Objective: The recent literature suggests that high-protein, low-fat diets promote a greater degree of weight loss compared to high-carbohydrate, low-fat diets, but the mechanism of this enhanced weight loss is unclear. This study compared the acute, energy-cost of meal-inducedthermogenesis on a high-protein, low-fat diet versus a high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet. Methods: Ten healthy, (more…)

Objective: Chronic inflammation is associated with elevated risk of heart disease and maybe linked to oxidative stress in obesity. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of weight loss diet composition (low carbohydrate, high fat, LC or high carbohydrate, low fat, HC) on inflammation and to determine whether this was related to oxidative stress. Methods: Twenty nine overweight women, BMI 32.1 5.4 kg/m2, were (more…)

While a few recent studies have noted that high-protein, carbohydrate-restricted diets facilitate modest short-term weight loss,1-3 no studies to date have investigated the long- term health consequences of consuming such diets for weight-loss purposes. Studies of general populations consuming diets high in fat, particularly saturated fat (low- carbohydrate diets have not been studied specifically) have (more…)

W eight-losing diets appeal to the growing popu- lationof overweight Americans. Fad diets promise rapid weight loss, easy weight loss, limited restrictions on portion sizes of favorite foods, and above all an enhanced sense of well being. The pop- ularityoffad diets points out the honest promises of traditional weight loss diets. Traditional weight loss diets promise slow weight loss of 0.45 to 0.9 kg/week. The weight (more…)

High protein diets are not new. In fact, high protein, low carbohydrate diets have been around since the 1970′s. Many people turn to these diets for help in losing weight. But it is important to ask yourself these questions: Do high protein, low carbohydrate diets work? Are they safe? High protein diets promote ketosis. High protein, low carbohydrate diets work by promoting ketosis. When stored fat is broken down too fast, (more…)

There has been interest in the effect of various types and amounts of dietary carbohydrates and proteins on blood glucose. On the basis of our previous data, we designed a high-protein/low-carbohydrate, weight-maintaining, nonketogenicdiet. Its effect on glucose control in people with untreated type 2 diabetes was determined. We refer to this as alow-biologically-available- glucose (more…)

Levodopa, the principal drug used in the treatment of Parkinson’sdisease (PD), is a large neutral amino acid (LNAA) whose passage across biological membranes depends on the same system that transports other LNAAs-including valine, leucine, isoleucine, tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine.1 Although there maybe some interaction between levodopa and the LNAAsin absorption across the intestinal mucosa, (more…)

A variant on the high protein/low carbohy- GUDWH*GL HW*LV*WK H*³3URWH LQ*6SDUL )DVW´* during which a person eats only protein. Sound familiar? This regimen is based upon the assumption that protein foods eaten will spare the loss of lean body tissue, and the body will brake down its own fat at a maximum rate to meet energy needs. Neither of these assumptions is correct RU*DFFXU DWH**7KH (more…)

FACTS: Many of our members are females of childbearing age. We, as a health plan, recognize the importance of early and ongoing prenatal care to improve prenatal outcome. According to the most recent statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics, the United States has a maternal mortality rate of 13.1 out of every 100,000 live births and a prenatal mortality rate of 6.7 out of every 1,000 live births and fetal deaths. Additionally, the increasing incidence of preterm delivery and low birth weight continues to be a challenge for (more…)

Guidelines for Oral Health Care in Pregnancy • Dental care is safe and essential during pregnancy • Pregnancy is not a reason to defer routine dental care or treatment • Diagnostic measures, including needed dental x-rays, can be undertaken safely • Scaling and root planing to control periodontal disease can be undertaken safely; avoid using metronidazole in the first trimester • Treatment for acute infection or sources of sepsis should be provided at any stage of pregnancy. A number of antibiotics are safe for use • Treatment, including root-canal (more…)