I'd say that any analysis of the difference in weight loss in two
groups, that only looks at two of the food groups being ingested, and
doesn't look at any of the other food groups also being ingested, is a
tad redundant! The Mediterranean diet is high in both vegetables and
protein: both in very pure forms, and low in saturated fats. Not nearly
as high in proteins most low-carb diets, but then, the Mediterranean is
not a diet, it's a lifestyle/culture. It's pure foods, with good
balances of proteins, veggies, oils, fruits and very little processed
carb. High in fish, low in beef. It's very good nutrition for humans.
The issue in adult diets for weight loss, has a much to do with how full
the body perceives itself to be, as opposed to the calorie or the fat
load. Eating is emotion, and feeling full is linked to emotional
needs. Protein satisfies longer, and therefore much weight loss to
actual low carb diet plans, is often down to less calories being
ingested, but more full feeling. Then we get into the whole maelstrom
of whether or not carb does bind excess calories into the body, when
excess calories that are not carb, don't. Calories are not created
equal by any means.
I hazard a guess that I don't think much analysis of weight loss dieting
in adults, can illuminate much to do with weight gain in normally fed
infants. Adult eating, particularly adult over eating, is in the mind.
What's on the plate has little to do with it, in that sense. But, just
to make the point again, how can you assess two diets, without looking
at all they contain? The fact that they don't even mention protein in
terms of adult weight loss, says it all.
Morgan
Pamela Morrison wrote:
>
> Morgan, with regard to the differences between low-carb vs low-fat
> intakes, this was the article I was thinking of: Shai I et al, Weight
> loss with a low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or low-fat diet, New
> England Journal of Medicine 2008;359(3):229-41. No mention of
> protein intake of the adults.
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