Ah bugg*r. I then go read (skim over the complex bits) something like this...http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2011/08/carbohydrate-hypothesis-of-obesity.html
and wonder whether or not the whole thing is tosh or not. He seems to be saying
- you can't just focus on insulin as there's lot of other interactions going on
- carb restriction will most likely reduce weight but you can't escape the laws of thermodynamics - balancing calories in v calories out...
Wanderer,
I haven't read the whole article , but from skimming the start I think I agree with most of it. The Carbohydrate Hypothesis of Obesity is just wrong. But that doesn't mean diets like iDave don't work, or that insulin response isn't important - they are, but not for the reasons given in the Carbohydrate Hypothesis of Obesity.
iDave works because you don't get hungry and you cut out a lot of calorie dense foods (dairy, starchy foods, and sugary foods). You don't get hungry because you don't have wildly swinging blood glucose levels. You don't have wildly swinging blood glucose levels because after a few days on these diets you end up with stable and generally low insulin levels.
More to it than that, but its really an unrestricted calorie diet that works because you don't feel the need to eat so many calories.
Colin
