Last week Elizabeth Cohen, on CNN’s American Morning spoke about a newly released study comparing the effectiveness of three different diets–a low fat diet, the Mediterranean diet and a low-carb diet–and with results in hand, quite surprisingly gawked at the findings. I’m sure if she went further into specifics of said study, it would tell quite a different story. But I digress…Â
The study followed a bunch of people over a course of a two year period and tracked their weight-loss. I’m not sure about any specifics of the study, I’m too lazy and I don’t really care to cite it. But I have to mention this study was conducted by a group with a stake in the findings. And, rather shockingly the findings favored this group.Â
Not my point…
Then yesterday I witnessed the rather predictable result of Elizabeth’s insubordination. Resident network “doctor,” Dr. Sanjay Gupta stated something to the effect of a “low-carb” diet is the best diet one could follow if weight-loss was the desired goal. If he was speaking about the same study, which I’m not relatively certain he was, not only did the “low-carb” diet not win, it tied with the Mediterranean diet, with a spectacular showing of a 10 pound loss!Â
Again, not my point…
In exercising, at least the slightest hint of responsibility, he mentioned one should focus their protein intake primarily on plant sources. Good on him.
But wait a minute, Doctor, doesn’t all plant matter contain fibre? And isn’t fibre a carb? Tell me, exactly how is consuming mainly plant protein inline with the “low-carb” “dogma?”
And yes I realize there is a difference between soluble and insoluble fibre and how each is digested. But be realistic. People following such fads and/or would come to you–a doctor representing a so-called “news” network that is so heavily “influenced” by drug companies (watch their fucking commercials)–for any advice ain’t the most resourceful individuals. I’m sorry for generalizing, but do you really expect people watching you to accurately consider such semantics? Shit…
Is this guy for real?
Here’s the article in the New England Journal of Medicine. People are generally so uncritical of news sources these days. Nobody questions anymore. Have you seen “Outfoxed” yet?
Thanks for the link to the article and I sure have seen “Outfoxed.”