On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 02:25:32 GMT, Jon Kaplan <[email hidden]>
Quoted message said:I've noticed many people on this forum recommending a low carbo diet for
diabetics.I've also seen it written that diabetics should avoid high protein due
to potential kidney damage, which can be a serious problem for
diabetics.And we all know that excess fats, particularly animal fats, are very
dangerous to the cardio-vascular system.So if one eats low fat, low protein and low carbo, what's left to eat?
Gravel?
The terms "high" and "low" are relative only to what one might
consider as the American version of eating....which is eating way too
much.
Consider the Two Pound Diet for diabetics (aka 2PD).
Under the simplicity of design of the 2PD, one can choose whatever
macronutritional makeup suits your form of diabetic issue. Since
large quantities of food are not consumed, the terms "low" or "high"
are essentially meaningless. There is no high consumption of
anything.
Over time, the "high" or "low" argument tends to be moot anyway.
Failure rates on Atkins (low carb) or Ornish (low fat) or any other
commercial diets are so astronomically high (99 out of 100), that a so
called balance is reached regardless of the best efforts to seek none.
http://www.heartmdphd.com/lowtdm.asp
It's free, it is supported by a cardiologist and it works.