Talk:Low-carbohydrate diet
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Inconsistency in the test
The article says:
"There is no good evidence that low-carbohydrate dieting confers any particular health benefits apart from weight loss, where low-carbohydrate diets achieve outcomes similar to other diets, as weight loss is mainly determined by calorie restriction and adherence.[3]
One form of low-carbohydrate diet called the ketogenic diet was first established as a medical diet for treating epilepsy.[4] It became a popular diet for weight loss through celebrity endorsement, but there is no evidence of any distinctive benefit for this purpose and the diet carries a risk of adverse effects,[4][5] with the British Dietetic Association naming it one of the "top five worst celeb diets to avoid" in 2018.[4]"
"There is no good evidence" of any "health benefits apart from weight loss" is given in one paragraph, but then in the very next paragraph the approach is used to treat medication resistant "epilepsy." How can it say there are no medical benefits beyond weight loss and then contradict that statement subsequently? I suggest editing the text to remove the obviously contradictory statement. Also blood sugar can be more tightly regulated for a diabetic on low carbohydrate diets relative to standard diets, allowing blood sugar regulating medications to be tapered. I think there is some bias in the language stating there are no other benefits beyond weight loss.
134.192.6.40 (talk) 15:10, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
- One could add the qualifier "used as a weight less diet" or the disclaimer ("except in refractive epilepsy treatment"). Bon courage (talk) 15:21, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
- Something like that would work. 134.192.6.40 (talk) 16:09, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
VLCKD's.
The "Ketogenic diet" section says "A very low carbohydrate ketogenic diet...is an effective means for weight loss in those who are overweight or obese, yielding an average weight loss of 10 kg over four weeks," however the study cited actually refers to a "very low calorie ketogenic diet," or VLCKD. This is a diet of 600–800 calories a day. As it stands, this section erroneously gives the impression that people on a Keto diet can expect to lose 10kg in 4 weeks. Sadiemonster (talk) 17:12, 21 November 2024 (UTC)