Re: Low carb-high protein diet increased cardiovascular and total mortality

William Wagner wrote:
: In article <58faa4F2g3nsdU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
: "Juhana Harju" <nope@xxxxxxx> wrote:
:
:: Diets lower in carbohydrate and higher in protein were observed to
:: increase total and particularly cardiovascular mortality among
:: Swedish women.

I forgot that I had already posted this to this group. My mistake.

:: Results. Decreasing carbohydrate or increasing protein intake by one
:: decile were associated with increase in total mortality by 6% (95%
:: CI: 0-12%) and 2% (95% CI: -1 to 5%), respectively. For
:: cardiovascular mortality, amongst women 40-49 years old at
:: enrolment, the corresponding increases were, respectively, 13% (95%
:: CI: -4 to 32%) and 16% (95% CI: 5-29%), with the additive score
:: being even more predictive.
::
:: Conclusions. A diet characterized by low carbohydrate and high
:: protein intake was associated with increased total and particularly
:: cardiovascular mortality amongst women. Vigilance with respect to
:: long-term adherence to such weight control regimes is advisable.
::
: What does this mean ?
:
:: Decreasing carbohydrate or increasing protein intake by one decile
:: were associated with increase in total mortality by 6%
:
: decile
: n : (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution
: of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval
: contains one-tenth of the scores
:
: Help!

It is not that difficult. The subjects were divided to ten equally large
groups according to the amount of carbohydrates and protein they had eaten.
And the risks were compared after that.

: Wondering if....
:
: Good carbs are good and so are good fats.
: Bad carbs are not good and neither are bad fats.
: Less food is good and too much food is bad.
: Balance on freshness and avoid stale.
:
: Any simpler mantra out here?
:
: Bill

Exactly. And good proteins are good. :-)

--
Juhana

.

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