After the discussion about the low-carb diet, I wanted to share these articles about low carb dieting and health info

This one is about three different diets, low carb, low fat, and medd.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25708495

This is about low carb and cholesterol
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080716/ap_on_he_me/med_dueling_diets

Just wanted to share!

Same thing for me Lipstick. I am insulin resistant. I did the blood sugar testing where you drink the sugary drink and they check your blood after a couple of hours. My blood sugar was fine, but my insulin was off the charts (<20 is normal, mine was 111).

The course of action was to prevent Type II diabetes by going on a low carb/sugar free diet. Has worked wonders for me! 40 pounds gone as of today!

SSW

I think you, and others, will find this AP article, just released, interesting:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g5nH6bV4fr0ofSKGT8ZjkSVjbM_AD91V64HG0

Very good stuff UYC! 

Thanks for the very interesting article! But if you want more info click the link at the bottom and read the whole study! The article left out some very important details! ie more men than women in the study! That makes a huge difference on their final numbers because men and women loose weight differently. Over all it's a promising study and I enjoyed reading it!

I've copied some points on the differences between how the men did verses the women! I'm very happy to report that low fat is out across the board! WWIT I hope you are paying attention to this! 

Hope y'all are up on your stats courses!  Sick

Among the 277 male participants, the mean 24-month weight changes were ?3.4 kg (95% confidence interval [CI], ?4.3 to ?2.5) for the low-fat group, ?4.0 kg (95% CI, ?5.1 to ?3.0) for the Mediterranean-diet group, and ?4.9 kg (95% CI, ?6.2 to ?3.6) for the low-carbohydrate group. Among the 45 women, the mean 24-month weight changes were ?0.1 kg (95% CI, ?2.2 to 1.9) for the low-fat group, ?6.2 kg (95% CI, ?10.2 to ?1.9) for the Mediterranean-diet group, and ?2.4 kg (95% CI, ?6.9 to 2.2) for the low-carbohydrate group (P<0.001 for the interaction between diet group and sex). The mean weight changes among the 272 participants who completed 24 months of intervention were ?3.3?4.1 kg in the low-fat group, ?4.6?6.0 kg in the Mediterranean-diet group, and ?5.5?7.0 kg in the low-carbohydrate group (P=0.03 for the comparison between the low-fat and the low-carbohydrate groups at 24 months). The mean (?SD) changes in BMI were ?1.0?1.4 in the low-fat group, ?1.5?2.2 in the Mediterranean-diet group, and ?1.5?2.1 in the low-carbohydrate group (P=0.05 for the comparison among groups).

The present study has several limitations. We enrolled few women; however, we observed a significant interaction between the effects of diet group and sex on weight loss (women tended to lose more weight on the Mediterranean diet), and this difference between men and women was also reflected in the changes in leptin levels. This possible sex-specific difference should be explored in further studies.

I agree! Good healthy fats are good for you! We haven't been buying anything "Low Fat" in our house for years! #1 because it usually tastes awful! and #2 I don't see the point in eating anything that tastes awful!
 

However we cut out all trans fats/ hydrogenated fats and oils in our house a couple of years ago! Those are the fats that you need to stay away from! They are evil! They are designed to makes foods (fats) last longer and not spoil. So really ask yourself who does this benefit? The guys selling the products that sit for months on a shelf or the consumer? It's all very frustrating and always comes down to money first! 

I've tried the peanut butter without the additives but it is so runny, DS won't eat it - plus it's like $ 4 jar compared to less than $2 for 'normal'

I really like Smart Balance peanut butter. It is natural and has healthy oils. Yummy too!