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Krauss RM, Blanche PJ, Rawlings RS, Fernstrom HS, PT.

Separate effects of reduced carbohydrate intake and weight loss on atherogenic

dyslipidemia.

Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 May;83(5):1025-31.

PMID: 16685042 http://tinyurl.com/eudwy

The pdf from the above is availed. The below free full text paper appeared to

present an analysis

of note of the above paper. Observe the results of the five figures. The

results appeared to

demonstrate the benefits of low-carbohydrates well and positively for our

health.

Feinman RD, Volek JS.

Low carbohydrate diets improve atherogenic dyslipidemia even in the absence of

weight loss.

Nutr Metab (Lond). 2006 Jun 21;3:24.

PMID: 16790045 http://tinyurl.com/fq4mo

... carbohydrate restriction ... potential effects on cardiovascular risk

although many

literature reports have shown that they are actually protective even in the

absence of weight

loss. A recent report of Krauss et al. (AJCN, 2006) separates the effects of

weight loss and

carbohydrate restriction. They clearly confirm that carbohydrate restriction

leads to an

improvement in atherogenic lipid states in the absence of weight loss or in the

presence of higher

saturated fat. In distinction, low fat diets seem to require weight loss for

effective improvement

in atherogenic dyslipidemia.

-- Al Pater, PhD; email: old542000@...

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>> In distinction, low fat diets seem to

> require weight loss for effective improvement

> in atherogenic dyslipidemia.

The results we publish, as have others, which include

20-30% drops in cholesterol, LDL, TGs, Insulin, etc

all happen with 7-12-21 days, where there has not been

enough time for enough weight loss to improve lipids.

Weight loss, is often not even part of or essential to

these results.

, also published on the Portfolio Diet,

achieving nearly 30 Drop in LDL on a lower fat diet,

again, without significant weight loss., though he did

add in plant sterols and soluble fiber.

However, As I have said dozens of times (And wish

these researchers would get right) is that if you use

a 25% fat diet, typical of the American diet, in your

study, and it doesn't fare well, then please do not

compare this to, or knock a healthy low fat, high

fiber diet that bares no resemblance to the diet in

the study. It only proves once again that the

typical American diet is so bad, that even if you

reduce the fat slightly, it doesn't make it any

better.

Not only is this misleading and wrong to not clarify

these issues, i am beginning to think of these studies

as professionally irresponsible.

Oh well

Jeff

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