Kushner Robert F
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Wellness Institute, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Nutr Clin Pract. 2005 Feb;20(1):13-6. doi: 10.1177/011542650502000113.
Low-carbohydrate diets are based on an alternative theory of obesity where dietary carbohydrate, particularly unprocessed sugars, causes hyperinsulinemia, leading to insulin resistance, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. In this model, carbohydrate is viewed as a "metabolic poison" and therefore is limited in the diet. This article systematically reviews and refutes the 6 major physiologic claims made by proponents of low-carbohydrate diets. Any benefits or advantages resulting from these diets must therefore be derived from factors other than those stated by the alternative theory.
低碳水化合物饮食基于一种关于肥胖的另类理论，即膳食碳水化合物，尤其是未加工的糖类，会导致高胰岛素血症，进而引发胰岛素抵抗、肥胖和心血管疾病。在这个模型中，碳水化合物被视为一种“代谢毒物”，因此在饮食中受到限制。本文系统地回顾并驳斥了低碳水化合物饮食支持者提出的6项主要生理学主张。因此，这些饮食所带来的任何益处或优势必定源自另类理论所阐述因素之外的其他因素。
