Participants: Don Mackintosh, Tim Arnott
Series Code: HFAL
Program Code: HFAL000134
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00:47 Hello and welcome to "Health for a Lifetime"
00:49 I'm your host Don Mackintosh 00:50 We're glad that you've joined us today! 00:53 Today, we're going to be talking about a subject that many are 00:56 talking about - carbohydrates! 00:58 Are they good for you? Are they bad for you? 01:01 What about carbohydrate diets 01:03 or low-carb diets or high-carb diets? 01:06 Maybe you've heard about this. 01:08 And talking with us today about this important subject 01:10 is Dr. Tim Arnott 01:13 He is a physician at the Lifestyle Center of America 01:16 in Oklahoma - which focuses on teaching people 01:19 about these very things and helping them 01:21 reverse lifestyle problems or diseases that are related to 01:26 lifestyle by looking at what they eat or what they don't eat, 01:29 or what they do or don't do. 01:31 We're glad you are with us Dr. Arnott... Thank you 01:34 You've been a physician for 01:35 what was it - about 14 years? About 14 years. 01:39 And in family practice? Family practice 01:40 Preventive... Preventive lifestyle medicine 01:44 That's something that I've been doing for, well about 5 years. 01:49 So day-in and day-out there at the Lifestyle Center of America 01:53 in Oklahoma, you're dealing with subjects just like this. 01:57 Absolutely! We have people come from all around the country, 02:01 and their friends, their neighbors, 02:04 their commentators on the news programs 02:08 are telling them low carbohydrate diets... 02:10 That's what you want to get into. 02:11 Yes, this seems to be a big buzz. 02:13 I'm sure a lot of people are talking 02:14 about that at your center. 02:16 What about carbohydrates? 02:17 We hear so much about them... 02:18 Are they our enemies or are they our friends? 02:22 Well it's interesting, we had some data that we 02:26 recently collected at the Lifestyle Center of America 02:29 and it was presented at the most recent meeting of the 02:32 American Dietetic Association. 02:34 Basically, what we did was take a number of our patients, 02:37 about 20 patients, we took them as they came through 02:41 the program and we measured what happened to these patients 02:46 when they were on our program which is a 02:48 high complex carbohydrate diet about 60-65% carbohydrates, 02:54 about 20% fats and 15-20% protein. 03:00 And what was shocking to the individuals 03:02 there at that conference, was that they actually saw 03:07 blood sugar levels drop on a high carbohydrate diet, 03:11 and they measured this in the form of a fructosamine, 03:14 which is a test that measures your blood sugar level 03:17 over the last 2 weeks and it actually dropped significantly. 03:21 And all of the numbers were highly statistically significant 03:24 Not only the fructosamine dropped, 03:27 but we saw cholesterol come down. 03:29 Those who were on a statin medication like Lipitor 03:33 The stuff that makes all your cholesterol go down... 03:34 Yes, exactly! 03:36 You know, they came in with average total cholesterol levels 03:39 on a medicine now in the 150s, 03:41 and most people would think... 03:43 "Well that's just right where you need to be, 03:45 and you probably don't need to get any better" 03:47 But on our program, the average total cholesterol 03:50 dropped from the 150s down into the 120s 03:53 for the average total cholesterol on a 03:54 high carbohydrate diet. 03:58 I can just hear people gasping - A high carb diet? EXACTLY! 04:01 Everything around us saying "low carbs" 04:03 Well after this meeting, people were coming up 04:05 and talking with our dietician who gave the lecture, 04:09 and our former Medical Director, Dr. Zeno Charles-Marcel, 04:13 and they were so ASTOUNDED that somewhere in America 04:17 they were treating diabetes with a HIGH carbohydrate diet, 04:20 and they were getting success. 04:22 So it's actually exciting to work there. 04:24 It's actually exciting to see these changes. 04:26 Well there has got to be something then about 04:28 carbs that I don't know about or most people don't know about. 04:31 Why aren't they saying some are bad? 04:34 Are there some that are bad and some that are good? 04:35 Well there are... there are differences, 04:37 and that's probably one of the most important 04:39 messages we want to get across... 04:40 is that NOT ALL FOODS are created equal, 04:44 most people know that but not 04:45 all carbohydrates are created equal. 04:48 And, recently we've heard a lot 04:50 about how NOT ALL FATS are created equal. 04:52 Before, it was low fat and now it's GOOD FAT. 04:55 Well, the same can be said for carbohydrates. 04:58 And right now, we're in a 04:59 LOW CARBOHYDRATE - that's what is good. 05:02 Actually, what you want is GOOD CARBOHYDRATE, 05:04 and we're going to get to that discussion in a minute. 05:07 But first of all, we'd like to back UP and just state that 05:10 there is actually a foundation for a high carbohydrate diet. 05:15 Is this looking back to the original diet? 05:20 Is that what you are suggesting? Well, that's exactly right! 05:21 Going all the way back... That's exactly right 05:23 I think you have a graphic on this. 05:24 That's right, we have a graphic... 05:26 And I was doing some research into the makeup of what the 05:32 Creator gave us as an original diet. 05:35 And I have a food processing software... 05:38 ESHA Research puts it out there is Salem, Oregon 05:41 And basically what I did was to take about 200 05:44 of the commonly eaten plant foods 05:47 in the fruit, vegetable, grain and bean category, 05:52 and just see what was in them. 05:53 So this is essentially most all of the plant foods 05:57 with the exception of the nuts and seeds 05:59 that we would be accustomed to eating. 06:00 And as you can see, the carbohydrate content, 06:04 the average carbohydrate content of those nearly 200 foods 06:07 is not 40% which is what's often... 06:10 78% is that what it says? 78% - almost double 06:14 what is currently recommended by some diet enthusiasts. 06:18 So your point is that if you look at the original diet 06:21 of the Bible, that being Genesis 1:29, 06:24 you're finding a high carb diet. Exactly! 06:28 I mean, if you want to find out what the Creator designed 06:30 for His creators, you want to go to the owner's manual 06:33 and check it out! 06:34 And it's actually very interesting that the 06:36 PROTEIN content of the Creator's foods 06:39 NEVER CHANGES from 15% 06:43 It's 15% and most of the foods are BASICALLY very similar, 06:48 except for the nuts and seeds 06:49 and we can go to that graphic now... 06:51 And you'll see that when you add the nuts and seeds 06:54 to those other plant foods... 06:56 The fat goes up a bit it looks like. The fat certainly goes up. 06:59 It goes up from around 7% to about 25% 07:02 Now this is putting the nuts and seeds as EQUAL 07:05 with the other food categories which is not what is recommended 07:09 But if you were to DO that, that would give you the 07:12 LOWEST carbohydrate content of the Creator's diet possible! 07:16 And as you can see, it's still at 60% 07:18 Sixty percent and the fat goes up to 25 07:21 And as you can see, the protein doesn't 07:23 change one iota... it's right there at 14-15% 07:26 So, in a sense, the Creator's diet is NEVER high protein. 07:32 Okay, NEVER HIGH PROTEIN! ... And always high carb 07:35 And it could be a little bit higher fat or lower fat 07:38 depending on how many nuts you eat... Exactly! 07:40 And if you eat them as they were grown, 07:41 it takes you a while to get through those shells, 07:43 so it's not going to be too high Exactly! 07:45 In fact, if you were to eat the nuts and seeds 07:47 as you recommended. 07:50 The Creator put them in hard shells, 07:51 kind of a clue there, to use them more sparingly, 07:54 THEN you'll be at a carbohydrate content of about 65-70% 08:00 Fat right around 15% and THAT'S THE DIET 08:04 that's been shown to give us the greatest benefit 08:07 against all of the chronic diseases 08:09 we're dealing with in this country. 08:10 So, the amazing thing to me is, 08:12 many times I'll hear... Actually I've even heard some 08:16 Christian physicians and whatnot saying... 08:18 "No, low carb is the way to go" 08:21 But they're going against the actual ultimate source 08:25 in their trade - that being the Bible, 08:27 when they say that in a sense... Absolutely! 08:28 Absolutely - you know, there's the old saying, 08:31 "If all else fails, go back to 08:34 Genesis and look at the owner's manual" 08:36 And I was excited to see this, that the Creator's original diet 08:42 ENDORSES a lot of the research that is coming out. 08:45 Now there are a few studies coming out that would suggest 08:48 that perhaps a low carbohydrate diet that's high in protein 08:53 can actually help you lose weight, 08:54 but what individuals need to KNOW is that 08:58 diets that will help you lose weight when you look at the 09:01 final analysis, those diets are lower in calories. 09:05 That's why people lose weight. 09:07 Well, why do you think the Creator loaded His food 09:10 with carbohydrates... 60% if you add the nuts, 09:13 and 75% if you're just looking at it without the nuts. 09:16 Why did He load it up with that? 09:18 Well, you know, there are a lot of good reasons for that. 09:21 In fact, we can go to the next graphic to get us started. 09:25 But the Creator actually LOADED His food with carbohydrates 09:30 first of all - because carbohydrates have actually 09:34 been shown to raise the serotonin levels. 09:37 And one of the ways... What is serotonin? 09:39 Serotonin is a neurotransmitter. 09:42 It's a chemical that the nerves in the brain use to 09:45 communicate with each other. 09:47 Does it make you feel good or bad? 09:48 Well, it actually helps to improve your mood. 09:50 In fact, one of the most common reasons that people 09:54 see a physician today is for the diagnosis of depression. 09:58 And, the most common treatment for that condition 10:01 is what we call "SSRIs" which are 10:04 "serotonin reuptake inhibitors" 10:06 which essentially, one nerve will actually 10:10 put serotonin OUT in the synapse between the nerves 10:14 to stimulate the next nerve in line, 10:17 and that nerve that put out the serotonin will then 10:20 retake that up out of the space there... 10:23 And this drug gets in there and blocks that reuptake 10:26 and so there is more serotonin in that space between the nerves 10:31 and this helps to boost the... 10:33 So the carbs do that naturally. 10:35 Well, actually what some people may not understand is that 10:39 there are some important amino acids that are in the food 10:44 and one of these is tryptophan... 10:46 And tryptophan is the raw material that the body uses 10:51 to make serotonin. 10:53 Okay, so it's a little different mechanism, 10:54 but the bottom line is it increases those levels, 10:58 and it increases well-being. Absolutely! 11:00 You see, the plant kingdom being relatively moderate in protein, 11:06 doesn't overload the body's system with some of these 11:09 competing amino acids. 11:11 You know, tryptophan has some competitors, 11:13 and if you eat a high protein diet, 11:16 you get more of these competing amino acids 11:19 and so you get lower blood levels of tryptophan, 11:22 and you get less serotonin made in a brain. 11:25 And you don't feel as good about yourself and basically... 11:27 That's exactly right! 11:28 What's another reason to have a diet high in carbs? 11:31 Well, some of the other reasons, 11:32 and we can again go to our graphics... 11:35 But some of the other reasons is that right alongside the 11:41 carbohydrates are some of the protective nutrients, 11:45 and we'll get more to that in a minute. 11:47 In fact, I want to show a document that I have here 11:49 but there is also important receptors that are on 11:54 each of the cells in our bodies. 11:55 "Glucoproteins" and glycolipids, is that right? 11:59 Glycolipids and glycoproteins. 12:01 Okay, and what do they do? 12:02 Well actually, for example, most people are familiar with 12:04 their blood type, you know, A positive or A negative 12:07 Actually these letters in your blood type refer to 12:11 the carbohydrates, the specialized sugars 12:15 that are actually hanging off of 12:17 proteins on your red blood cell membranes. 12:21 And so all of the cells in the body have receptors; 12:24 they have proteins on the surface and also have fats, 12:27 of course, in the membrane, and off of these proteins, 12:30 and off of these fats are different specialized sugars 12:33 and these sugars are what help the body 12:36 to communicate with itself. 12:38 In fact, the immune system can recognize a cell in the 12:42 body based on that sugar, that carbohydrate that is 12:47 sticking out there in space off of the cell membrane... 12:50 And so, carbohydrates are very important for communication 12:53 in the body and these very 12:55 sophisticated immune system mechanisms. 12:57 So if you have a low carb diet, your body wouldn't 13:01 be maybe as apt at communicating. 13:03 Well that's exactly right! 13:05 So it's like having more than 2 or 3 telephone lines. 13:08 You know, if you don't have the raw material to make these 13:13 communications and to send those messages over those lines, 13:16 the communication is going to break down. 13:18 What's another reason for... 13:20 Well some of the other reasons are... 13:23 Probably my most popular reason is the fact that people 13:30 are able to actually endure and actually have a stronger 13:34 sense of strength. 13:38 Physical endurance, you are talking about. 13:39 One of the things that has been found as a side effect 13:44 of these low carbohydrate diets is that people have fatigue. 13:47 In fact, that was the #2 complaint of individuals 13:51 that get on these kind of diets. 13:53 The most common complaint was constipation 13:56 because fiber and carbohydrates are stuck right there together. 14:00 So physical endurance is important. 14:02 In fact, there were studies done a number of years ago, 14:07 several decades ago by Dr. Ostrand, 14:10 who actually put these athletes on a bicycle, 14:14 and they actually pedaled those bicycles 14:16 until they were no longer able to continue... 14:18 until they were TOTALLY EXHAUSTED! 14:20 And they gave these athletes 3 different diets in succession 14:24 with the washout periods in between, 14:27 and what they found is when they put these individuals 14:30 on a HIGH PROTEIN, LOW CARBOHYDRATE diet, they were 14:34 able to go about an hour on the bicycle before they were... 14:37 That's not very long... Not very long before they 14:39 were totally exhausted; these are fit, well-trained athletes. 14:42 Now, then they put them on a mixed diet which we might call a 14:46 meat and potatoes diet which has sort of a moderate 14:49 amount of protein, moderate amount of carbohydrate. 14:52 Then they went about 2 hours on these bicycles before 14:54 they were totally exhausted... 14:56 And THEN, they put these same trained athletes on a 15:02 HIGH carbohydrate, low protein diet... 15:04 Creator's diet type thing. Creator's diet! 15:06 Plant-based diet and they went for almost 3 hours. 15:11 Now there are researchers in Finland who have been 15:14 experimenting with this and in one of their reviews, 15:17 they have noted that you don't actually need meat for endurance 15:22 in physical athletes, you know, 15:26 endurance athletes, don't need meat. 15:27 In fact, they discovered that individuals are able to 15:30 go at sprints anywhere from 2 to 7 minutes LONGER 15:35 ...They call these anaerobic sprints because basically, 15:39 they're moving their muscles so rapidly that they have to use 15:43 more than just oxygen burning in the cell to get the job done, 15:47 and on a high carbohydrate diet, 15:49 they were able to go several minutes longer. 15:50 We've been talking with Dr. Tim Arnott 15:53 He is a physician at the Lifestyle Center of America 15:56 in Oklahoma, and we're learning some fascinating things about 16:00 these low carb diets. 16:01 We found that the Creator's prescription is actually better! 16:04 When we come back, we're going to look at 16:06 some more about low carb and high carb diets. 16:09 I know you won't want to miss it - join us when we come back! 16:13 Have you found yourself wishing 16:14 that you could shed a few pounds? 16:15 Have you been on a diet for most of your life, 16:18 but not found anything that will really keep the weight off? 16:21 If you've answered "yes" to any of these questions, 16:24 then we have a solution for you that works! 16:27 Dr. Hans Diehl and Dr. Aileen Ludington 16:30 have written a marvelous booklet called... 16:32 "Reversing Obesity Naturally" 16:34 and we'd like to send it to you FREE of charge! 16:37 Here's a medically sound approach successfully used 16:39 by thousands who were able to eat more and lose weight 16:43 permanently without feeling guilty or hungry 16:45 through lifestyle medicine. 16:47 Dr. Diehl and Dr. Ludington have been featured on 3ABN 16:51 and in this booklet, they present a sensible 16:53 approach to eating, nutrition and lifestyle changes 16:56 than can help you prevent heart disease, diabetes, 16:59 and EVEN cancer. 17:00 Call or write today for your free copy of... 17:02 "Reversing Obesity Naturally" 17:04 and you could be on your way to a healthier, happier YOU! 17:07 It's ABSOLUTELY free of charge so call or write today. 17:13 Welcome back, we've been talking with Dr. Tim Arnott 17:16 He is a physician at the Lifestyle Center in Oklahoma 17:20 And, every day you are helping people kind of sort out these 17:23 things about low carb diets or high carb diets, 17:26 what's healthy for them, and whatnot. 17:28 Let's summarize a little bit what we've learned. 17:30 Even though there is a lot of wisdom out there 17:34 supposedly saying that we need to look at low carb diets, 17:37 there are really good reasons to look at 17:40 complex carbohydrates in the diet. 17:43 Absolutely, we basically have learned that not all 17:46 carbohydrates are created equal. 17:48 There are good carbohydrates and there are bad carbohydrates. 17:51 And the good ones are the complex ones; 17:53 foods as grown. Exactly! 17:55 In fact, one of the things that is driving this whole discussion 17:59 and this whole interest in low carb diets is the fact that 18:02 most of the carbohydrates that have been available 18:04 in this country have been the BAD kind; 18:07 the white flour, the refined pasta, the white potatoes, 18:12 and these are the kind of foods that frankly are just not 18:17 helping a society that is largely overweight. 18:19 What is the most important reason to choose 18:22 a good carbohydrate-rich food? 18:27 I think, frankly, one of most important reasons 18:31 is reflected in this document here, 18:33 the U.S. Department of Agriculture database 18:36 for the flavonoid content of selected foods. 18:39 Now flavonoids are one of the protective chemicals 18:43 that the plants actually use and generate when they are 18:47 trying to protect themselves. 18:49 I mean, it's a harsh world out there, 18:51 and apples, pears and different fruits and vegetables 18:56 generate these protective nutrients... 18:59 Flavonoids sounds almost like a flavor to me, 19:00 but you're saying it's a protective thing. 19:02 It's a protective chemical that the plant makes 19:05 in order to protect itself from its environment. 19:07 When you EAT those flavonoids, those chemicals actually 19:11 protect your cells from injury and damage. 19:14 So an apple a day keeps the invaders away... truly! 19:17 Absolutely, we're told that apples are probably 19:19 one of THE MOST beneficial fruits out there. 19:23 Macintosh apples - perhaps? Absolutely! 19:27 Now this is 60 pages right here 19:30 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture... 19:33 It just goes through in regular small print, 19:37 all of the different flavonoids that have been discovered 19:41 in PLANTS! I emphasize PLANTS. 19:43 They are ONLY found in plants and you are only going to 19:46 find them in foods that contain CARBOHYDRATES. 19:51 So carbohydrates are packaged by the Creator 19:54 next to protective foods. 19:56 And if you don't get the carbohydrates, 19:58 you are going to miss what is packaged with the carbohydrates. 20:01 Not only will you not have a sense of well-being 20:04 because there is not enough serotonin, 20:05 not only will you not have the communication you need, 20:08 not only will you not have the endurance, 20:10 but then you're a sitting duck, 20:11 you are not going to be able to be protected! 20:13 Absolutely, and there are other nutrients, not just flavonoids. 20:16 There are antioxidants, the vitamin C, vitamin E, 20:21 the carotenes, beta, gamma, and all these different 20:25 nutrients that provide color for the plant. 20:28 Now those pigments that provide the red of the tomato, 20:32 the yellow-orange of the sweet potato... 20:34 when they get inside the body... 20:36 You know, in the plant, they were used to absorb the 20:39 ionizing radiation that's from the ultraviolet light 20:42 protecting that tomato from a sunburn when it sits 20:45 out there in the sun for 8 hours in Oklahoma. 20:48 When you eat that lycopene, when you eat that pigment, 20:51 that colored chemical, it actually protects YOUR body 20:55 from the damaging effects of what we call "free radicals" 20:58 which are these highly reactive, highly unstable oxygen chemicals 21:03 I know a couple of those people! 21:04 Free radicals - but it's really food. 21:06 Okay, I think you've convinced everybody to really take 21:10 another look at this if they were leaning towards the 21:13 low carb or maybe even on that low-carb thing, 21:15 but what problems are really created by 21:19 low carb, high protein diets? 21:21 I think you have a graphic on this. 21:22 Yes, we do and one of the major concerns 21:26 of researchers that are looking at these high protein diets, 21:31 these low carbohydrate diets... 21:35 Leach minerals from bones it says? 21:37 One of the major groups that are looking to lose weight in this 21:41 country are those that have insulin resistance and diabetes. 21:45 Well if you have insulin resistance and diabetes, 21:48 your kidneys are at risk. 21:50 Your kidneys are already injured to a certain extent 21:54 and certainly when you get into diabetes, 21:55 you have early kidney injury, 21:58 and, I mean, your kidneys can actually FAIL, 22:01 and that's one of the major causes of kidney failure. 22:04 Well, to put those individuals with insulin resistance, 22:08 diabetes and kidneys at risk, on a HIGH protein diet 22:12 is just ASKING for trouble because the kidney 22:16 is the major burden-bearer of all this excess protein - 22:20 because protein cannot be stored; 22:21 it simply has to be broken down, turned into waste 22:24 and it goes out through the kidneys. 22:26 So if somebody has diabetes or if someone in their family did, 22:29 or different things, ESPECIALLY avoid 22:31 these high protein, low carb diets, 22:34 but on the graphic we looked at, it talked about 22:36 leaching things from the bones; what's that? 22:39 What actually happens when you have TOO MUCH protein, 22:43 when you have 2 or 3 times the recommended daily allowance 22:48 of protein - this actually increases the 22:51 acid level of the blood. 22:52 In fact, these proteins are converted into ammonia; 22:55 they are converted into sulfates from the 22:58 sulfur-containing amino acids and as soon as these acids 23:03 are released into the bloodstream, 23:05 they stimulate a cell that lives 23:08 in your bones called the "osteoclast" 23:11 which its job is just like a sound... 23:15 It's kind of a removal of bone matrix inside of your bones - 23:20 because there are buffers in your bones, 23:23 the citrate and the carbonate. 23:25 So the protein does this and it 23:26 stimulates that, and then what happens? 23:28 It starts to suck things out of the bone? 23:29 The cell actually is activated inside your bone 23:33 to get out the buffers that are going to get rid of that acid. 23:36 And these buffers, again, are citrate and carbonate... 23:40 So this can cause osteoporosis if you're on these. 23:42 Right, as those buffers are being released from the bones, 23:44 the calcium goes out with it. 23:45 And so calcium levels go up in the urine; 23:48 you're at higher risk for kidney stones, 23:50 and it's just an increased burden on the kidney. 23:53 We have some other problems we want to look at. 23:55 Let's look at them quickly because we only have about 23:57 4 minutes and I want to get to 23:58 also some good news at the end here. 24:00 What are some of the other problems? 24:02 We've got high cholesterol levels. 24:04 How does that work, briefly - How does that work? 24:07 Well, actually a very interesting study was done by 24:10 Dr. O'Dea and her colleagues 24:11 at the University of Melbourne in Australia, 24:14 and what Dr. O'Dea found is she actually studied individuals 24:18 WITH diabetes. 24:19 She put them on 4 different diets. 24:21 And, in short, one of these diets was 24:24 HIGH carbohydrate, HIGH fiber; 24:27 in other words, a plant diet, foods eaten as grown 24:30 as you mentioned earlier. 24:32 And one of the other diets was a HIGH protein, low fat diet, 24:37 low carbohydrate diet. 24:39 And, they actually found that both of those diets 24:43 LOWERED cholesterol. 24:46 But they discovered something very interesting, 24:47 and that was that the high carbohydrate, high fiber diet 24:51 lowered cholesterol TWICE as good, TWICE as well 24:55 as the low carbohydrate, high protein diet. 24:58 So when the Atkins' diet, or something like that, 25:01 says cholesterol is going to go down, it WILL, 25:03 but you can DOUBLE that if you 25:05 are on a complex carbohydrate diet instead of a low carb diet. 25:09 Exactly, and one thing that people should know... 25:11 ANY DIET that restricts your calories, 25:15 is going to lower cholesterol. 25:17 So it doesn't matter - it's not a big thing that a diet will 25:20 lower cholesterol. 25:21 Okay, another problem - let's look at another one here 25:23 on our graphic that you wanted to mention. 25:25 High urine calcium - I guess you've already 25:28 talked about that. 25:29 Yes, as soon as the body tries to get at those buffers 25:32 in the bone to get rid of the acid, 25:34 you're going to be losing calcium, 25:36 and it will go out through the urine 25:38 at greater risk of kidney stones. 25:40 Well doctor, you've talked about why we should avoid those 25:43 low carb diets and move to the complex carbohydrates. 25:48 As we close-up, let's look at some of these reasons 25:51 why medical researchers have found 25:52 low carb diets safe and effective... why is that? 25:55 Well actually, Dr. Brevata and her colleagues, 25:59 at Stanford University, have actually found that 26:03 these diets that a lot of people are adopting 26:06 have not been studied very thoroughly... 26:09 And in fact, one of the diets that is LOWEST in carbohydrates 26:13 has only been studied in 71 people since 1966. 26:16 So the low for these high protein diets, 26:19 they really don't have the research to back-up. Exactly! 26:21 We have about 1-1/2 minutes left, 26:23 what are some other reasons that 26:24 we should look at carbohydrate diets? 26:28 Well I would just like to refer 26:30 to a study by Dr. Richard Fleming in Omaha 26:33 who actually put 2 groups of individuals on 2 different diets 26:39 One, was a HIGH carbohydrate diet, around 70% carbohydrate; 26:43 and another group went on a HIGH protein diet... 26:46 And he actually does nuclear medicine studies to see how much 26:49 blood is getting to the heart muscle. 26:52 And what he discovered was if you went on a 26:54 high carbohydrate diet that was low in fat, 26:57 he had about 40% increase in blood flow to the heart muscle 27:02 of those patients with coronary disease. 27:05 But those who went on the high protein diet as their choice, 27:08 and preferred that, they actually had worsening 27:11 of the blood flow to the heart muscle, 27:14 and so there actually was progression 27:15 of their coronary disease... 27:17 the #1 problem in this country, and so if you've got a diet 27:20 even if it is lowering your cholesterol, 27:22 but if it's worsening the artery situation, 27:25 that's really a liability. 27:27 We've been talking with Dr. Tim Arnott 27:30 He is a physician at the Lifestyle Center of America 27:32 in Oklahoma 27:34 We've been talking about high versus low carb diets. 27:37 We've seen here on this program that 27:39 carbohydrates are not all bad. 27:41 The Creator's diet is actually 27:43 very high in complex carbohydrates, 27:46 and, you know, why is it that people are many times 27:48 interested in these other diets. 27:50 They want good news about maybe their bad habits. 27:52 If that has been your case, take a second look... 27:54 We hope that as a result, you'll have Health for a Lifetime! |
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