Atkins Research Update; Controlled-Carbohydrate Research From Around the World


Volume 3, Issue II
August 2004

NEW YORK, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- As an ongoing service from Atkins Health & Medical Information Services to practicing physicians, and medical and lifestyle journalists, our communications department provides the latest
developments in clinical research on controlled-carbohydrate nutritional
practices and the Atkins Nutritional Approach(TM) (ANA(TM)) as they occur and are reported. In this special edition of the Research Update, we will
highlight several recent studies that show how diet and lifestyle impact such
conditions as Type 2 Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance.
According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes now affects
18.2 million people in the United States, and the Centers for Disease Control
has reported that 41 million Americans were prediabetic in year 2000. As a
result, the need to control this epidemic grows more urgent with each day.
Atkins Diabetes Revolution, the last major book planned by Dr. Robert C.
Atkins prior to his untimely death in 2003, goes on sale nationwide on
August 3. The book details the concept of utilizing controlled-carbohydrate
nutrition, supplementation, exercise and other lifestyle changes in conjunction with physician's counsel for the prevention and management of the metabolic syndrome, prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes.
Currently, 34 articles, including 31 studies, have appeared in major
medical journals confirming the safety and efficacy of the Atkins Nutritional
Approach(TM). If you would like any further information or access to our
complete library of published controlled-carbohydrate research, please contact Gina Mangiaracina at (212) 457-9243 or gmangiaracina~atkins.com. You can also find the complete library of published studies in The Science Behind Atkins section at http://www.atkins.com.

In this issue:
1) Research Supporting Controlled-Carbohydrate Nutritional Approach in
the Treatment and Management of Type 2 Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Control

* ADA-Funded Study Shows Benefits of Atkins For Diabetic Patients
-- 64th session of the American Diabetes Association
* Atkins-Type Diet May Prove Sound Alternative For Some Diabetics
-- The Israel Medical Association Journal
* Duke Study Shows Benefits of Low-Carbohydrate Diets for Type 2 Diabetics
-- Journal of General Internal Medicine
* Study Shows Correlation Between High-Carbohydrate Consumption and Type 2
Diabetes
-- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
* Women on Low-Carbohydrate Diets Show Improvements in Insulin Resistance
-- Journal of the American College of Nutrition
* Study Shows Low-Carbohydrate Diet Improves Insulin Control
-- Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
* Obese Children and Adolescents at High Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
-- New England Journal of Medicine

2) Additional Research Supporting Controlled-Carbohydrate Nutrition

* Harvard Researcher Defends Reduced-Carbohydrate Diets
-- Annals of Internal Medicine
* Study Finds Low-Carbohydrate Diets Result in Greater Weight Loss
-- Annals of Internal Medicine
* One-Year Study Shows More Favorable Outcomes from Low-Carbohydrate Diet
than Conventional Weight-Loss Diets
-- Annals of Internal Medicine
* Duke Researchers Find Low-Carbohydrate Diets Benefit Women with
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
-- Journal of General Internal Medicine
* Study Reveals No Benefit to Selected Cardiovascular Risk Factors in
Low-Fat Diet
-- Journal of the American College of Nutrition
* Poor Diet and Other Behavioral Risk Factors Are Leading Causes of Death
in the US
-- Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

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