Low-carb diets may have the edge in some heart disease risk factors

LAT ^ | Aug 2, 2010 | Jeannine Stein

[fightinJAG]

The fascination with low-carb versus low-fat diet continues; the latest news comes from a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine released today that found that people on both diets lost about the same amount of weight over two years. However, the low-carb group had an edge in raising HDL (good) cholesterol and lowering diastolic blood pressure

The study looked at 153 people who were randomly assigned to a low-carb diet, and 154 to a low-fat diet. The low-carb group limited carbohydrate intake to 20 grams per day for the first 12 weeks, then gradually increased fruits, vegetables, whole grains and dairy foods until they reached a desired weight. The low-fat group kept daily calories to 1,200 to 1,500, and fat to 30% of their diet.

Both groups also took part in a two-year behavioral program that focused on how to manage relapses, self-monitoring, and an emphasis on moderate physical activity.

[Taffini]

Thanks for your advice. I had salmon and broccoli for dinner. I told my son, salmon just doesn’t stay with me like steak...so I just had some chicken just before I read you post, “Chicken is your friend” :)

I used to walk 3-6 miles a day and rarely missed till my mother got sick. That was 2 years off, then I just lost heart. Now it is 5 years. I restarted for a while, but I didn’t seem to care anymore. If it wasn’t so darn hot I’d go back to it now.

thanks
Taffini

[dalight]

I used to walk 3-6 miles a day and rarely missed till my mother got sick. That was 2 years off, then I just lost heart. Now it is 5 years. I restarted for a while, but I didn’t seem to care anymore. If it wasn’t so darn hot I’d go back to it now.

If you love your knees you better keep it down to 2 miles per day. Over a certain amount you actually risk causing more damage than good. The point of walking is to keep the metabolism up and your energy levels up. It takes about 20 minutes to walk a mile at 3mph a good brisk pace. Like so many other things too much is too much.

Swimming is much lower impact and twice as effective and great in the summer. 10 minutes of swimming is the same as twenty walking. Just a thought.

[Immerito]

The title is: New Atkins for a New You: The Ultimate Diet for Shedding Weight and Feeling Great.

You probably already looked it up, but just in case other Freepers were curious, I thought I’d post the title.

[fightinJAG]

Thanks!