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Originally Posted by fgummett  Why does everyone assume that low-carb means no-carb... is the same assumption applied to low-fat..?
I could argue that such a diet is not the norm for the majority of people on the planet.
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BTW "Inuit" means "The People" and is already plural... the singular is "Inuk"  |
When most conventional dieticians would tell someone of my size that I need 300g of carbs per day and Bernstein tells me I should have <30g, there isn't right a lot of difference
It is still a radical departure from the norm. That doesn't mean the norm shouldn't change. I eat 200-250g of carbs a day, so according to a dietician I eat lower carb too...
It is hard to argue that <30g of carbs each day is a balanced diet between the food groups. It may be right, it may work for you and it may have 'here and now' benefits for some people with diabetes. Balanced it isn't in conventional terms.
Sorry for any offence caused to Inuit people by my poor pluralism. Not sure if any visit here to be offended. If none come here, is it because of the diet meaning they don't get diabetes or is it the fact that you don't get many Wi-Fi hotspots up there
John - My question really is one of balance. What is the bad side of low-carbing for long periods (if indeed there is one)? It is clear that it has short term benefits for many members here and (if this leads to a lower HBA1c) then this leads to long term benefits too on the diabetes front. It is also clear that some people find weight easier to lose on low-carb diets than 'conventional' diets. I just can't help feeling that too much of one food group may not be for the best in the long run in other areas of overal bodily health. When the primative peoples low-carbed (one of the usual arguements in its favour) they killed what they ate and it came with no artificial additives. These days I read of people low-carbing starting the day with 'turkey ham' (whatever on earth that is) with highly processed cheese to go with and going on from there.
Has anyone studied what 40 years of turkey ham and cheese does to a person vs 40 years of eating a varied diet with carbs as the main food source that is free of refined foods (i.e. how Westerners USED to eat until 50 years ago and most of them did pretty well on it....).
