Comments on: Unrestricted Low-Carb Diet Wins Hands Down http://www.marksdailyapple.com/unrestricted-low-carb-diet-wins-hands-down/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:05:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Eve http://www.marksdailyapple.com/unrestricted-low-carb-diet-wins-hands-down/#comment-440128 Eve Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:12:24 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1221#comment-440128 Well, this is all very confusing I think. The Med diet is very good but is probably a temptation to far for people who consider themselves 'carb addicts'. Mediteraneans do not fill up on the same types of carb junk as some of us do either. And they eat a lot of low carb stuff such as olives, artichokes, cheese, fish, small amounts of meat, and veg/fruit, and olive oil etc. So although not specifically low carb, the diet is probably in the acceptable range if followed properly. The Mediteraneans that I've seen do not stuff their faces with pizza, fries, burgers (in a bun), and so on - not routinely anyway. Plus their diet is not specifically low fat - they do like their oil. I'm trying to stick to this Primal low carb as best I can, averaging around 100 to 120g carbs a day but sometimes less and sometimes more (being veggie it's hard to reduce much more without real hunger)but I feel better with cutting down significantly on the carbs as they tend to bloat me. I must be doing the Primal Med diet :) as it seems to be a mix of the two, and it seems to be working as I feel a bit lighter and less bloated. I think that, unless you live outside of society, it is very difficult to stick with any strict regime for any length of time and I suspect a lot of the people in the diet trial just lacked discipline in the end which may explain why they stabilised in year 2, and why they didn't lose much in year 1 it seems. A trial is probably better conducted by observing people who have changed their diet because they wanted to and adopt an 'eating plan for life'. So ignore the Weight Watchers, Slimming Worlds, Atkins etc, as most of these people could be adopting a fad diet attitude. That's why more than 95% of 'successful' dieters end up piling it back on again, because they haven't really changed their attitude to food (stats often quoted). Sorry for rambling on so much. Well, this is all very confusing I think. The Med diet is very good but is probably a temptation to far for people who consider themselves ‘carb addicts’. Mediteraneans do not fill up on the same types of carb junk as some of us do either. And they eat a lot of low carb stuff such as olives, artichokes, cheese, fish, small amounts of meat, and veg/fruit, and olive oil etc. So although not specifically low carb, the diet is probably in the acceptable range if followed properly. The Mediteraneans that I’ve seen do not stuff their faces with pizza, fries, burgers (in a bun), and so on – not routinely anyway. Plus their diet is not specifically low fat – they do like their oil.

I’m trying to stick to this Primal low carb as best I can, averaging around 100 to 120g carbs a day but sometimes less and sometimes more (being veggie it’s hard to reduce much more without real hunger)but I feel better with cutting down significantly on the carbs as they tend to bloat me.

I must be doing the Primal Med diet :) as it seems to be a mix of the two, and it seems to be working as I feel a bit lighter and less bloated.

I think that, unless you live outside of society, it is very difficult to stick with any strict regime for any length of time and I suspect a lot of the people in the diet trial just lacked discipline in the end which may explain why they stabilised in year 2, and why they didn’t lose much in year 1 it seems. A trial is probably better conducted by observing people who have changed their diet because they wanted to and adopt an ‘eating plan for life’. So ignore the Weight Watchers, Slimming Worlds, Atkins etc, as most of these people could be adopting a fad diet attitude. That’s why more than 95% of ’successful’ dieters end up piling it back on again, because they haven’t really changed their attitude to food (stats often quoted).

Sorry for rambling on so much.

]]> By: maba http://www.marksdailyapple.com/unrestricted-low-carb-diet-wins-hands-down/#comment-401142 maba Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:04:45 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1221#comment-401142 I've always been of the belief that if you ate healthy and exercised, one could lose wait. But when that didn't happen, I blamed it on genetics. I've never followed any "diet" until 2 months ago. I started South Beach Diet after a friend recommended, although I was a bit wary of the "diet" tag. I lost weight in the first phase but as soon as I reintroduced the whole grains in the second phase, my weight went up. I didn't understand what was happening, so I went back to phase 1, voila, I lost weight again. And that prompted me to google low-carb diets and that's how I landed on MDA. I'm doing Primal and my weight, nay, my body fat is dropping. I’ve always been of the belief that if you ate healthy and exercised, one could lose wait. But when that didn’t happen, I blamed it on genetics. I’ve never followed any “diet” until 2 months ago. I started South Beach Diet after a friend recommended, although I was a bit wary of the “diet” tag. I lost weight in the first phase but as soon as I reintroduced the whole grains in the second phase, my weight went up. I didn’t understand what was happening, so I went back to phase 1, voila, I lost weight again. And that prompted me to google low-carb diets and that’s how I landed on MDA. I’m doing Primal and my weight, nay, my body fat is dropping.

]]> By: Choke « No Magic Pill http://www.marksdailyapple.com/unrestricted-low-carb-diet-wins-hands-down/#comment-251531 Choke « No Magic Pill Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:44:24 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1221#comment-251531 [...] from not recently before: —A recent study highlights the benefits of a low-carb diet compared to low-fat and Mediterranean diets. It also suggests the overall [...] [...] from not recently before: —A recent study highlights the benefits of a low-carb diet compared to low-fat and Mediterranean diets. It also suggests the overall [...]

]]> By: Have you tried a Low Carb Diet Menu Yet? | Low Carb Diets http://www.marksdailyapple.com/unrestricted-low-carb-diet-wins-hands-down/#comment-249784 Have you tried a Low Carb Diet Menu Yet? | Low Carb Diets Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:38:36 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1221#comment-249784 [...] Unrestricted Low-Carb Diet Wins Hands Down | Mark’s Daily Apple [...] [...] Unrestricted Low-Carb Diet Wins Hands Down | Mark’s Daily Apple [...]

]]> By: atkins recipes http://www.marksdailyapple.com/unrestricted-low-carb-diet-wins-hands-down/#comment-179625 atkins recipes Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:10:27 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1221#comment-179625 But where do you find out what you should and should not eat? There are tons of diet books out there but are they telling you the correct way? But where do you find out what you should and should not eat? There are tons of diet books out there but are they telling you the correct way?

]]> By: ryan http://www.marksdailyapple.com/unrestricted-low-carb-diet-wins-hands-down/#comment-103883 ryan Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:01:16 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1221#comment-103883 Mark - First, love the blog. But I've noticed that you haven't responded to the comments regarding the misleading headline about low carb winning hands down, and your post that followed. I think that this is an important mistake to acknowledge and a lesson to learn. One can, and should, only be taken seriously as a health writer and reporter if one refrains from over the top and unsupported statements in an attempt to prove a point, such as the above. The women, few as they may have been, did indeed do better on the Med. diet. And the men had only slightly better results on the low carb over the Med. Not to speak for your audience, but as a whole I believe that we trust what you report, and I myself would like to continue believing that you will give science precedence over personal opinion (meaning obviously taking every study with a grain of salt, but at least reporting on it correctly). Mark – First, love the blog. But I’ve noticed that you haven’t responded to the comments regarding the misleading headline about low carb winning hands down, and your post that followed. I think that this is an important mistake to acknowledge and a lesson to learn. One can, and should, only be taken seriously as a health writer and reporter if one refrains from over the top and unsupported statements in an attempt to prove a point, such as the above. The women, few as they may have been, did indeed do better on the Med. diet. And the men had only slightly better results on the low carb over the Med.

Not to speak for your audience, but as a whole I believe that we trust what you report, and I myself would like to continue believing that you will give science precedence over personal opinion (meaning obviously taking every study with a grain of salt, but at least reporting on it correctly).

]]> By: Personal Traienr http://www.marksdailyapple.com/unrestricted-low-carb-diet-wins-hands-down/#comment-100267 Personal Traienr Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:11:39 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1221#comment-100267 Don't get fat, and live physically active and you don't have to mess with diets such as this one, or any diets which change your eating habits because your unhappy with your gut or cellulite. Don’t get fat, and live physically active and you don’t have to mess with diets such as this one, or any diets which change your eating habits because your unhappy with your gut or cellulite.

]]> By: John http://www.marksdailyapple.com/unrestricted-low-carb-diet-wins-hands-down/#comment-99542 John Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:06:20 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1221#comment-99542 Considering the study was partially funded by the Atkins foundation, I'd take the results with a grain of salt. Junkfood science does a good job ripping this so-called science apart, <a href="http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2008/07/round-eleventy-seven-in-diet-wars.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Considering the study was partially funded by the Atkins foundation, I’d take the results with a grain of salt. Junkfood science does a good job ripping this so-called science apart, here.

]]> By: Nick http://www.marksdailyapple.com/unrestricted-low-carb-diet-wins-hands-down/#comment-99185 Nick Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:35:14 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1221#comment-99185 Here is the full Ornish article. Typical confusing media/diet/guru response: http://www.newsweek.com/id/146641 Here is the full Ornish article. Typical confusing media/diet/guru response:

http://www.newsweek.com/id/146641

]]> By: Sue http://www.marksdailyapple.com/unrestricted-low-carb-diet-wins-hands-down/#comment-98575 Sue Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:29:08 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1221#comment-98575 Regina at Weight of the Evidence has written a good post on this study: http://www.weightoftheevidence.com/ Also, check out the various headlines on this study. Regina at Weight of the Evidence has written a good post on this study:
http://www.weightoftheevidence.com/

Also, check out the various headlines on this study.

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