Low carb diets fight back.
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Published: September 1, 2009
In a recent study published in the annals of internal medicine, researchers from Italy followed 215 patients who were overweight and found that a low carbohydrate diet (called the mediterranean diet which obtained less than 50% of calories from carbohydrates) was superior for the control of glucose levels in type 2 diabetics.
Unfortunately this study did not have an index of the degree of atherosclerosis present in both groups. This would have been helpful as low carbohydrate diets have recently been found to increases the risk of atherosclerosis despite improvements in cholesterol levels. This risk has been postulated to be based on inability to repair damage caused during the process of atherosclerosis. It seems that carbohydrates may be needed to jump start the repair process in normal people.
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About Roger: Dr. Roger Smith is a nephrologist currently employed to the government of Jamaica. He is the Nephrologist in charge of Spanish Town Dialysis Unit. His interests are lupus nephritis and other glomerulopathies. He was previously a lecturer in Nephrology at the University of the West Indies in the Department of Internal Medicine and Coordinator of the Urogenital Module before moving into private and government practice. |
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