Originally posted by Goofyone
Hey jalabert, I am pretty interested in this topic. Do you happen to know the titles of these studies and what journals they were in?
Goofy,
Here are a few references to get you started. There are a ton more. A couple of things to note i) most of these studies are not what most would consider the Atkins approach (low to no carbs, hi fat), but they are higher than recommended fat or protein diets ii) this is biased list as it only includes the positive studies, not both sides. For the most part though, until only recently, you only heard one side of the story (Hi carb, low fat), from nutrition and health professionals. As I said before, not pimping anything, but there is certainly enough data for healthy debate, and challenge to traditional dogma.
A randomized trial of a low-carbohydrate diet for obesity. Foster GD, Wyatt HR, Hill JO, McGuckin BG, Brill C, Mohammed BS, Szapary PO, Rader DJ, Edman JS, Klein S. N Engl J Med. 2003 May 22;348(21):2082-90.
Low-carbohydrate-high-protein diets; Is there a place for them in clinical cardiology? Kappagoda CT, Hyson DA, Amsterdam EA. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Mar 3;43(5):725-30.
Endurance capacity and high-intensity exercise performance responses to a high fat diet. Fleming J, Sharman MJ, Avery NG, Love DM, Gomez AL, Scheett TP, Kraemer WJ, Volek JS. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2003 Dec;13(4):466-78.
Effect of a high-protein, energy-restricted diet on body composition, glycemic control, and lipid concentrations in overweight and obese hyperinsulinemic men and women. Farnsworth E, Luscombe ND, Noakes M, Wittert G, Argyiou E, Clifton PM. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003 Jul;78(1):31-9.
Exchanging carbohydrates for monounsaturated fats in energy-restricted diets: effects on metabolic profile and other cardiovascular risk factors.
Colette C, Percheron C, Pares-Herbute N, Michel F, Pham TC, Brillant L, Descomps B, Monnier L. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2003 Jun;27(6):648-56
Comparison of a high-carbohydrate and a high-monounsaturated fat, olive oil-rich diet on the susceptibility of LDL to oxidative modification in subjects with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Rodriguez-Villar C, Perez-Heras A, Mercade I, Casals E, Ros E. Diabet Med. 2004 Feb;21(2):142-9
High protein intake sustains weight maintenance after body weight loss in humans. Westerterp-Plantenga MS, Lejeune MP, Nijs I, van Ooijen M, Kovacs EM. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2004 Jan;28(1):57-64.