Active Low-Carber Forums
Atkins diet and low carb discussion provided free for information only, not as medical advice.
Home Plans Tips Recipes Tools Stories Studies Products
Active Low-Carber Forums
A sugar-free zone


Welcome to the Active Low-Carber Forums.
Support for Atkins diet, Protein Power, Neanderthin (Paleo Diet), CAD/CALP, Dr. Bernstein Diabetes Solution and any other healthy low-carb diet or plan, all are welcome in our lowcarb community. Forget starvation and fad diets -- join the healthy eating crowd! You may register by clicking here, it's free!

Go Back   Active Low-Carber Forums > Main Low-Carb Diets Forums & Support > Low-Carb Studies & Research / Media Watch > LC Research/Media
User Name
Password
FAQ Members Calendar Mark Forums Read Search Gallery My P.L.A.N. Survey


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1   ^
Old Wed, Jan-09-02, 23:15
tamarian's Avatar
tamarian tamarian is offline
Forum Founder
Posts: 19,570
 
Plan: Atkins/PP/BFL
Stats: 400/223/200 Male 5 ft 11
BF:37%/17%/12%
Progress: 89%
Location: Ottawa, ON
Default Simple Sugars May Cut 'Good' Cholesterol Levels

Wednesday January 9

Simple Sugars May Cut 'Good' Cholesterol Levels

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While following a low-fat diet can have significant health benefits over the long term, it may also result in lower levels of HDL, or ``good,'' cholesterol. Now, a new study has found a possible culprit: simple sugars.

According to the report, individuals who adopt a low-fat diet tend to replace fats with simple sugars in non-fat baked goods and processed foods. Simple sugars can reduce HDL levels, and low HDL levels are known to be a major heart disease risk factor for women.

``The current American food supply offers an abundance of low-fat and fat-free foods that depend on simple carbohydrates or added sugars to improve their flavor,'' Linda B. Bunyard and colleagues from the University of Maryland at Baltimore write. ''Whether the recent trend toward fat-modified foods provides an overall benefit to this population is questionable.''

In the study, 55 overweight and obese postmenopausal white women followed the American Heart Association (news - web sites)'s Step 1 diet, in which no more than 30% of total calories come from fat. The women were mostly inactive and their average body mass index (BMI), a measure of weight in relation to height, was 33. People with a BMI of at least 25 are considered overweight, while those with a BMI of 30 or above are obese.

After 10 weeks, the women lost an average of 2% of their body weight, reduced total cholesterol by 8% and cut LDL (''bad'') cholesterol by 6%. HDL cholesterol, however, declined 16%, the researchers report in the January issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

During the same period, the women's average intakes of total fat, saturated fat and cholesterol fell, while the percent of calories from carbohydrates--both complex carbohydrates such as whole grains and simple sugars--rose. According to the analysis, a higher average intake of simple sugars was the only dietary change associated with lower HDL.

``Women who achieve a low-fat diet by substitution of simple sugar for dietary fat may be at risk of lowering their HDL cholesterol on such a diet,'' Bunyard and colleagues conclude.

The researchers stress that the findings do not suggest that individuals avoid fruits and vegetables and note that more research is needed to determine which simple sugars contribute to reductions in ``good'' cholesterol.

SOURCE: Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2002;102:52-57.


http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/200...hl/sugar_1.html
Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
"Cut your cholesterol with wise choices at the pantry door" gotbeer LC Research/Media 8 Fri, Jan-30-04 17:28
Study finds statin cholesterol drug does not cut deaths doreen T LC Research/Media 3 Thu, Dec-19-02 08:24
The Lipid Hypothesis DebPenny LC Research/Media 5 Fri, Sep-06-02 08:09
Almonds, as part of healthy diet, can cut cholesterol doreen T Cholesterol, Heart Disease 0 Mon, Aug-19-02 19:48
New York Times article, 7/7/02 destro LC Research/Media 1 Sat, Jul-06-02 17:59


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 04:39.


Copyright © 2000-2024 Active Low-Carber Forums @ forum.lowcarber.org
Powered by: vBulletin, Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.