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- January (11)
- PFC Lowers Antibodies!
- People Don't Stop Smoking After Seing Plaque in Carotids!
- Pharmaceutical Companies and Physicians
- Importance of Vitamin D
- Statin Drugs and Diabetes
- Heart Attacks and Long Distance Running
- Wasted Research Money?
- Nicotine Patch Ineffective
- So How Much Exercise Can You Squeeze In?
- Neti-Pot Problems
- AHA Study: Heart Disease Increasing
- 2011
- December (11)
- Cranberries vs. Antibiotics for UTI
- Antioxidants Reduce Cancer Risk
- Back Surgery: Too Many, Too Costly, Too Ineffective!
- Simvastin (Zocor, Vytorin, Simcor) Danger
- Physicians Rate Insurance Companies
- Anti-coagulant Drug Problems
- Bad News about Stop Smoking Drug
- Antibiotics: Inappropriately Used
- Exercise More Important Than BMI
- Pediatric Antibiotis: Over Prescribed?
- FDA Criticized Dr. Oz But Was It Fair?
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Cutting back on carbohydrates or fats leads to the same weight loss over time, but the low-carb approach increases HDL levels, according to an Annals of Internal Medicine study. Some 300 obese adults (mean body mass index, 36) were randomized either to an Atkins-style, low-carbohydrate diet or to a calorie-restricting, low-fat diet for 2 years. Both groups received more than 35 group behavioral treatments. Weight loss was virtually identical on both diets — 11% of initial weight at the end of the first year and roughly 7% at 2 years. Of note, HDL levels rose more on the low-carbohydrate regimen and remained higher at the 2-year mark. This is only one reason why I always tell my patients that diets are not healthy. The main reason being that diets always have an end which is why within 2 years, the original weight lost is gained back plus 10%. However here is a physiological reason why a low fat diet does not work. Yes, you lose weight, but at the same time do not lower your HDLs. Think Moderate Protein, Low Fat , Low Carbs.