out starving myself. i just eat protein, veggies, limited if at all fruit (berries or apple mainly) and very limited carbs. I also exercise regularly and weight train, but i don’t have to work out much when on vacation if i eat this way. add sugar and carbs to my life and we have a woman easily 10-20 lbs heavier with severe mood swings. is the sugar worth it? no. it is worth going through the withdrawals and eating as you suggested as a way of life. i also have much more natural energy.
i also drink a lot of water and try decaf and caf. green tea.
yep. my experience as well. bacon and eggs rock. love myself some butter too :-).
greek yoghurt and raw almonds are also a favorite.
This is not the Atkins diet.
“(5% carbohydrate, 8% protein, 87% fat)”
http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0018604
People were hostile to Atkins because his the effectiveness of his diet was contrary to previously held theories they believed. It is surprising how resistant theoretical “knowledge” is to empirical challenges.
I disagree. I think the water drinking fad is simply that. I don’t know of any good, reliable studies that show a benefit (in normal people of course) of drinking water more than you are thirsty for.
But - if you can point me to some good studies, I’m willing to consider adjusting my opinion.
(And, sodas and other sweet drinks are another issue - of course they’re bad for you).
I have trouble drinking plain water even the reverse osmosis and filter that I use. I’m sure you would say the water tastes fine but I need to add a modifying flavor then all is well.
With “Crystal Light” iced tea flavoring, I can drink a gallon. I’m looking for other options and suggestions.
I pinch off the top bit & let it flaost in my glass water tumbler, I seem to be able to get more down this way.
Plus , it looks rad!
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