Yet another study comes out with the dramatic conclusion:
Following a high-protein, low- carbohydrate diet for five weeks led to a marked reduction in blood sugar levels in patients with untreated type 2 diabetes, according to the results of a small study published in the September issue of Diabetes.This could potentially be a way for diabetes type 2 patients to control their blood sugar, or "glucose," without drugs, co-authors Dr. Mary C. Gannon and Dr. Frank Q. Nuttall, from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, note. However, further studies are needed to evaluate the long-term effects of such a diet, they add.
Overall, the study findings suggest that this high- protein, low-carbohydrate diet can "dramatically reduce" 24-hour glucose concentrations people with type 2 diabetes, the investigators conclude. (my emphasis) SOURCE: Diabetes, September 2004.
And, according to Canada Health, who is outlawing "low carb" on labels:
"There was -- and still is -- no reason from a nutrient point of view to be concerned with the amount of carbs that we eat," Health Canada spokeswoman Carole Saindon told the Star.
It kind of reminds me of Dan Rather -- Canada Health fails to acknowledge fact and only recognizes opinion that conforms to what Canada Health thinks "ought" to be true.
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