Re:An Insulin Index of Foods (1994)
by coldtea on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @02:43PM
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>Supporting papers linked at the end
Not really "supporting papers". Just random papers on the subject, most non-supporting.
E.g. one of linked papers covers a research on "alternate day IF" and concludes: "Alternate-day fasting did not produce superior adherence, weight loss, weight maintenance, or cardioprotection vs daily calorie restriction."
Another is a meta-study that concludes: "Although both treatment interventions achieved similar changes in body weight (approximately 7 kg), the pooled estimate for studies that investigated the effect of intermittent energy restriction in comparison to continuous energy restriction revealed no significant difference in weight loss".
A third of the linked studies concludes: "Research has not demonstrated that alternate-day fasting regimens produce superior weight loss in comparison to standard, continuous calorie restriction weight-loss plans."
So it's just a random "blog" style post, on health.harvard.edu nonetheless, that gives several links, that do not support its thesis.
But a casual reader will think "hmm, the post says IF is good, and gives links to several studies, so the science is solid" (assuming that the links support IF).
Not really "supporting papers". Just random papers on the subject, most non-supporting.
E.g. one of linked papers covers a research on "alternate day IF" and concludes: "Alternate-day fasting did not produce superior adherence, weight loss, weight maintenance, or cardioprotection vs daily calorie restriction."
Another is a meta-study that concludes: "Although both treatment interventions achieved similar changes in body weight (approximately 7 kg), the pooled estimate for studies that investigated the effect of intermittent energy restriction in comparison to continuous energy restriction revealed no significant difference in weight loss".
A third of the linked studies concludes: "Research has not demonstrated that alternate-day fasting regimens produce superior weight loss in comparison to standard, continuous calorie restriction weight-loss plans."
So it's just a random "blog" style post, on health.harvard.edu nonetheless, that gives several links, that do not support its thesis.
But a casual reader will think "hmm, the post says IF is good, and gives links to several studies, so the science is solid" (assuming that the links support IF).