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It would be interesting to see if a fat- and protein-sparing fast (i.e. Atkins diet) would work as well. Apparently it's much easier to eat a semi-starvation di
by frankus 15y ago
It would be interesting to see if a fat- and protein-sparing fast (i.e. Atkins diet) would work as well. Apparently it's much easier to eat a semi-starvation diet by eliminating nearly all carbohydrates than by simply cutting back calories in general.
- jokull 15y agoGood point. Reversing type 2 diabetes comes when insulin sensitivity is gained back. For this to happen I believe a low carb diet should be enough, not a caloric restriction, but merely the elimination of foods that spike blood sugar. Would like to see clinical results of a strict Atkins / Paleo type diet for this group.
- sliverstorm 15y agoDid you actually read the article? The hypothesis has nothing to do with insulin itself, and everything to do with reducing fat deposits in the pancreas.
- watmough 15y agoAs the article says, that was just a hypothesis. There's no mention of tracking insulin levels, only blood sugar. And what's more, type diabetes is described in the article as resistance to insulin. I can think of at least one further hypothesis, which is that cutting out indigestible sugars, per Lustig, frees up the liver from the task of metabolizing fructose/sucrose etc., to respond correctly to insulin, allowing blood sugar to be regulated.
- wisty 15y agoI'd guess that just about any diet would work. Type 2 diabetes is often triggered by bad genes, and excess body fat. I'm not exactly sure why. I'm guessing that if you have lots of fat, your body starts ignoring the "make more fat" message from insulin.
- mobileman 15y agoBody fat an diabetes type two are just correlated. Type 2 is caused by stressing how your body deals with massive sugar. Now, the life style that enables you to stress your insulin production will make you fat.