Diets, Scientists, and Journalists
Love the headline on yahoo news: Low-carb diets no quick fix: study
Love the second paragraph also:
"While these diets are effective in the short term, weight loss results from reduced calories, not carbohydrate restriction," said Dena Bravata, a lead researcher on the paper which is published in this week's edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association (news - web sites).No quick fix, but effective in the short term. That message is only slightly muddled.
I've never been a fan of the Atkins "diet" but it does strike me that a diet based on the glycemic index and blood-sugar management (say, Sugar Busters?) makes a great deal of sense for many reasons. It makes even more sense for obese people and borderline diabetics who are becoming insulin-resistant. It would be nice if dietary scientists would study those issues in depth. But they seem much more interested in disproving Atkins and reassuring themselves about the old claims of calorie counting. That's objective science at work.
[Posted at 07:35 CST on 04/11/03] [Link]
