Re: zone diet

[Guest guest]

Steve: we mention the " zone diet " in our " Philosphy and Resources " file.

You should have automatically had this e-mailed to you upon joining the

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go the main page and click " files " .

on 1/23/2003 12:52 AM, s_rudek <s_rudek@...> at s_rudek@...

wrote:

> Although someone else had mentioned the " zone diet " I didn't realize

> it had any real connection to CR.

[Guest guest]

(off) Oy vey is right! Deleted from our list of books in the files. And thanks for bringing it to my attention. also deleted was a reference to mendosa.com.

on 1/31/2006 6:19 PM, Jeff Novick at jnovick@... wrote:

So how did this ever get on the recommended list of CR books?

Oy Vey

Jeff

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of jwwright

Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 4:18 PM

Subject: [ ] zone diet

FYI,

http://www.jacn.org/cgi/content/full/22/1/9

ABSTRACT

" The purported health benefits of low-carbohydrate diets have been advocated intermittently over the last century and have enjoyed increasing popularity over the last decade. Although most revolve around the emphatic theme that carbohydrates are to blame for many chronic diseases, their specific ideologies are more variable and in some cases quite sophisticated......

Conclusions

The biological plausibility of any diet and health relationship is crucial when deciding whether or not it is worthy of assessment [4]. The connection made between diet, endocrinology, eicosanoid metabolism and health [1,15] is enticing and indeed plausible. While there are no cross sectional or longitudinal studies examining the potential health merit of adopting a Zone Diet per se, closely related peer-reviewed findings from scientific research cast strong doubt over the purported benefits of this diet. When properly evaluated, the theories and arguments of popular low carbohydrate diet books like the Zone rely on poorly controlled, non-peer-reviewed studies, anecdotes and non-science rhetoric. This review illustrates the complexity of nutrition misinformation perpetrated by some popular press diet books. A closer look at the science behind the claims made for the Zone Diet reveals nothing more than a modern twist on an antique food fad. "

Regards.

[Guest guest]

Thanks,

That's another down and maybe 30 to go. (ie, medical/nutrition "theories")

Regards

Re: [ ] zone diet

(off) Oy vey is right! Deleted from our list of books in the files. And thanks for bringing it to my attention. also deleted was a reference to mendosa.com.on 1/31/2006 6:19 PM, Jeff Novick at jnovick@... wrote:

So how did this ever get on the recommended list of CR books?Oy VeyJeff

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of jwwrightSent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 4:18 PM Subject: [ ] zone dietFYI,http://www.jacn.org/cgi/content/full/22/1/9ABSTRACT "The purported health benefits of low-carbohydrate diets have been advocated intermittently over the last century and have enjoyed increasing popularity over the last decade. Although most revolve around the emphatic theme that carbohydrates are to blame for many chronic diseases, their specific ideologies are more variable and in some cases quite sophisticated...... ConclusionsThe biological plausibility of any diet and health relationship is crucial when deciding whether or not it is worthy of assessment [4]. The connection made between diet, endocrinology, eicosanoid metabolism and health [1,15] is enticing and indeed plausible. While there are no cross sectional or longitudinal studies examining the potential health merit of adopting a Zone Diet per se, closely related peer-reviewed findings from scientific research cast strong doubt over the purported benefits of this diet. When properly evaluated, the theories and arguments of popular low carbohydrate diet books like the Zone rely on poorly controlled, non-peer-reviewed studies, anecdotes and non-science rhetoric. This review illustrates the complexity of nutrition misinformation perpetrated by some popular press diet books. A closer look at the science behind the claims made for the Zone Diet reveals nothing more than a modern twist on an antique food fad. "Regards.