Re: Carbs vs. protein - Insulin Resistance

[Guest guest]

Beth () -

It is very important that you get ahold of the various articles in

the MAGIC library on RSS/SGA children and insulin resistance. Call

800-3MAGIC3 and as a member, you can get a copy of our library log,

and we have about 120 medical journal articles. The log has one

column at the very end which Katy and I include a brief description

of each article.

It is VERY important because research has shown that these children

are BORN with this insulin resistance risk, regardless of diet.

Studies have tested newborns, before any food has been introduced

and found significant differences in their sensitivity and other

levels. This has all been a result of the Barker epidemiological

study of 50,000+ folks that came out years back (England).

As I wrote before, clearly nutrition needs to be at the forefront of

all of our minds, because our children do have this significant

risk. However, there are RSS/SGA children that will be fed the most

optimal, healthy diet there is, and they will still develop insulin

resistance, regardless. We need to be sure that parents do not end

up blaming themselves, thinking that they fed their child the wrong

diet and that is why their child got insulin resistance.

Absolutely, the rise in type 2 diabetes, etc. can be directly

attributable in this country to the Playstations and Nintendos, the

children staying in their homes and not playing outside, the eating

out at fast food all the time, etc. But RSS/SGA kids have an added

problem, and that is the unique metabolic consequences that altered

the endocrine pathways in their bodies when they were fetuses in-

utero. This is what Czernichow is flying in from Paris to speak to

at this summer's convention. I for one am bringing a tape recorder!

Salem

> > >

> > > I hate to jump in here and cause a fire storm. But two years

at

> > > convention many light bulbs went on for me. One of them was

> > during

> > > the DuPage Easter Seals presentation with the feeding clinic.

> > > Someone help me (I can't remember her name)- the dietician

gave

> a

> > > great presentation. I later saw all of them at the clinic for

> an

> > > eval for Matt. Her point at convention and to me at the eval

> was

> > I

> > > was focusing so much on stuffing Matt with protein (to build

> > muscles

> > > and gain good weight) that he was really on the Atkins diet.

> > Which

> > > hit a nerve since my hubby, at that time (ok he is still my

> > hubby),

> > > was on the Atkins for weight loss. Hello! Good point! I

> > actually

> > > have the feeding clinic eval here somewhere telling me to add

> more

> > > Carbs. Now, I will concede they prefer good carbs, but we all

> > still

> > > need carbs.

> > >

> > > My husband is back on a modified Atkins, limiting his intake

of

> > > carbs because we are all eat more refined sugar and processed

> > foods

> > > than we should. But I have to say, I need to get calories in

> > Matt.

> > > And if that means one or two of his snacks is the graham

> crackers

> > > that are shaped like Scooby Doo dog biscuits, then so be it.

I

> am

> > > just thrilled he is eating something fun for him, with

calories

> > and

> > > he is doing it independently. For you who know my struggles,

> you

> > > know this is HUGE!

> > >

> > > Just my two cents.

> > > Beth H.

> > > Mom to Matt