Nothing Hirsch says discredits the paper cited. The paper claims that the resting energy expenditure of the subjects with low carb diets was higher than the high carb diet expenditure.
Therefore, the low carb diet contingent burns more energy at rest than the high carb diet contingent. I looked at the data and it certainly trended that way. They claim that the data are statistically significant. One thing of note, however, is that the low carb diet contingent had higher levels of cortisol and I think I remember reading C-reactive protein. These are markers of inflammation and if they are elevated tend to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease among other things. I try to eat as many veggies as possible and be moderate in my intake of carbs and meat. In any event, a diet with lots of veggies is good for preventing cancer. Luckily I don't need to be too worried about weight. Toshi On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 4:18 PM, Tony Lockhart <alockhart...@gmail.com> wrote: > This was an interesting article and I imagine that it'll have the Taubes > fans up in arms. This guy speaks very authoritatively when it comes to > efficient ways of losing weight. I kind of find this frustrating because the > article alludes to his credibility given that he's been studying obesity for > 60 years. With that said, I find it interesting that Hirsch mediated a study > where he manipulated calorie compositions in his subjects. It would seem > that this directly contradicts what Taubes has highlighted in Good Calories, > Bad Calories. > > I would like to know more about Hirsch's claim that low carb/high fat diets > have something to do with water weight loss. In the Taubes books, I remember > him very clearly describing how correctly dieting will regulate/correct > adipose deposit levels, but I vaguely remember anything about water weight > loss. Anybody else not buying what Hirsch has to say?? > > > On Thursday, July 12, 2012 2:16:09 PM UTC-7, Solomander wrote: >> >> OTOH.. >> >> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/health/nutrition/q-and-a-are-high-protein-low-carb-diets-effective.html?smid=FB-nytimes&WT.mc_id=HL-E-FB-SM-LIN-IDM-071212-NYT-NA&WT.mc_ev=click >> >> Jules Hirsch is a smart guy. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/Hx0iYyeWnsgJ. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.