tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post114419539537237461..comments2024-02-18T15:43:14.717-05:00Comments on Moved to LivinLaVidaLowCarb.com/Blog: Pregnant CarbHealth Blogger Looking For Low-Carb Weight Loss SurrogateJimmy Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590225257991702645noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-1144700942828913392006-04-10T16:29:00.000-04:002006-04-10T16:29:00.000-04:00I find myself sceptical about the whole thing. The...I find myself sceptical about the whole thing. There is no scientific paper to review, but a few questions suggest themselves. First, given how difficult it is to remember what was eaten yesterday, how do they know which mothers ate the most meat and therefore had the highest stress levels. Second this was NOT an Atkins diet in any way shape or form. It is really not clear what their diet was aside from increase red meat consumption. Finally, here is an alternative hypothesis for the high cortisol levels found in mothers and by extension their offspring. Their gynecologist tells them they MUST eat excessive amounts (at least for them) of meat or they may lose their baby. <BR/><BR/>"The study tracked 86 children born in 1967-68 to mothers who were instructed by an obstetrician to eat a pound of red meat a day while they were pregnant. This advice was given to the women in order to prevent the pregnancy complication pre-eclampsia, BBC News reported."<BR/><BR/>The point is no wonder they were stressed, concerned that they might not be eating enough meat.<BR/>Doctors were given much more credence back then, treated almost as godlike figures. <BR/><BR/>Is this hypothesis true? I don't know, but it's as likely as Dr. Reynolds explanation who actually states that<BR/><BR/> "We don't know why this occurs - it may be that the baby is put under stress during pregnancy which causes irreversibly high levels of cortisol." <BR/><BR/>At least my explanation has some biochemistry and common sense behind it.<BR/><BR/><BR/>It is then used to take a potshot at low carb diets. Despite all this, it is obviously not a good idea to attempt to lose weight during pregnancy unless specifically directed by a physician and the reasons make sense. Remember it's your body and child, not theirs. Eating a lower carb diet seems to me at least reasonable. Thanks for your time and attention.M. Levinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416463003930126093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-1144300307293479372006-04-06T01:11:00.000-04:002006-04-06T01:11:00.000-04:00I like to eat 3/4 a pound of meat with my lunch an...I like to eat 3/4 a pound of meat with my lunch and I'm in Maintenance. :) Of course, other than the meat in my sandwich, that's all my meat for the day.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-1144288996830505022006-04-05T22:03:00.000-04:002006-04-05T22:03:00.000-04:00A pound of red meat a day is not the Atkins diet -...A pound of red meat a day is not the Atkins diet - that's, at most, a distorted version of the induction phase; and most certainly not the entire diet. Atkins recommends, like others already have observed, the lifetime maintenance phase of the diet for pregnant women, not the ketogenic phase.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and in case anyone wonders whether a controlled-carb diet is healthy for pregnant mothers: look at indigenous peoples and ancient tribes and their dietary habits and you already have your answer. Our wonderful "health experts" conveniently forget about these thousands-of-years of facts, of course.Science4u1959https://www.blogger.com/profile/14032931049767819624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-1144249280249442432006-04-05T11:01:00.000-04:002006-04-05T11:01:00.000-04:00I know several women who stuck to maintenance leve...I know several women who stuck to maintenance levels of carbs during their pregnancy and everything was fine. While she would not want to be in ketosis, there is no reason to add back in sugars, white flour, etc. She should just be able to consume plenty of fruits and whole grains along with the plan she follows now and be fine. I think the main key is staying out of ketosis, which addding back in higher carb fruits and whole grains should take care of. She doesn't need to lose weight while expecting, but neither does she need to gain an unhealthy amount of weight, or ruin her immune system and health in the process.<BR/>Just my 2 cents.. :0)Amy Dunganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06125706233425564277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-1144206786642238172006-04-04T23:13:00.000-04:002006-04-04T23:13:00.000-04:00I would love to see more scientific studies done o...I would love to see more scientific studies done on this, other than the sixties data.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if, it's better to stay away from a ketogenic diet. But that does not mean foregoing the Low carb lifestyle. As Vicky said - Dr. Atkins recommended the Maintenance Phase. <BR/><BR/>To me this seems logical. I see no logic in eating massive amounts of white bread and donuts.Lowcarb_davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02731513723761653022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-1144201405417228362006-04-04T21:43:00.000-04:002006-04-04T21:43:00.000-04:00I hope she still stays away from the evil white fo...I hope she still stays away from the evil white foods and substitutes good carbs in.<BR/><BR/>This is the first time I've heard of a low-carb study on pregnant women. I know Atkins recommend only the Maintenance phase during pregnancy, but no studies had been done to my knowledge on whether it was okay for the baby or not.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088noreply@blogger.com