NIH 2007 Statistics:

A Total of 23.6 Million People Have Diabetes

7.8 Percent of the Population Have Diabetes

Diagnosed: 17.9 Million People

Undiagnosed: 5.7 Million People

Source: NYC Health Department

500,000 of these people are New YorkersAnother 200,000 New Yorkers have

diabetesAnd do not know it yet

2007 State Obesity Rates

State % State % State % State %

Alabama 30.3 Illinois 24.9 Montana 21.8 Rhode Island 21.4

Alaska 27.5 Indiana 26.8 Nebraska 26 South Carolina 28.4

Arizona 25.4 Iowa 26.9 Nevada 24.1 South Dakota 26.2

Arkansas 28.7 Kansas 26.9 New Hampshire 24.4 Tennessee 30.1

California 22.6 Kentucky 27.4 New Jersey 23.5 Texas 28.1

Colorado 18.7 Louisiana 29.8 New Mexico 24 Utah 21.8

Connecticut 21.2 Maine 24.8 New York 25 Vermont 21.3

Delaware 27.4 Maryland 25.4 North Carolina 28 Virginia 24.3

Washington DC 21.8 Massachusetts 21.3 North Dakota 26.5 Washington 25.3

Florida 23.6 Michigan 27.7 Ohio 27.5 West Virginia 29.5

Georgia 28.2 Minnesota 25.6 Oklahoma 28.1 Wisconsin 24.7

Hawaii 21.4 Mississippi 32 Oregon 25.5 Wyoming 23.7

Idaho 24.5 Missouri 27.5 Pennsylvania 27.1    

The data shown in these maps were collected through the CDC's Behaviorial Risk Factor Surveilance System.

Atkins diet surprisingly effective in large-scale comparison study By Mike Stobbe , The Associated Press

A low-carbohydrate diet is more effective in reducing

body weight than healthy eating in both diabetic andnon-diabetic subjectsP. A. Dyson, S. Beatty and D. R. Matthews, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism

A Steady, High-fat Diet Is Bad, But The News Gets WorseScienceDaily (Apr. 23, 2007)

Sirt1 protects against high-fat diet-induced metabolic damage.Department of Psychiatry, Obesity Research Center, Genome Research Institute, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Choose non-fat or low-fat dairy products for the great taste and nutrition without the saturated fat.

In the past, people with diabetes were warned to completely avoid sugar. Now experts agree that you can eat foods with sugar as long as you work them into your meal plan as you would for other carbohydrate-containing food.

People with diabetes can eat the same foods the family enjoys. About one-fourth of your plate should be filled with grains or starchy foods such as rice, pasta, potatoes, corn, or peas. Then, add a glass of non-fat milk and a small roll …

Carb-containing foods include bread, tortillas, rice, crackers, cereal, fruit, juice, milk, yogurt, potatoes, corn, and peas.  For many people, having about 45 to 60 grams at meals is about right.

ADA Website August 2008

 Weight Loss on a Low Carbohydrate, Mediterranean or Low Fat Diet

Dietary carbohydrate restriction induces a unique metabolic state positively affecting atherogenic dyslipidemia, fatty acid partitioning, and metabolic syndrome

Eggs modulate the inflammatory response to carbohydrate restricted diets in overweight men

Comparison of Low Fat and Low Carbohydrate Diets on Circulating Fatty Acid Composition and Markers of Inflammation 

 Comparison of Low Fat and Low Carbohydrate Diets (416.56 kB)  

Arguments in favor of ketogenic diets 

A Randomized Trial Comparing a Very Low Carbohydrate Diet and a Calorie-Restricted Low Fat Diet on Body Weight and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Healthy Women

A Low-Carbohydrate, Ketogenic Diet versus a Low-Fat Diet To Treat Obesity and Hyperlipidemia, A Randomized, Controlled Trial  

Study Shows Low-Carb Diet Improves Cholesterol

Effects of a low-carbohydrate diet on weight loss and cardiovascular risk factor in overweight adolescents

New Duke Findings Corroborate Earlier Studies Demonstrating Benefits of Low-Carb Diet University of Connecticut Studies Indicate Ketosis is Safe

Saturated Fat Does Not Pose Heart Disease Risk in Healthy Men  

The low fat/low cholesterol diet is ineffective