Latest studies on low carb diets - Type 2's

[Amity Island]

Was Atkins right? Are there health benefits to a low-carb diet?

Low-carb diets have been shown to be no better than other calorie-controlled diets for weight loss, but new scientific research suggests it could have specific benefits for people with Type 2 diabetes? We looked into the science…

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[DaveB]

Well, I've never had much time for Prof Taylor's ND and I'm now convinced even more. He is obsessed with Calorie controlled diets which, for me, are based on weak science. Most of us know that we suffer from glucose intolerance due, as a generalisation, either from lack of insulin (T1) or insulin resistance from fat build-up (T2). As fats have twice the calorie content than carbs, calorie control implies some strong control of fat intake which for us is of little use and not controlling the carbs will cause weight and BS gain. So for me the answer to the headline is 'Yes'.

 

[Pandora71]

To be fair to The Newcastle, it at least established via research, proof that type 2 can be reversed. And also that it is the visceral fat around the liver and pancreas is linked to development of insulin resistance and type 2 regardless of weight.
He then found a quick way to reduce that body fat and hence reverse the insulin resistance. Fortunately there are many other ways to strip away the viscerl fat e.g. intermittent fasting, low carb and gastric surgery. And I'd agree that low carb provides the most practical way to do this sustainably beyond 8-12 weeks.

 

[Amity Island]

it is the visceral fat around the liver and pancreas is linked to development of insulin resistance and type 2 regardless of weight.

I never knew that! Very good bit of research and very important fact, hence, I guess why you do get slim type 2's?

 

[trophywench]

Yes @Amity Island - thin outside, fat inside! - exactly like Dr Michael Moseley was himself!

I don't 'get' the 260g CHO a day and never have. I doubt very much indeed whether I could ever consume that much even counting every single gram in the milk in my teas and coffees, or within the veg and salad stuff or the less than weekly squidge of Tomato ketchup I like with a bit of gammon. In those days in hospital they had their own kitchens hence the ward staff nurse used to cross out everything at lunchtime on the printed menu and order me a salad with whatever I fancied plus one scoop of mash and a fruit yoghurt for pud. If there was nowt hot I fancied at dinner time she'd do the same. It was August and lovely out, I was doing nowt all day anyway so I didn't need much food. Suited me my appetite and my waistline 100% fine. To keep them happy I'd have one shake of either cornflakes or rice krispies, slightly more than to merely cover the base of the bowl and the same of milk for brekkie, cos since I left school I've hardly ever wanted to eat brekkie. Hence most days I don't even make 100g carb and for me, that IS normal. No brekkie, sandwich for lunch (something and salad) so 30-ish g carbs, dinner so meat/fish 3 small spuds (or thirds/quarters of spud if they're big uns) and accompanying veg, may have some fruit or a bit of ice cream or yoghurt if I fancy it, and that could be in the afternoon or the evening.

I know sometimes when I was little, I sometimes felt hungry and my tummy would 'rumble' but I don't ever recall that happening since my early 20s. So these days, I eat by the clock though Pete's belly demands feeding usually before I've even consulted the timepiece!

 

[Pandora71]

I never knew that! Very good bit of research and very important fact, hence, I guess why you do get slim type 2's?

Yes and also obese people who aren't diabetic (fat stored in their love handles!). Prof Taylor termed this Individual Fat Tolerance and it also explains why despite being generally slim, the Chinese and SOuth East Asians have such a genetic tendency to diabetes (they store their fat in the wrong places). 11% of China has t2 but America which has a higher prevalence of obesity, hits 9%.

 

[Drummer]

What do they mean OTHER calorie controlled diets?
Seems they have the wrong end of the stick there.
If I reduce calories to the recommended level for weightloss, my metabolism puts the brakes on. I could feel it if I did not eat in the mornings when I was taking Metformin and my BG levels rose.
In years gone by eating low calorie made me turn pale, very low calorie and I went grey, I would walk around feeling disconnected from my body and not knowing what day it was.
I need to eat at 12 hourly intervals or something internal panics shrieks, metaphorically 'she's on a diet again' and things start to slide until I eat.