Any comments on the link to video attached. I am on LCHF diet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0feI-j94f8

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Recently I came across a study conducted (on mouse,not yet on humans) by Lund University,Sweden.The scientists who did the experiment confirmed that high fat diet over a prolonged period caused inflamation of the pancreatic cells. And now this,from Dr.Sam Robbins.

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The following is from Dr Sam’sweb site

Dr Sam Robbins is a well-known fitness expert, having a background in Endocrinology and Psychology. Dr Sam Robbins understands how vital a person’s psychological outlook can have one’s overall health and fitness. Lack of exercising and training in a person’s way of living, accompanied with the ever increasing appeal of junk food is the main reason why people are suffering from obesity and cholesterol problems. As a result, a number of people are starting to be conscious of their health and wellbeing. Performing exercise routines and eating a healthy and balanced diet will be able to take care of this problem.

Dr. Sam Robbins believes that implementing a few minor changes into your diet plan can easily make a massive difference to improve your health. Sam’s areas of expert knowledge include things such as nutrition, exercise physiology, and natural hormone re-balancing of the body. He established his company HFL (Health, Fitness & Longevity) Solutions Inc. back in 1999, and has significantly altered a number of client’s health and mental well-being, enabling them to feel and look many years younger, within just a few weeks of exercising and taking the various products available from HFL. HFL offers a number of health products such as Alpha Viril, Blood Sugar Optimizer, CholesLo, CHEATmeals, Lean Optimizer, More Natural Energy and ProVanax.

He has given his patients particular herbs, in right amounts, coupled with proper nutrition and they are just as strong and are certainly safer than the usage of drugs. In 2003, Dr. Sam Robbins formulated the Synergy Optimizer™ technology, which is a superior nutraceutical technology, which uses specific substances in desirable ratios, quantities and values, to boost the benefits and reduces and erases just about any side effects

{ The claim is he is doing lot of charitable health suggestions, and he offers a number of health products through HFL….. No further comments}

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The following is ALSO from Harvard, the very institution from where he is quoting in his video…It is from “Harvard family health guide” Sep 2004, a regular guide.

TOPIC: Low carb vs. Low fat ( LC Vs LF)

If weight loss were a sprint, low-carb dieting would win, hands down. But recently two studies (LC and LF) have now shown that for weight loss, the two diets end up in a statistical tie after a year.

But it’s more complicated than that familiar fable with its moral that “slow and steady wins the race.” The numbers of pounds being lost are relatively modest. The people in the Annals study were heavy to begin with: The average starting weight was about 288 pounds. After a year, the low-carb group (including the dropouts) had lost an average of 11.2 pounds and the low-fat group, just 6.8 (the difference between them didn’t meet the test for statistical significance). However, heaviness is a lifelong issue for most people who are overweight or obese, and losing even just a few pounds may be a bigger victory than it seems.

One of the chief objections to low-carb dieting has been that it would ratchet up levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol by encouraging people to eat food with higher saturated fat content. But both yearlong studies found that low-carb and low-fat diets had the same effect on LDL levels. And low-carb diets outdid low-fat diets with respect to other blood fats related to heart disease. Triglyceride levels fell further and the HDL results were better. In the Annals study, the low-carb diet was better for blood sugar control for people with diabetes.

“Averages can be good summaries, but behind them there can be a lot of variation”. Dr. Samaha says. First, low-carb dieting can’t live up to the hype (what could?) but it has some merit. You can improve upon it by sticking with polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats as your fats and whole grains as your carbs. Second, diets have differing effects on cholesterol levels and metabolic factors. If you’re serious about losing weight, you should talk to your doctor about getting a cholesterol test. The results may help you choose the best diet for you. Third, for reasons of taste, upbringing, genetics, and other factors, the individual response to diets varies tremendously. Experiment. See what works for you. And by all means, get some exercise, too.

Heidi Godman, Executive Editor, Harvard Health Letter, in his latest issue of June 5, 2013 says the following in his article “Move Over Mediterranean”

Mediterranean Diet, the heart- and brain-healthy diet includes olive oil, fruits, vegetables, nuts and fish; occasional red meat; and a moderate amount of cheese and wine. Most doctors and nutrition experts I interview for the Harvard Health Letter tell me that the evidence points to a Mediterranean diet as the very best for our health. But there’s another diet that appears to be equally good: a vegetarian diet.

The fact that vegetarian diets are good for you isn’t new. They have long been linked to reduced risk for hypertension, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. This one underscores the idea that meat consumption influences long-term health. “A diet with meat in it raises the risk of heart disease and cancer, when compared with a vegetarian diet,” says cardiologist Dr. Deepak Bhatt, a Harvard Medical School professor. Red meat and processed meats appear to be the worst offenders as far as boosting the risk of cardiovascular disease or cancer.

A personal decision

Should you consider forgetting the Mediterranean diet and becoming a vegetarian instead? There isn’t much high-quality data from comparing different types of healthy diets against each other. There is good evidence that following either a Mediterranean diet or a vegetarian diet—which share many common features—can lower cardiovascular risk. “The bottom line is that either type of diet is healthier than the typical American diet,” says Dr. Bhatt. So it’s really a matter of personal choice.

It’s also a matter of determining what kind of vegetarian you want to be. A vegetarian diet can take a number of forms. A vegan diet excludes all animal products (no meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy or gelatin). Other more liberal interpretations include a pesco-vegetarian diet, which includes seafood; a lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet, which includes dairy and egg products; a lacto-vegetarian diet, which includes dairy products; and an ovo-vegetarian diet, which includes eggs.

With all of that variety, you’ll need to assess your eating style and determine which fits in best with your lifestyle and personal beliefs.

It’s also important to consider your nutritional needs, warns Dr. Bhatt. Vegetarian diets that include only raw fruits and vegetables can lead to nutrient deficiencies. Without meat or dairy, you may run the risk of not getting enough protein, calcium or vitamin B12. You can get all the protein you need from plant sources, such as peas, beans, lentils, chickpeas, seeds, nuts, soy products, and whole grains such as wheat, oats, barley, and brown rice. You can get calcium from plant sources, such as bok choy, broccoli, Chinese cabbage, collards, and kale. And you can get vitamin B12 from soy and rice drinks, and fortified breakfast cereals.

It’s also important to remember that even with a vegetarian diet, calories still matter and consuming too many calories —even if they are meat-free—is bad for health.

Becoming a vegetarian will require you to pay more attention to your nutrition, which is a good thing. But it’s also a bit of work, so don’t hesitate to get some advice from your doctor or a dietitian before proceeding.

As Dr. Robert Baron, professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco wrote in an editorial accompanying the Loma Linda study, “Our debates about the superiority of one diet over another have not served the public well. It is time to acknowledge the common features of diets associated with good clinical outcomes.”

Sam Tay, a reader posted the following on June 6 in response to the above article.” It is my understanding of our physiology that we have progressed from our cave people days. Not withstanding the biblical implications, we started out as predators (note our eyes face forward), and changed over many many generations until we arrived where we are now. Even now, we need meat for the protein, not just plants. As we evolved, we also found berries, roots and other plant based foods were edible. My big problem with “fad diets”

(Mediterranean, prior to that Chinese, and so on) is the doctors keep changing their minds. Do you remember when you were told not to eat eggs because they are almost entirely cholesterol, and now eggs are good? Oh yeah, as of last year, eggs were bad,

and now they are good. How about butter, then to margerine, then back to butter, and now back to watery margerines only. A few years ago, it was oats; then it was oats were only good because they filled you up so you didn’t eat all the other bad stuff. A few years ago, testing showed no bad effects of sugar – now, sugar causes Diabetes, and many other

bad side effects. I am an old guy!! I have heard it all!!”

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Mediterranean Diet isn’t a fad. It is (or was) the traditional diet of peoples living around the Mediterranean. It’s a general, not a specific, diet as the people living in these areas came from slightly different regions eating different foods. It’s a general perscription which is simply a healthy lifestyle than an actual diet. Why is it taking us so long to realize that unprocessed plant based food is best for humans? When it is processed through animals it often adds or substracts things which affect the human body adversely. One reader suggests that meat has to be from grass-fed animals: He goes to the extreme by saying “If slaughter houses had glass walls and doors, then every body would change over to being a vegetarian…” Surely, some thing to THINK…

It is one’s personal awareness that food choices can result in good or bad consequences, that ultimately promotes greater healthfulness. There can be young people who are brought up on veg food, suddenly find themselves in an environment, where vegetarian options are few. With the lack of knowledge about balanced foods, with respect to protein, carbohydrates and fats, they find themselves at a disadvantage and suffer in the long run with diabetes or heart disease. They may very well be taking HC-LP-HF diets. A balanced diet rich in fresh, natural, whole foods, daily exercise, stress relief and personal accountability would help them. Animals are a source of protein. They are not the only source of protein.

Coming back to the video, I am not convinced of Sam Robbins’ credentials in referring to a “particular Harvard study” and then claiming it is a 26 year study. What he says in the latter portion of his video is however a well known TRUTH.

“Consume Organic foods( Vegetables and fruits), Eat grass fed animal’s meat ( Not corn fed and chlorine cleaned), reduce processed food ( Man made Boxes, as he calls), eat avocado, nuts, fish oil, olives, and natural fats. (Not hydrogenated fats)…..”

MY POINT IS SIMPLE …

TO TELL THIS WHY BRING IN HARVARD & ATKIN'S DIET?....

… Sorry readers, I could not make it short; Otherwise the essence would be lost….

[umeshkumar]

Hi Medfree,

Thanks for your support.

Regards

Umesh

[umeshkumar]

Thanks medfree.

Regards

Umesh