High-fat, low-carb diet may reverse kidney failure: study (diabetes related)

AFP ^ | April 20, 2011 | Unknown

[decimon]

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Kidney failure is a main complication of diabetes, but a lab study on mice showed that a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet could reverse that in eight weeks, US researchers said Wednesday.

The extreme food plan is known as a ketogenic diet and is often used to treat children with drug-resistant epilepsy. It starves the body of carbs and sugars, thereby tricking the body into burning fat for fuel instead of glucose.

The diet is so restrictive it must be devised with an expert's help. Meal options may include scrambled eggs with cream, a bacon and butter omelet, or lettuce doused in mayonnaise.

Doctors theorized the diet might work for diabetics by blocking the toxic effects of glucose, a simple sugar made as the body metabolizes food but that can become harmful in diabetics who lack enough insulin to regulate it.

So the team at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York took two groups of mice that were genetically predisposed to having Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. Half were fed a standard, high-carb diet while the other half received a ketogenic diet.

After eight weeks, kidney failure was reversed in the ketogenic-fed mice, said the study published in the open-access journal PLoS ONE.

[RegulatorCountry]

Yes, it is the Atkins diet but they would never admit that. I never understood why people were so hostile to Atkins.

Every priesthood gets gold plated over time, and becomes very protective over their rituals and incantations. Can't have the hoi polloi knowing better magic than they do.

[The SISU kid]

Bump for bookmark

[jjsheridan5]

I have trouble drinking plain water even the reverse osmosis and filter that I use. I’m sure you would say the water tastes fine but I need to add a modifying flavor then all is well. With “Crystal Light” iced tea flavoring, I can drink a gallon. I’m looking for other options and suggestions.

Lemon juice is commonly used. Supposedly, it is easier on the liver. I used to have trouble drinking enough water, because it would make me nauseous. But adding a little bit of lemon juice did the trick. I now have between 5 and 6 quarts a day, without any problems.

[neverdem]

bump & a diabetes ping - comment# 16 links the article.

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[MetaThought]

Thanks decimon!
BFL.

[Gene Eric]

>> It’s the Atkins diet.

First thing that came to mind. Just don’t serve on ice.

[Gene Eric]

Seltzer water is a good alternative (taste-wise) to water. And you can get cheap flavored store brands that are free of aspartame.

[bert]

You have pretty much described what I have done and successfully lost weight, sleep through the entire night, eliminate or strongly reduce night time heart burn, cholesterol/tryglicerides all in the green

I take statin and Niaspan but the real changes began when I begin to reduce carbs and eat more fats. I have gradually added some carbs back. My blood fasting sugar stays in the normal range and would never do that before

[nina0113]

diabetic ping

[nina0113]

I just burned off 16 pounds in three weeks doing Atkins, getting ready to go to France next week. There’ll be no dieting in France, of course, but when we come back I’ll get back on it. It’s nice to see a number starting with “1” on the scale.

[Jack of all Trades]

Hah! Dad was right! He used to say “Eat your fat, it’s good for you.”, although he denies it now with smirk.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

FYI, statin drugs also inhibit production of CoQ10, so you must supplement. Running low on CoQ10 can be exceedingly harmful.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Beware the curse of the “carb werewolf”.

“Even a man who eats only meat,
And who strictly conforms to Atkins,
May wolf down carbs like a carb werewolf,
When a doughnut is waved under his nose.”

[bmwcyle]

ping

[gopheraj]

I am not big on water either but I add a blip of lime juice in it. Excellent! I can drink two gallons a day with that in it.