A study by New Zealand's Wellington Hospital

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Items for the Week: A Modified Atkins Diet Helps Patients with Diabetes
on Tuesday, July 05 @ 14:46:48 EDT
http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/mo...rticle&sid=2888

A study by New Zealand's Wellington Hospital indicates the high-fat modified Atkins diet helps diabetes patients lose 22 avg. pounds and improve their diabetes.

The study examined the cases of 12 overweight patients with type 2 diabetes brought on by diet and lifestyle. On a modified Atkins diet, the patients lost an average of about 22 pounds in six months, the Wellington Dominion Post reported Monday.

Surprisingly, the researchers said the patients' glucose tolerance improved significantly, indicating better diabetes control.

"When I went into it, with no published studies, I was expecting we would see it would be harmful," said endocrinologist and lead study author Jeremy Krebs. "I was not surprised people were able to lose weight, but the health parameters all improved more than I expected."

The diet used in the study was a slightly modified version of Atkins, aiming to avoid "bad" saturated fats and eat more mono and polyunsaturated fats.

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[Betty]

Re: A study by New Zealand's Wellington Hospital

thanks for sharing the info.

[Jen111]

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Yes, very interesting! I have a diabetic friend who has lost 60 lbs so far and her meds have all been reduced. She is amazing!

[cesara]

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I wish I had known about Atkins before my sister lost her kidneys and 1.5 eyes to diabetes. Mind you she had type 1, she has had it since she was 4.

She isn't diabetic now, thanks to a double transplant: kidney/pancreas ....but, if only we knew earlier maybe her diabetes would have been more in control...sigh.

ah well....at least I'm no longer setting myself up for adult type II in MY future.

[Iapetus999]

Re: A study by New Zealand's Wellington Hospital

Duhhh!
This only confirms previous research.

This should be linked into the Diabetic forum.

[rant]It's amazing how much $ the health industry makes off of diabetics.
Why proscribe a useful diet when you can suck off of people's suffering?
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