Diabetes Diet War (Hint: High carbing doesn't work)

US News ^ | 7/14/03 | Dara Mayers

[Nov3]

Diabetes diet war
The nutrition advice given to most diabetics might be killing them

By Dara Mayers
The bible says "make starches the star." That's the Diabetes Food and Nutrition Bible, published by the American Diabetes Association. "Grains, beans, and starchy vegetables form the foundation of the Diabetes Food Pyramid. The message is to eat more of these foods than of any of the other food groups." For 17 million Americans with diabetes, diet is a crucial part of treatment, And what the ADA bible preaches, many doctors, nutritionists, and patients believe.

But what if the ADA's high-starch diet--another way of saying high-carbohydrate--is not healthy for people with diabetes but harmful to them instead?

This possibility is now the source of heated debate in the diabetes community. It is "the most controversial aspect of diabetes treatment today," says Scott King, editor-in-chief of Diabetes Interview magazine. How controversial? "Malpractice!" is how physician and diabetes specialist Lois Jovanovic, chief scientific officer of the Sansum Medical Research Institute in Santa Barbara, Calif., describes conventional high-carb nutrition advice.

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[Nov3]

Gee, you mean that since carbohydrates convert to pure sugar that diabetics shouldn't carb load? But Dr. Atkins COULDN'T be right. He said sugar mattered...that crackpot.

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[Nov3]

Excuse the double excerpting. The lack of Rice Krispies and Wonder Bread must be rotting my brain.

[Wolfie]

If that's what you were basing your carb intake around, no wonder you had problems.

[EggsAckley]

They only just NOW figured this out?? A lot of us have known it for decades.

[Nov3]

If that's what you were basing your carb intake around, no wonder you had problems.

Not according to the American Heart Association. They put their seal of approval on almost any food as long as it's low in fat. Go down the kiddie cereal section of the grocery store and look what the AHA approves of.

BTW, fortunately I never bought into George McGovern's and ADM's food pyramid and don't have diabetes.

[SwinneySwitch]

The ADA is a little behind the curve!

Carbohydrate Addict

[Nov3]

They only just NOW figured this out?? A lot of us have known it for decades.

Doctors don't want to admit they let the grain industry teach them about nutrition.

[EggsAckley]

^^ the number one reason I don't trust doctors.

[mewzilla]

What ever happened to just eating right and exercising? This isn't rocket science.

[dfwgator]

What ever happened to just eating right and exercising? This isn't rocket science.

Yeah, but nobody ever made any money by advocating such a simple idea.

[Nov3]

What ever happened to just eating right and exercising? This isn't rocket science.

You're right. There's no way the amount of sugar in the diet has any relevance when treating a disease of glucose intolerance. Why don't all of those silly diabetics try to treat themselves by following the food pyramid. WAIT! They have been!

As far as exercise goes, it does help to lower blood sugar, but it can only help so much. It cannot counteract the havoc that a high carb diet wreaks.

[Larry Lucido]

But Dr. Atkins COULDN'T be right. He said sugar mattered...that crackpot.

But....Dr. Atkins DIED! Proof that his diet is dangerous!

/sarcasm

[banjo joe]

Gubmint spent millions (or more) and how many decades developing the carbo-rich food pyramid on one hand, and is now braying about obese Americans!

It's for the children.

[mewzilla]

Every single Type II diabetic I know has overaten their way into developing it. Many could control their diabetes through execise and proper nutrition and choose not to do so (they'd rather not change their behavior and rely on drugs). I don't know anyone who's overweight and eats right and exercises.

[Satadru]

Actually, the problem is not really carbs but food that are high on the glycemic index. For example, vegetables, fruits and fiber-rich carbohydrates, in other words complex carbs, are not bad. Fructose rich carbs, on the other hand, are the real culprit. Having said that, I would rather prefer a protein rich diet like fish, healthy red meat, poultry, kidney beans and

[EggsAckley]

EggsAckley!!

I learned about this from Adele Davis' books back in the 70s. I started having low blood sugar, and couldn't function till I got on her program. Think I'm gonna go back on it again soon. It's not only good for weight loss, but also contributes to just well-being and feeling good.

[ladtx]

Exactly EggsAckley.

[SamAdams76]

For years, I was a low-carb skeptic. I just couldn't believe that increasing your fats and protein would cause you to lose weight. It went against everything that the medical community had been saying for years. So I continued eating my oatmeal and pancakes for breakfast (instead of eggs and bacon) and my bowls of pasta instead of what I really wanted, a good juicy steak. As well, I ate bagels for lunch and snacked on all kinds of high-carb snacks, avoiding the fat whenever I could.

Well I figured I'd give this low-carb thing a try. So I went low-carb on April 1 and have lost 51 pounds since. If anybody out there was a skeptic like me, I urge you to give it a try. I never did the Atkins plan with the ketosis and all. But I did cut carbs out of my diet as much as I could as well as all junk and processed foods (which are loaded with carbs). I now have eggs every morning for breakfast and lots of steak and other meats. What a difference. Wish I'd done this 10 years ago.

[Nov3]

Every single Type II diabetic I know has overeaten their way into developing it.

Oh I totally believe you here. 100 percent agreement. But they didn't develop diabetes because they overconsumed steak and asparagus and blueberries. These foods have very little effect on blood sugar, and the pancreas would not have exhausted itself responding to blood sugar spikes from these foods.

But we digress. How is making sugar the foundation of a diet for impaired glucose tolerance appropriate?