> I don't believe the evidence is on your side.
Interesting. I can find a lot of studies on pubmed with dietary restriction comparisons. While I am not a doctor, I'm familiar enough with scientific and academic literature to read papers and work through them. I think you probably can to, so here are a lot of links:
1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20679559 (No difference with carb restrictions vs. fat restrictions)
2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20663066 (Inconsistent results on carb restriction.)
3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20670466 (Medium-term suggests low-fat diets are superior to low-carb diets in obese individuals due to complications).
4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20571327 (Obesity treatment is a maintenance treatment, not a triage)
And the final nail I will hammer in your statement today:
5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20670466
The conclusion to this paper is quite germane:
Ad lib, low fat, high carbohydrate diet was superior to fixed energy intake
for maintaining weight after a major weight loss. The rate of the initial
weight loss did not influence long term outcome.
It's important to understand that linking to a book or a single doctor's blog is not going to be good evidence. These studies are what good evidence is, because they are
evidence instead of hearsay and anecdotes. And please note the dates on these studies, they are not old.
Interesting. I can find a lot of studies on pubmed with dietary restriction comparisons. While I am not a doctor, I'm familiar enough with scientific and academic literature to read papers and work through them. I think you probably can to, so here are a lot of links:
1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20679559 (No difference with carb restrictions vs. fat restrictions)
2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20663066 (Inconsistent results on carb restriction.)
3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20670466 (Medium-term suggests low-fat diets are superior to low-carb diets in obese individuals due to complications).
4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20571327 (Obesity treatment is a maintenance treatment, not a triage)
And the final nail I will hammer in your statement today:
5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20670466
The conclusion to this paper is quite germane:
It's important to understand that linking to a book or a single doctor's blog is not going to be good evidence. These studies are what good evidence is, because they are evidence instead of hearsay and anecdotes. And please note the dates on these studies, they are not old.