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Low Carb Diet Better Than Low Fat for Weight Loss and Heart
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<blockquote data-quote="Nelson Vergel" data-source="post: 11512" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>Another advantage of low carb (higher fat) diet? Lowered sex hormone binding globulin.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>DIETARY LIPIDS : AN ADDITIONAL REGULATOR OF PLASMA LEVELS OF SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>M.J. REED*, R.W. CHENG, M. SIMMONDS, W. RICHMOND, and V.H.T. JAMES</p><p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jcem-64-5-1083" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jcem-64-5-1083</a></p><p>Abstract</p><p></p><p>The effect of dietary lipid consumption on plasma levels of sex-hormone binding globulin (SHBG), free testosterone and cholesterol was studied in 6 normal men. After consuming a diet with a high fat content (>100g fat/day) for two weeks, the mean plasma cholesterol level increased (p<0.02) while the mean SHBG level decreased (p<0.02). Changing the diet from one with a high fat to low fat content (<20g fat/day) for a further two week period resulted in a significant reduction in mean plasma cholesterol level (p<0.001) while the mean SHBG level increased (p<0.01). The increase in plasma SHBG was associated with a significant decrease in the free testosterone fraction and free testosterone concentration. No significant changes were detected in plasma samples obtained from the same men during a control period.</p><p><strong>The results from this study demonstrate that dietary lipid intake is an additional factor involved in the regulation of plasma levels of SHBG.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nelson Vergel, post: 11512, member: 3"] Another advantage of low carb (higher fat) diet? Lowered sex hormone binding globulin. [B]DIETARY LIPIDS : AN ADDITIONAL REGULATOR OF PLASMA LEVELS OF SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN[/B] M.J. REED*, R.W. CHENG, M. SIMMONDS, W. RICHMOND, and V.H.T. JAMES DOI: [URL]http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jcem-64-5-1083[/URL] Abstract The effect of dietary lipid consumption on plasma levels of sex-hormone binding globulin (SHBG), free testosterone and cholesterol was studied in 6 normal men. After consuming a diet with a high fat content (>100g fat/day) for two weeks, the mean plasma cholesterol level increased (p<0.02) while the mean SHBG level decreased (p<0.02). Changing the diet from one with a high fat to low fat content (<20g fat/day) for a further two week period resulted in a significant reduction in mean plasma cholesterol level (p<0.001) while the mean SHBG level increased (p<0.01). The increase in plasma SHBG was associated with a significant decrease in the free testosterone fraction and free testosterone concentration. No significant changes were detected in plasma samples obtained from the same men during a control period. [B]The results from this study demonstrate that dietary lipid intake is an additional factor involved in the regulation of plasma levels of SHBG.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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