Posted on 09/05/2009 5:10:07 PM PDT by neverdem
Four things were obvious about the Atkins diet:
1. LDL (good) went up
2. Triglycerides were lowered
3. Avg weight loss was 30% more (considered insignificant by the authors)
4. HDL was elevated by a few percent (considered significant by the same authors)
One of his books (coauthor) is previewed on Google thusly:
“CSIRO as a leading authority in dietary research, was contacted by many dieticians with concerns about the promotion of high protein diets, without reliable supporting evidence.
CSIRO as a leading authority in dietary research, was contacted by many dieticians with concerns about the promotion of high protein diets, without reliable supporting evidence.The Clinic had conducted studies over the years with different types and different levels of protein.
The benefits they showed are subtle but are at least as effective as traditional high carbohydrate, low-fat diets.
To investigate further, Clinic researchers studied 100 overweight and obese women on two different diets over a period of 12 weeks. The women were divided into two groups:
one group was placed on a high protein, low fat diet,
the other group was given a high carbohydrate, low fat diet.
Dr Noake’s team had a hypothesis - that if kilojoule intake for each diet was the same then there shouldn’t be any difference in weight loss.
But they did see a difference.
More weight and fat was lost by the women on the higher protein diet, particularly if they had high blood fats, called triglycerides.
More dropped out of the high carbohydrate diet, which was a surprise, because they didn’t expect the high protein foods to appeal to women as much as the starchy foods.
So the higher-protein diet was more successful because people preferred it!
The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet, rrp A$34.95, is available from CSIRO PUBLISHING and most bookstores.”
The theme of their studies seems to eschew fats of any kind up to now.
Bad science marker!
I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss it, especially if it is reproducible.
My uncle had not seen my mother in twenty years.
When he did he was gobsmacked. “it is like she discovered the fountain of youth” he exclaimed.
“Unfortunately for us, it is diet and exercise” I told him.
“And who wants to do that?” he answered.
Do you know why the stomach is an acidic environment? Do you know why the intestinal lumen is full of enzymes?
There are several ways to DNA gets transferred. A piece of DNA enclosed in a bacteriophage could be resistant to acid and self enzymes, also by several mechanisms.
It just doesn't happen.
Of several legitimate concerns with gene modified organisms, that has to be lower on the list than little green men from Mars.
LOL.. if it was engineered to get in, it would. Live in your dream world if you want tho.
If I wanted to design an orally administered DNA medicine that could be eaten absorbed and then get inside the cell nucleus to mess around with the host DNA; I would be told just how impossible that is.
That you think it can take place by accident shows how little you know of the subject.
I know the subject. I work in this area.
DNA from the things you eat DO NOT get inside your own DNA. That is delusional.
Thanks for the post. My husband who has diabetes was told this quite some time ago. His kidneys have been effected some what, just hope they do not get worse.
I work as well. You should be careful with your own delusion of thinking you know all see all, clearly, you do not.
And I did not say it was placed their by accident, silly. There are many useful organisms that thrive in the stomach. Clearly you are behind on your genetics.
As I said, of the several legitimate concerns about Gene Mod Organisms that one ranks somewhere below little green men from Mars.
uh oh ping
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