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Long term effects of ketogenic dietshot!
- 03.05.2007
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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.
- Homepage: http://ca.geocities.com/eepobee/cq1l10803t1j9621.pdf
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LDL Cholesterol: "Bad" Cholesterol, or Bad Science?hot!
- 10.01.2007
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The belief that low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol causes
atherosclerosis and subsequent heart disease is a fundamental
precept of modern medicine. Therapies aimed at reducing serum
LDL cholesterol are currently considered to be an essential element
of any attempt to prevent coronary heart disease (CHD).
While it currently enjoys widespread acceptance among health
authorities and medical practitioners, numerous lines of evidence
raise questions about the LDL hypothesis. Native LDL cholesterol is
a vitally important substance and is not in any way atherogenic.
Statin drugs, the only LDL-lowering agents shown to have clinical
benefit in reducing the incidence of heart disease, have been
shown to exert their benefits via mechanisms totally unrelated to
LDL cholesterol reduction.
A potential causative role in atherosclerosis and heart disease
has indeed been detected for oxidized LDL, but this form of LDL
shows no correlation with serum levels of native LDL. Rather,
individual antioxidant status appears to be a key factor influencing
serum concentrations of oxidized LDL. - Hits: 273
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Ketogenic diets and physical performancehot!
- 11.01.2007
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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.
- Homepage: http://nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/1/1/2
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Hidden Truth About Cholesterol-Lowering Drugshot!
- 10.01.2007
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The cholesterol-lowering myth being spread by pharmaceutical companies
worldwide could rightfully be considered the deadliest health myth in the history of mankind. Numerous studies consistently show that the higher our cholesterol the longer we live and vice-versa. This reality has been hidden and pushed under the already-stuffed pharmaceutical rug. - Hits: 298
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Health promotion when the 'vaccine' does not workhot!
- 06.03.2007
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ABSTRACT
The epidemics of obesity, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes have worsened over the past decades. During this time our preventive and therapeutic approach (the ‘vaccine’), consisting of a low-fat diet and exercise, has remained fundamentally unchanged. A case is made that these conditions are inter-related and may be caused by a single underlying factor related to the carbohydrate content of diet. The validity of the present approach is challenged when those most knowledgeable in its application succumb to diseases it is meant to prevent. Others argue against the status quo that a low-carbohydrate diet may be more beneficial. A strong belief in the present approach discouraged research into low-carbohydrate diets until recently. Several studies have now demonstrated their benefits and are refuting old claims that they cause harm. Aboriginal people suffer more acutely from the epidemics in question and their dietary history suggests that a sudden increase in carbohydrates is to blame. Recent studies and a case history demonstrate that carbohydrate consumption can drive appetite and over-eating while carbohydrate restriction leads to weight loss and improvement in the markers for metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. The growing evidence in support of low-carbohydrate diets will encounter resistance from economic interests threatened by changes in consumption patterns. - Hits: 283