Re: Kwasniewski style low carb diet helps iron overload
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Book Reviews: Wolfgang Lutz MD- Life without Bread
Wolfgang Lutz MD- Life without Bread: Low Carb Apologetics
Reviewer: Todd Moody (Philadelphia, PA USA) - July 29, 2000
Life Without Bread is an important addition to the growing body of
literature on the benefits and importance of low-carb diet. Written by
Christian Allan, Ph.D., and Wolfgang Lutz, M.D., the book is based on
Dr. Lutz's experience using carbohydrate restricted diets with
thousands of patients for over 40 years. It is also based on extensive
research in the medical and scientific literature, and provides ample
references. The book presents a more or less unified theory of how
high (and even "moderate") levels of dietary carbohydrate cause or
exacerbate various health problems, and how carbohydrate restriction
can help people to recover from those problems. Although obesity is
one of the problems, this is not primarily a weight-loss book. There
is only one short chapter on weight loss. Other chapters deal with
heart disease, gastrointestinal disorders (e.g., Crohn's disease and
ulcerative colitis), auto-immune disorders, and so on. There is also
discussion of dietary carbohydrate from the perspective of humanity's
adaptation to the conditions of the long Pleistocene era. Life Without
Bread accomplishes a number of important things. First, it collects a
body of evidence for the low-carb way of eating that is carefully
thought out, and based on sound research and extensive clinical
experience. Second, it debunks the pervasive cholesterol neurosis that
has made much of the developed world phobic about fats. This is very
important, since there are still relatively few scientists willing to
put their reputations on the line in opposition to the cholesterol
theory of heart disease. Allan and Lutz join their ranks. Third, it
offers good arguments for the positive virtues of saturated animal
fats, perhaps the most maligned dietary suspects of the past 100
years. The authors are careful to distinguish levels of support for
their claims; when they are somewhat speculative, they say so. They
also point out some of the limitations of the low-carb program, and do
not claim it to be a panacea. Fourth, they refute the many lame and
ill-informed criticisms of low-carb diets that one encounters again
and again in the popular (and, unfortunately, sometimes also in the
scientific) literature -- such as the claim that these diets harm the
kidneys or cause muscle wasting. For anyone who wants to gain a
clearer understanding of the benefits of low-carb diets, or to explain
them to someone else (such as a family physician, perhaps), this book
is a valuable resource.
(2) Wolfgang Lutz MD- Life without Bread: Good lifestyle book in low-
carb field
Reviewer: health desi (LA CA) - September 30, 2005
This is a good book with solid low-card evidence. It is not a weight
loss book but rather a health maintenance book. The information is
somewhat dated but still useful. Recommended for people interested in
low carb but concerned about more extreme examples in diet books.
Wolfgang Lutz MD- Life without Bread: Excellent Review of Evidence
Supporting Low Carb Diets
Reviewer: Robert Crayhon (Reno, NV United States), March 5, 2002
For most of human history, humankind never ate a diet that contained
more than 40% carbohydrates, according to the most recent scientific
research (AJCN March 2000). Is it any wonder, then, that for the past
12 years in the US, low carb diet books have ruled the roost? If high
carbohydrate, low fat diets were the way to go, then Ornish and
Pritikin books would be topping the charts. They're not. Atkins,
Eades, and Sears are the nutrition celebrities, because they in their
different ways have given people a diet that suits their genetic
heritage: one low in carbohydrates. As a practicing nutritionist,
reducing carbohydrate intake in my patients has consistently been one
of the most effective ways to help them reduce weight, blood levels of
triglycerides, uric acid, and even blood pressure. I am glad that one
of the most esteemed figures in the field of low carbohydrate
nutrition, Wolfgang Lutz, MD, has finally put a book together along
with the brilliant Dr. Allen. This, along Loren Cordain's The
Paleodiet are the two to read if you want the most sensible approach
for healthy, low carb eating backed up by mounds of scientific
evidence. Note: recent research has shown that meat eaters and
vegetarians lose kidney function at the same rate, according to an 8
year study. Also, the leading cause of kidney failure is diabetes,
which we all know is a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism. In Health
and the Rise of Civilization, Mark Nathan Cohen PhD shows cultures
eating pounds of meat per day, with no adverse effects ever noted on
their kidney function.
Wolfgang Lutz MD- Life without Bread: Real doctor, real science, real
patients
Reviewer: The Mad Doctor - August 10, 2005
The story of a German doctor (MD) who put himself on this diet in
middle age based on his health problems common to his age and his own
scientific reasoning. His own results were quite good. He applied the
diet successfully to a wide variety of patients with success. He gives
an interesting history of the low carb diet as do many books in this
genre. His theory on the catabolic-anabolic hormone balance is quite
interesting. Living this diet is rather simple and effective. The
allowed carb level is more liberal than Atkins and hence easier to
follow. I was far from perfect per carbs, but kept at 90 grams most
days, figuring that my large body size of 230# could handle it. I lost
fat and felt good. More energy, better sleep, better mood. And without
the Atkins side effects (poor sleep, carb craving, thirst, excess
urination, rotten fruit breath). I got out the old biochem book and
searched the actual scientific literature. It adds up on all counts.
This is one diet that you can actually do, enjoy and benefit from.
Wolfgang Lutz MD- Life without Bread: this is a GREAT book!
Reviewer: Gary E. Dempster (california) - March 25, 2005
This is great book, that will explode many of the myths in your head
about what is "good" and "bad" for your health. Contrary to many of
the reviews written here, I did not find it "overly technical" at all,
in fact it was very easy reading and I read it in a couple of days.
The dietary recommendations are very simple to follow, and all
recommendations are backed with rock-solid evidence, and most
importantly, the evidence is based ON REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE OF ACTUAL
PATIENTS unlike so many other books out there. This must have been an
amazingly brave book when it first came out... in 1968! It is still a
pioneering work, and if you are interested in learning about low-carb
diets with an open mind this is really a must-have for your
collection. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. btw, the "72 carb/day" recommendation
is based on their studies of how many carbs/day diabetics can consume
without affecting their blood sugar, and is also how much carbs per
day the brain needs to run on (the brain cannot run on fat). that
explains the figure. they explain this and everything else very
thoroughly in the book.
Wolfgang Lutz MD- Life without Bread: A life changing book
Reviewer: Susan Siemers (Midwest) - March 5, 2005
This book will help the reader to understand why we need to increase
good fat (including saturated fat) and reduce carbohydrates in our
diet. The authors carefully outline the science and follow it up with
many case studies. After 15 years as a vegetarian, my hypoglycemia had
gotten steadily worse until I found myself having to eat every two
hours or so - not out of hunger, but to control the shakes. I read
this book while travelling to England on a business trip. I got off
the plane and had bacon and eggs for breakfast, no toast. Amazingly, I
was able to go nearly five hours before hunger struck. The change was
immediate! I have continued to eat protein and fat, limiting carbs for
the most part to under 100 g. per day, and the difference in how I
feel is all positive. The push for polyunsaturated fats and low fat
diets and the revision of the old "food wheel" to the pyramid heavy on
carbohydrates correlates with an INCREASE in obesity and diabetes. So
why is that carb-loaded low-fat diet good for you?
SOURCE: http://www.easyvigour.net.nz/diettoxin/h_review_lutz.htm
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