New Australian Diet Should Disturb Low-Carbers
There's yet another new weight loss plan set to hit bookstore shelves in the United States very soon and this one hails all the way from the land "down under" known as Australia. Already a HUGE success there and elsewhere, this book is expected to be an instant bestseller in America, too. It's called "The Total Wellbeing Diet" and it was developed by researchers at CSIRO led by Dr. Manny Noakes.
My commentary about this new book is available to read as one of my exclusive columns at CarbSmart Magazine. The article is entitled "Is The "Total Wellbeing Diet" A Good Low-Carb Option?" and it is available for you to read right now at the CarbSmart Magazine web site. You will recall from this previous post that I will be writing one exclusive column per month for CarbSmart Magazine that will only be available there and this is my first one. Check it out!
I'd love to get your feedback about this topic because it is something that I think needs to be discussed more often in the low-carb community. Should we be combining low-fat and low-carb together? What do you think about that idea? Let me know your thoughts on this subject after reading my opinions in the column I wrote for CarbSmart Magazine.
If you would like to respond directly to the creator of "The Total Wellbeing Diet," Dr. Manny Noakes, you can e-mail her at manny.noakes@csiro.au.
10-03-05 UPDATE: Dr. Manny Noakes was gracious enough to respond to my concerns about her new diet:
Dear Jimmy
Thank you for your comments
The purpose of the CSIRO diet is to ensure both good health as well as weight loss. It is certainly not the only way to lose weight but it is an approach we have trialled extensively in many people and published many papers on it. It is possible to include more unsaturated fat in the diet bit to achieve a reasonable level of fibre, one either has to eat more kilojoules or replace some carbohydrate which is not nutritionally ideal.
Fats are included in the plan as are nuts, There are also 4 levels of the plan for different energy requirements.
We base our recommendations on research that both we and others have done. Arne Astrup has also found a low fat high protein diet effective as has Donald Layman.
The CSIRO diet was developed for Australians and fits within Australian eating culture. It may or may not suit all but it has certainly been researched more comprehensively in terms of efficacy, safety and health benefits than current popular diets.
regards
Associate Professor Manny Noakes
Senior Dietitian/Research Scientist
Stream Leader - Diet and Lifestyle Interventions
CSIRO Human Nutrition
PO Box 10041, Adelaide BC
Ph 61 8 83038827
Fax 61 8 83038899
THANK YOU, Dr. Noakes. I appreciate the explanation and wish people well who attempt "The Total Wellbeing Diet."
My commentary about this new book is available to read as one of my exclusive columns at CarbSmart Magazine. The article is entitled "Is The "Total Wellbeing Diet" A Good Low-Carb Option?" and it is available for you to read right now at the CarbSmart Magazine web site. You will recall from this previous post that I will be writing one exclusive column per month for CarbSmart Magazine that will only be available there and this is my first one. Check it out!
I'd love to get your feedback about this topic because it is something that I think needs to be discussed more often in the low-carb community. Should we be combining low-fat and low-carb together? What do you think about that idea? Let me know your thoughts on this subject after reading my opinions in the column I wrote for CarbSmart Magazine.
If you would like to respond directly to the creator of "The Total Wellbeing Diet," Dr. Manny Noakes, you can e-mail her at manny.noakes@csiro.au.
10-03-05 UPDATE: Dr. Manny Noakes was gracious enough to respond to my concerns about her new diet:
Dear Jimmy
Thank you for your comments
The purpose of the CSIRO diet is to ensure both good health as well as weight loss. It is certainly not the only way to lose weight but it is an approach we have trialled extensively in many people and published many papers on it. It is possible to include more unsaturated fat in the diet bit to achieve a reasonable level of fibre, one either has to eat more kilojoules or replace some carbohydrate which is not nutritionally ideal.
Fats are included in the plan as are nuts, There are also 4 levels of the plan for different energy requirements.
We base our recommendations on research that both we and others have done. Arne Astrup has also found a low fat high protein diet effective as has Donald Layman.
The CSIRO diet was developed for Australians and fits within Australian eating culture. It may or may not suit all but it has certainly been researched more comprehensively in terms of efficacy, safety and health benefits than current popular diets.
regards
Associate Professor Manny Noakes
Senior Dietitian/Research Scientist
Stream Leader - Diet and Lifestyle Interventions
CSIRO Human Nutrition
PO Box 10041, Adelaide BC
Ph 61 8 83038827
Fax 61 8 83038899
THANK YOU, Dr. Noakes. I appreciate the explanation and wish people well who attempt "The Total Wellbeing Diet."
posted by Jimmy Moore at
10/01/2005 06:41:00 PM
4 Comments:
Hey Vicki,
THANKS for your comments. I am so glad to hear that a low-fat/low-carb approach is helping you keep the weight off of your "diminuitive" frame now that you have lost weight (CONGRATULATIONS, by the way!).
But my primary concern with "The Total Wellbeing Diet" is that they are encouraging people to eat that way to LOSE weight. This can be very discouraging for someone who thinks they need to monitor their fat intake while watching their carbs. You just don't have to do it!
As your body gets smaller and smaller, you portion sizes and fat will go down as well. But it happens naturally and should not be mandated by any diet program.
THANKS again for sharing your thought!
Hey lowcarbergal,
THANK YOU for your comments. You are EXACTLY right about what Dr. Atkins called for regarding increasing your carbs. I currently eat about 75-100 carbs per day whereas that number was closer to 30 when I was losing weight. It really does evolve from weight loss to weight maintenance, but I have never lowered my fat intake.
I'd be interested in checking out that book by Taubes as well. It will turn the healthy industry establishment on its heels and could provide fuel for a very heated debate over the fat vs. sugar controversy regarding obesity. Don't you know I'll be voicing my opinion when that happens! LOL!
From all the research coming out about the positive impact of protein, I think people's minds will change (slowly) just as they have regarding carbs. This is a work in progress and we will eventually help educate people that livin' la vida low-carb is not such a bad idea after all.
THANKS for all you are doing to spread that message!
Jimmy
Hey Vicki,
I think you have hit on something very important about the low-carb lifestyle that isn't talked about very much. While stories of people who have lost 100+ pounds on low-carb get our attention, most people don't have THAT much weight to lose and, thus, would not need to make the same kind of major changes in their eating habits.
While I cannot speak as a person who "only" needed to lose 20-30 pounds, I know that when you commit yourself to livin' la vida low-carb in the traditional manner that it will result in weight loss.
There's a friend of mine at work who is an avid volleyball player and he goes on Induction every year right before the season begins to drop that 15-20 pounds he picked up during the offseason. This guy is anything but fat, but he sees the benefit of following a low-carb plan (by the book without regard for fat, calories, or portions). Within two weeks, he ready to go.
I write about this in my book, but we really need to get over our fear of fat in this country. Fat phobia has been perpetuated by the government constantly ramming that message down our throats until now we believe eating ANY fat is harmful to us. I contend that SUGAR is much more of a health risk and danger than fat ever has or ever will be. The longer we ignore the role of sugar in the obesity epidemic, the longer we will continue to see obesity exist and in greater numbers in the U.S. and around the world.
For the most part, if people would just become a little more carb-conscious, then they could make a lot of headway towards improving their health and weight.
Hey lowcarbergal,
I'm already working on it. His publisher will probably be willing to do the interview when the release date gets closer. We'll be all over it I promise. :-)
I do like the cover. Kinda puts an exclamation point on the book's subject matter, don't you think? It's gonna drive the low-fatties crazy!
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