Mon, Jan-05-04, 08:32
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Plan: CKD
Stats: 225/170/150
BF:
Progress: 73%
Location: Austin, TX
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"Focusing on cholesterol is a myopic approach to health," said Colin Rose, associate professor of medicine at the McGill University Health Centre. "Any weight loss will lower total cholesterol and a high-carbohydrate diet will lower it more than a low-carb one," he said.
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Notice how he doesn't compare the effects of the various diets on HDL ("good") cholesterol and overall cardiac risk? I wonder why that is?
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The Duke study was funded by the Atkins Centre for Complementary Medicine, which is supported by profits from the sale of the book. Colin Rose was one of several health professionals interviewed to suggest the Atkins centre should fund more research, including the health aspects of low-carb eating.
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Wouldn't it be fair to call on Weight Watchers, Unilever, etc to fund more research into the health aspects of their approaches as well? Or am I being unreasonable? |