An Atkins Teleconference Featuring Dr. Stephen Phinney and Dr. Jeff Volek Part 1 (Episode 170)
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Hello and welcome back to an exciting week of The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show With Jimmy Moore! Yeppers, it’s a five-episode week this time around: Monday through Wednesday we’ll be presenting a three-part teleconference from Atkins Nutritionals featuring Dr. Stephen Phinney and Dr. Jeff Volek from the Atkins Board of Scientific Advisors.
Thursday and Friday we’ll be releasing a two-part interview Jimmy conducted recently with Dr. Mary C. Vernon answering questions from members of his popular “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Discussion” forum.
But, back to today’s episode.
As you may know, Atkins Nutritionals recently held an educational teleconference hosted by Atkins Vice President of Nutrition, Colette Hemowitz, with participation from nationally known independent researchers Dr. Stephen Phinney and Dr. Jeff Volek. During this call Dr. Phinney and Dr. Volek shared an overview of the scientific history of low-carb dieting, recent research and highlights from some of the upcoming studies that continue to support the health benefits related to diets that focus on reduced levels of carbohydrates.
Here’s an overview of topics discussed during the teleconference:
- The Atkins Nutritional Approach
- History of Low Carbohydrate Diets
- Scientific Support for Carbohydrate Loading to Enhance Sports Performance
- Low Carbohydrate Diets and Improvement in Inflammatory Status
- Upcoming Research - The Saturated Fat Controversy
Don’t miss Part 2 and Part 3 the next couple of days and leave you comments for us! THANKS for listening!
LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 170
- PDF of the slide show of this presentation
- Dr. Jeff Volek at UCONN
- An article on Ketogenic Diets by Dr. Stephen Phinney
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There is a lot in this especially since I’m not firm on all the science yet. I’m going to do a second listen but I wanted to say thank you for posting this. I’m definitely looking forward to the rest.
Special thanks to Atkins Nutritionals for providing this audio for us to hear again and again.
Thanks for letting us hear this! Have been reading Stefansson’s books and have heard Jeff Volek on Fitcast. Great to read/hear about the work Drs. Phinney and Volek have been/are doing. And thanks to you Jimmy for all the work you do to get this information out there!!
Debby
THANKS for listening, Debby!
Disclaimer: I don’t if low carb is healthy or not in the long run, that’s why I read this blog every day so I can figure out what to eat.
Comment: If someone said “Franklin Meatfree followed the Ornish Diet and lived to be 108 and died in a skiing accident” I wouldn’t put any stock in it. Likewise, if someone said these low carbers won Olympic medals, I wouldn’t put any stock in it, any more than if I read that these high carbers won Olympic medals. Similarly, with studies of 6 people that prove your point, it’s not convincing except for people who have already made up their mind. Of course, Phinney might be right, I just can’t tell from what he said.
Also, we know that people in non-industrialized parts of the world often have little heart disease or diabetes or cancer, regardless of whether they eat high carb (like the rural Chinese a hundred years ago, or South Americans who just ate corn and beans) or low carb like the Inuit and others.
It’s hard to know why they were healthy and skinny on very different diets.