As I’ve wrote some weeks ago, on the net there is a lot of misinformation about low carbs diet. Yesterday I’ve read a new article from the Washington post about a new research about the heart risks of the Atkin’s diet.
The researches say that a low-carbohydrate diet may cause risks for heart disease. In fact, during a period of not weight loss the follower of this diet experienced an increasing of “bad” cholesterol (LDL).
What the researchers say
Dr. Michael Miller: Professor in the University of Maryland Medical Center and the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore.
“A stabilizing Atkins diet is not the way to go”
Dr. Robert Bonow, immediate past president of the American Heart Association.
“With the Atkins diet, you do lose weight and experience a short-term beneficial effect on lipid parameters, but the concern would be long-term. Saturated fats are not good for heart health, and many people experience rebound weight gain which is not good.”
He also offers a summary of a nutritional checklist for health:
- Exercise
- Paying attention to calories
- Lots of fruits and vegetables
- Less saturated fat
- Milk products should be skim
- Fried foods are bad
- Omega-3 fatty acids are good
