Showing posts with label Atkins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Atkins. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Half-hearted Atkins diet and cardiovascular disease
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I would like to comment on a recent article comparing the Atkins, Ornish and South Beach diets (Miller et al., 2009; full reference at the end of this posting), which has been causing quite a lot of commotion among bloggers recently. Especially low carb. bloggers.An excellent post by Michael Eades clarifies a number of issues with the study, including what one could argue is the study's main flaw
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Ketones and Ketosis: Physiological and pathological forms
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Ketones are compounds that have a specific chemical structure. The figure below (from: Wikipedia) shows the chemical structure of various types of ketones. As you can see, all ketones share a carbonyl group; that is the “O=” part of their chemical structure. A carbonyl group is an oxygen atom double-bonded to a carbon atom.Technically speaking, many substances can be classified as ketones. Not
Friday, November 13, 2015
Long-term adherence to Dr. Kwaśniewski’s Optimal Diet: Healthy with high LDL cholesterol
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This is a study (Grieb, P. et al., 2008; full reference at the end of this post) that I read a few years ago, right after it came out, and at the time I recall thinking about the apparent contradiction between the positive effects of the Optimal Diet and the very elevated LDL cholesterol levels among the participants. I say “contradiction” because of the established and misguided dogma among
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