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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mirzabah" data-source="post: 444308" data-attributes="member: 3211">Since being diagnosed with diabetes recently, I've been doing a lot of research into diets. Dr Atkins' claim that carbs are responsible for high triglycerides is nonsense. There is substantial, peer-reviewed evidence that proves that a diet high in complex carbohydrates and low in fat leads to a reduction in triglyceride levels.Whether the Atkins diet can also result in a lowering of triglyceride levels remains to be seen. Certainly a lot of experts find it highly unlikely, though there is no reliable evidence one way or the other.Personally I'd suggest a diet that is high in complex carbohydrates, high in fibre and low in saturated fat. And get plenty of exercise. Exercise alone can improve triglyceride levels dramatically.Before going on the Atkins diet, I would strongly recommend you talk about it with another doctor and/or a qualified dietitian. The American Heart Association has <a href="http://216.185.112.5/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11234" target="_blank">this</a> to say about high protein diets.For those interested in weight loss, the inescapable fact is that the only way to lose weight is to consume fewer calories than you expend. There are no magic tricks. The reason the Atkins diet can work for some people is faith - they believe in it more than other diets and therefore are more likely to follow it. However, if you research the claims underpinning the Atkins diet (and others), you find that they are all hokum. Human biology is extraordinarily complex (and remarkably efficient) and claims such as "insulin is the fat producing hormone" (for example) are overly simplistic and horribly misleading.A recently completed CSIRO study here in Australia shows that low-carb diets are no better than moderate- or high-carb diets in regard to short-term weight loss outcomes. Other studies are fairly damning of the long-term weight loss outcomes of low carb diets in general; they don't work.Here are some useful links:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/columncc/cc000818.html" target="_blank">Do Insulin or Carbohydrates make us fat?</a> (Colorado State University)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.healthyeatingclub.com/info/articles/body-shape/lowcarbevidence.htm" target="_blank">Low carb, high protein diets: evidence</a> (Healthy Eating Club)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.apexfitness.net/html/nutrition/articles/hi_prot_diets" target="_blank">High Protein Diets</a> (Apex Fitness Group)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.rice.edu/~jenky/sports/Insulin.athlete.html" target="_blank">Insulin, Diet, Disease and Athletes</a> (Mark A. Jenkins, M.D.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.physweekly.com/archive/01/12_17_01/pc.html" target="_blank">Point/Counterpoint 09-17-01</a> (Physician's Weekly)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.naaso.org/newsflash/atkins.htm" target="_blank">NAASO Press Release</a> (North American Association for the Study of the Obese)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.oxygen.com/experts/anne/anne_20010627.jhtml" target="_blank">What's your opinion on low carb diets?</a> (Oxygen)</li> </ul></blockquote>

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