Well, the pudgy mirdled one, diet book author and former diet doctor Mike Eades has taken a break from changing the world** with his Sous Vide* to compose his ninth blog post of the year! Last we heard from him here at The Asylum, he and his wife had resolved to -- yet again! -- diet in 2012. You'll see why all of those links are relevant as we get into discussing his latest: Are carbohydrates fattening?
His post refers to the 6 year follow-up (4 years after the initial 2 year study) from the famous diet comparison study from Shai et.al. I discussed this study back in my more gregarious days (grin) in Gary Taube$, Shai-ster? This study was done in a workplace setting in Israel, where through the cafeteria, they were able to assist participants in complying with the diet by offering choices labeled as appropriate for their assigned diet plan.
In this 2-year trial, we randomly assigned 322 moderately obese subjects (mean age, 52 years; mean body-mass index..., 31; male sex, 86%) to one of three diets: low-fat, restricted-calorie; Mediterranean, restricted-calorie; or low-carbohydrate, non–restricted-calorie.Lest there be any confusion as to how the diets were prescribed, here is that section from the original paper:
