Time for Critical Appraisal Bodybuilding tips

Dietary carbohydrate restriction in type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome: time for a critical appraisal

Current nutritional approaches to metabolism syndrome and type 2 diabetes generally rely on reductions in dietary fat. The success of such approaches has been limited and therapy more generally relies on pharmacology. The argument is made that a re-evaluation of the role of carbohydrate restriction, the historical and intuitive approach to the problem, may provide an alternative and possibly superior dietary strategy. The rationale is based on the accepted idea that carbohydrate restriction improves glycemic control and reduces insulin fluctuations which are primary targets. Experiments are summarized showing that carbohydrate-restricted diets are at least as effective for weight loss as low-fat diets and that substitution of fat for carbohydrate is generally beneficial for risk of cardiovascular disease. These positive effects of carbohydrate restriction do not require weight loss. Finally, the point is re-iterated that carbohydrate restriction improves all of the features of metabolic syndrome.

Anthony Accurso
Richard K Bernstein
Annika Dahlqvist
Boris Draznin
Richard D Feinman
Eugene J Fine
Amy Gleed
David B Jacobs
Gabriel Larson
Robert H Lustig
Anssi H Manninen
Samy I McFarlane
Katharine Morrison
Jorgen VESTI Nielsen
Uffe Ravnskov
Karl S Roth
Ricardo Silvestre
James R Sowers
Ralph Sundberg
Jeff S Volek
Eric C Westman
Richard J Wood
Jay Wortman
Mary C Vernon

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You'll note the above list includes two individuals that I've recently posted about, Dr. Annika Dahlqvist and Dr. Katharine Morrison, along with a number of individuals you all know from their books, published studies and commitment to the science of carbohydrate restriction.

They're all members of the Nutrition & Metabolism Society, an organization committed to "providing research, information and education in the application of fundamental science to nutrition. The Society is particularly dedicated to the incorporation of biochemical metabolism to problems of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease."

If you haven't done so, you can join today - membership helps NMS in the "promotion of scientific information in an environment where such information is not adequately supported by government and private health agencies. "