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Impaired physical performance is a common but not obligate result of a low carbohydrate diet. Lessons from traditional Inuit culture indicate that time for adaptation, optimized sodium and potassium nutriture, and constraint of protein to 15–25 % of daily energy expenditure allow unimpaired endurance performance despite nutritional ketosis.

The belief that low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol causesatherosclerosis and subsequent heart disease is a fundamentalprecept of modern medicine. Therapies aimed at reducing serumLDL cholesterol are currently considered to be an essential elementof any attempt to prevent coronary heart disease (CHD).While it currently enjoys widespread acceptance among healthauthorities and medical practitioners, numerous lines of evidenceraise questions about the LDL hypothesis. Native LDL cholesterol isa vitally important substance and is not in any way atherogenic.Statin drugs, the only LDL-lowering agents shown to have clinicalbenefit in reducing the incidence of heart disease, have beenshown to exert their benefits via mechanisms totally unrelated toLDL cholesterol reduction.A potential causative role in atherosclerosis and heart diseasehas indeed been detected for oxidized LDL, but this form of LDLshows no correlation with serum levels of native LDL. Rather,individual antioxidant status appears to be a key factor influencingserum concentrations of oxidized LDL.

Objective: Various studies have convincingly shown the beneficial effect of ketogenic diet (in which the daily consumption of carbohydrate is less than 20 grams, regardless of fat, protein and caloric intake) in reducing weight in obese subjects. However, its long term effect on obese subjects with high total cholesterol (as compared to obese subjects with normal cholesterol level) is lacking. It is believed that ketogenic diet may have adverse effect on the lipid profile. Therefore, in this study the effect of ketogenic diet in obese subjects with high cholesterol level above 6 mmol/L is compared to those with normocholesterolemia for a period of 56 weeks.Results: The body weight and body mass index of both groups decreased significantly (P < 0.0001). The level of total holesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and blood glucose level decreased significantly (P < 0.0001), whereas HDL holesterol increased significantly (P < 0.0001) after the treatment in both groups.Conclusion: This study shows the beneficial effects of ketogenic diet following its long term administration in obese subjects with a high level of total cholesterol. Moreover, this study demonstrates that low carbohydrate diet is safe to use for a longer period of time in obese subjects with a high total cholesterol level and those with normocholesterolemia.

The following is a low carb bread recipe. Here are some important notes about the recipe: This recipe contains gluten and nuts and is not suitable for those with a nut or gluten allergy.Diabetics should test blood sugar levels before, one hour after and two hours after consuming the bread for the first time.Please e-mail your comments to graeme.chatham@btinternet.com (mailto:graeme.chatham@btinternet.com) who produced the recipe and kindly allowed us to post it.

The leading exercise physiology textbook tells us a “low-carbohydrate diet sets the stage for a significant loss of lean tissue as the body recruits amino acids from muscle to maintain blood glucose via gluconeogenesis [the formation of glucose from non-carbohydrate molecules such as amino acids].” Consequently, many exercise scientists maintain that the low-carbohydrate diets suck donkey balls because you will lose muscle mass rather than body fat. However, this is clearly not the case. Further, many scientists still claim a calorie is a calorie no matter what you eat. This article separates facts from the urban legends.