St George Naturopathic Clinic

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Do you want to lose up to 2 kg of fat per week with a proven safe nutritional diet? 

At St George Naturopathic Clinic, Peter Kelly specialises in weight loss. 

Disclaimer:  None of the information on this web site is intended to replace any medical advice or any other professional advice, nor is it intended to replace any prescribed medication.   It is dangerous to self-prescribe, so if you have any health problems, see your doctor, qualified naturopath or other qualified health professional. 

Comment by Peter Kelly ND: Ketogenic diets such as the Ultra Lite diet have been shown to reduce triglycerides and increase HDL (good cholesterol), as well as being a safe and effective weight loss method. Traditional weight loss regimes may be having an adverse effect on your cardiovascular disease risk.

Dietary carbohydrates and triacylglycerol metabolism

Proc Nutr Soc 1999 Feb;58(1):201-7

Roche HM.

Unit of Nutrition and Dietetics, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. hmroche@tdc.ie

There is a growing body of scientific evidence which demonstrates that plasma triacylglycerol (TAG) concentration, especially in the postprandial state, is an important risk factor in relation to the development of CHD. Postprandial hypertriacylglycerolaemia is associated with a number of adverse metabolic risk factors, including the preponderance of small dense LDL, low HDL-cholesterol concentrations and elevated factor VII activity. Traditionally, a low-fat high-carbohydrate diet was used to prevent CHD because it effectively reduces plasma cholesterol concentrations, but this dietary regimen increases plasma TAG concentrations and reduces HDL-cholesterol concentrations. There is substantial epidemiological evidence which demonstrates that high plasma TAG and low plasma HDL concentrations are associated with an increased risk of CHD. Thus, there is reason for concern that the adverse effects of low-fat high-carbohydrate diets on TAG and HDL may counteract or negate the beneficial effect of reducing LDL-cholesterol concentrations. Although there have been no prospective studies to investigate whether reduced fat intake has an adverse effect on CHD, there is strong epidemiological evidence that reducing total fat intake is not protective against CHD. On the other hand, high-fat diets predispose to obesity, and central obesity adversely affects TAG metabolism. There is substantial evidence that in free-living situations low-fat high-carbohydrate diets lead to weight loss, which in turn will correct insulin resistance and plasma TAG metabolism. Clearly there is a need for prospective studies to resolve the issue as to whether low-fat high-carbohydrate diets play an adverse or beneficial role in relation to the development of CHD.


PMID: 10343358 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Disclaimer:  None of the information on this web site is intended to replace any medical advice or any other professional advice, nor is it intended to replace any prescribed medication.   It is dangerous to self-prescribe, so if you have any health problems, see your doctor, qualified naturopath or other qualified health professional. 

Peter Kelly ND, BHSc (Comp. Med.), DBM.          Ring 9580 6708 for an appointment.  63 Moore Street Hurstville 2220

Last modified: 11/11/08