Comments on: New book update http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/new-book/ A critical look at nutritional science and anything else that strikes my fancy. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:38:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Carlos http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/new-book/#comment-156510 Carlos Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:03:59 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=1282#comment-156510 Geez Todd, Do you care so much about what other people think! Tacky name or not, PP & PPLP are great, sound books worthy of any book shelf space. Would you let the tacky name deter you from spreading the good word, that literally could save some people's lives? <em>Tacky? No, not that. Cheesy. Sleazy. Juvenile. Cutesy. Abominable. Anything but tacky. </em> Geez Todd, Do you care so much about what other people think! Tacky name or not, PP & PPLP are great, sound books worthy of any book shelf space. Would you let the tacky name deter you from spreading the good word, that literally could save some people’s lives?

Tacky? No, not that. Cheesy. Sleazy. Juvenile. Cutesy. Abominable. Anything but tacky.

]]> By: Anita http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/new-book/#comment-151839 Anita Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:42:26 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=1282#comment-151839 I can't wait to read this book. I pre-ordered it today. In spite of being thin and eating low carb, at 50 I have the problem around the middle. I truly hope this works. <em>I, too, hope it works for you. It has for a lot of people.</em> I can’t wait to read this book. I pre-ordered it today. In spite of being thin and eating low carb, at 50 I have the problem around the middle. I truly hope this works.

I, too, hope it works for you. It has for a lot of people.

]]> By: Todd http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/new-book/#comment-151641 Todd Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:50:00 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=1282#comment-151641 It's sad that you were forced to use a "diet booky" name like Protein Power. That fact is the only reason I cannot bring myself to highly recommend the book to everyone I talk to. The contents of the book (PPLP is the one I own actually), is unquestionably worth recommending, but I cannot bring myself to publicly admit to following "diet books". And no matter how good the book is, the name is tacky, unscientific and undeserving of your talent. It looks like the new one will suffer the same fate, hidden behind something more respectable sounding on my bookshelf. I wish publishers had the guts to risk trying to sell a nutritional guide instead of a get-slim-quick diet book. (heavy sigh) Having said that, I'm sure the revenue stream greatly benefits from this crude/shrewd marketing. And here's some good news for you, Dr. Mike, to round out your day: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080716171134.htm ..Todd It’s sad that you were forced to use a “diet booky” name like Protein Power. That fact is the only reason I cannot bring myself to highly recommend the book to everyone I talk to. The contents of the book (PPLP is the one I own actually), is unquestionably worth recommending, but I cannot bring myself to publicly admit to following “diet books”. And no matter how good the book is, the name is tacky, unscientific and undeserving of your talent.

It looks like the new one will suffer the same fate, hidden behind something more respectable sounding on my bookshelf. I wish publishers had the guts to risk trying to sell a nutritional guide instead of a get-slim-quick diet book. (heavy sigh) Having said that, I’m sure the revenue stream greatly benefits from this crude/shrewd marketing.

And here’s some good news for you, Dr. Mike, to round out your day:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080716171134.htm

..Todd

]]> By: Sarah http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/new-book/#comment-151595 Sarah Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:22:36 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=1282#comment-151595 Great photos and a great summary of the publishing process from author's perspective. Will look for the newest book. Many thanks for all the good information you include in your blogs. Sarah. Great photos and a great summary of the publishing process from author’s perspective. Will look for the newest book. Many thanks for all the good information you include in your blogs.

Sarah.

]]> By: Robert http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/new-book/#comment-151594 Robert Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:14:04 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=1282#comment-151594 Hey Dr. Mike, Great info on the anti-aging article. Hats off to the second study group for their scientific diligence. I always think of glutathione as being in the cytosol and forget about it being in the mitochondria. Are you familiar with Bruce Ames's work with acetyl-L-carnitine and lipoic acid and the mitochondria? http://www.annalsnyas.org/cgi/content/abstract/959/1/133. I think they took the italian work of using alcar to fire up aging mitochondria and added lipoic to make sure the flames weren't getting too hot and throwing off too many sparks. Interesting to know that a low-carb diet gets us there as well. Here's an entertaining link for you while your "on the range". Make sure you watch the whole thing, it gets better as it goes on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DJVSP3N5a4 <em>Hey Robert-- I am familiar with Bruce Ames work. Thanks for the link for those who aren't. Incredible video. I almost bailed on it before the good parts. I'm glad I watched it all the way through. Cheers-- MRE</em> Hey Dr. Mike,
Great info on the anti-aging article. Hats off to the second study group for their scientific diligence. I always think of glutathione as being in the cytosol and forget about it being in the mitochondria. Are you familiar with Bruce Ames’s work with acetyl-L-carnitine and lipoic acid and the mitochondria? http://www.annalsnyas.org/cgi/content/abstract/959/1/133. I think they took the italian work of using alcar to fire up aging mitochondria and added lipoic to make sure the flames weren’t getting too hot and throwing off too many sparks. Interesting to know that a low-carb diet gets us there as well.

Here’s an entertaining link for you while your “on the range”. Make sure you watch the whole thing, it gets better as it goes on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DJVSP3N5a4

Hey Robert–

I am familiar with Bruce Ames work. Thanks for the link for those who aren’t.

Incredible video. I almost bailed on it before the good parts. I’m glad I watched it all the way through.

Cheers–

MRE

]]> By: Nancy R. http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/new-book/#comment-151580 Nancy R. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:39:31 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=1282#comment-151580 This was an interesting read. Thanks. Another commenter, Charlotte, asked if you had seen the latest news about the low-carb diet, which of course, you had. I just wanted to point to a response from Dean Ornish that should either amuse or infuriate you and your readers, depending on your mood: http://www.newsweek.com/id/146641/page/1 Here's a teaser nugget that's sure to keep the fire stoked: "I'm also very skeptical of the quality of data in this study. For example, the investigators reported that those on the "low-fat" diet consumed 200 fewer calories per day—or 10,000 fewer calories per year—than those on the Mediterranean diet, yet people lost more weight on the Mediterranean diet. That's physiologically impossible." Enjoy, everyone! <em>Sounds like Dean and Anthony Colpo should get together. Cheers-- MRE</em> This was an interesting read. Thanks. Another commenter, Charlotte, asked if you had seen the latest news about the low-carb diet, which of course, you had. I just wanted to point to a response from Dean Ornish that should either amuse or infuriate you and your readers, depending on your mood:

http://www.newsweek.com/id/146641/page/1

Here’s a teaser nugget that’s sure to keep the fire stoked: “I’m also very skeptical of the quality of data in this study. For example, the investigators reported that those on the “low-fat” diet consumed 200 fewer calories per day—or 10,000 fewer calories per year—than those on the Mediterranean diet, yet people lost more weight on the Mediterranean diet. That’s physiologically impossible.”

Enjoy, everyone!

Sounds like Dean and Anthony Colpo should get together.

Cheers–

MRE

]]> By: steve http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/new-book/#comment-151531 steve Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:15:59 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=1282#comment-151531 Look forward to seeing the book. In the meantiime, there is a study over a 2 year time period comparing low fat, low carb and meditteranean diets with best results for low carb. Question: For the low carb group they were told to emphasize vegetarian sources. Does this mean eggs,cheese, milk to the exclusion of fish, meat, and poultry? How would emphasizing vegetarain sources affect the results? Am sure Ornish will argue that fat was not kept under 10% so the results from his point of view are invalid! http://content.nejm.org/ <em>See today's post.</em> Look forward to seeing the book. In the meantiime, there is a study over a 2 year time period comparing low fat, low carb and meditteranean diets with best results for low carb. Question: For the low carb group they were told to emphasize vegetarian sources. Does this mean eggs,cheese, milk to the exclusion of fish, meat, and poultry? How would emphasizing vegetarain sources affect the results? Am sure Ornish will argue that fat was not kept under 10% so the results from his point of view are invalid!
http://content.nejm.org/

See today’s post.

]]> By: MAC http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/new-book/#comment-151522 MAC Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:59:15 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=1282#comment-151522 Dr. Eades, Well the likes of Ornish and McDougall have wasted no time criticizing the most recent comparisons of low carb versus lot fat where the Atkins-like diet won out. Any comments? Study to be found here: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/359/3/229.pdf <em>See today's post.</em> Dr. Eades,
Well the likes of Ornish and McDougall have wasted no time criticizing the most recent comparisons of low carb versus lot fat where the Atkins-like diet won out. Any comments? Study to be found here: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/359/3/229.pdf

See today’s post.

]]> By: gabe http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/new-book/#comment-151474 gabe Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:58:15 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=1282#comment-151474 Thanks for the explanations Mike. Can't wait to get my hands on this book as well. While I understand why the bibliography can become a casualty of the publishing process, I also notice that one of the first criticism of a book that becomes controversial because it goes against accepted dogmas is the 'where did they get this'-factor. When I try to discuss your books with other fellow scientists, I know that question will come. In the end there's always a taste of too much anecdote stuff, even though you might have mention that 'a study conducted in such and such by such and such... Because of my training and profession, I always ask (like you) 'where's the data'? When one reads your books, that question is always lingering. Some of us will go on and seek for the data ourselves; fortunately, you offer enough hints for us to go and hunt for that data. My point is that books shouldn't be so different from pier-review material and references should always back up the authors' words. I know... wishful thinking... but publishers shouldn't sacrifice bibliography or content. Skill authors like you and MD have shown that can workout the content and still make the essential points. I know that's why I enjoyed reading "The Omega-3 Connection" by Andrew Stoll as I could easily go and get the articles myself and read them to see if I could come up with the same conclusions as he did. Perhaps another alternative would be a 'companion' book with the list of references, but I have now idea if publishers would even be interested or even bother to consider those options, or even if there is a market for that. Personally, I would buy both the book and the companion book of references. <em>I've fought this battle long and hard and lost every time. I've come to grips with the idea that if I'm going to be a writer of nutrition books for the popular press, I'm going to have to live with the publisher's title and the publisher's length requirements. It's a little better now because just about anyone who would read a book like Protein Power will have internet access, so we can provide a URL for the the bibliography. And we can expand online on sections of the book that we might feel got a little bit of short shrift. These online additions can take the place of what you call a companion book, which I can tell you, the publisher would never go for.</em> Thanks for the explanations Mike. Can’t wait to get my hands on this book as well.

While I understand why the bibliography can become a casualty of the publishing process, I also notice that one of the first criticism of a book that becomes controversial because it goes against accepted dogmas is the ‘where did they get this’-factor. When I try to discuss your books with other fellow scientists, I know that question will come. In the end there’s always a taste of too much anecdote stuff, even though you might have mention that ‘a study conducted in such and such by such and such…

Because of my training and profession, I always ask (like you) ‘where’s the data’? When one reads your books, that question is always lingering. Some of us will go on and seek for the data ourselves; fortunately, you offer enough hints for us to go and hunt for that data. My point is that books shouldn’t be so different from pier-review material and references should always back up the authors’ words. I know… wishful thinking… but publishers shouldn’t sacrifice bibliography or content. Skill authors like you and MD have shown that can workout the content and still make the essential points. I know that’s why I enjoyed reading “The Omega-3 Connection” by Andrew Stoll as I could easily go and get the articles myself and read them to see if I could come up with the same conclusions as he did.

Perhaps another alternative would be a ‘companion’ book with the list of references, but I have now idea if publishers would even be interested or even bother to consider those options, or even if there is a market for that. Personally, I would buy both the book and the companion book of references.

I’ve fought this battle long and hard and lost every time. I’ve come to grips with the idea that if I’m going to be a writer of nutrition books for the popular press, I’m going to have to live with the publisher’s title and the publisher’s length requirements. It’s a little better now because just about anyone who would read a book like Protein Power will have internet access, so we can provide a URL for the the bibliography. And we can expand online on sections of the book that we might feel got a little bit of short shrift. These online additions can take the place of what you call a companion book, which I can tell you, the publisher would never go for.

]]> By: Megan Bagwell http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-library/new-book/#comment-151468 Megan Bagwell Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:45:10 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=1282#comment-151468 Thanks, I'll have to give it a look! I have been doing Power 90's Ab Ripper 100 that works beautifully, and of course doing low carb makes the tummy beautifully flat (unless I have too many sugar alcohols.) I was just being silly, felt a little left out from the title "middle-aged middle" :) but how different can a post baby belly be from a middle aged belly? ;) Off topic : I was so pleased to hear on the news last night about our Low-Carbing success with the 2 year study of 322 people. (I think I let out a big "DUH" when they said low carb lowered Cholesterol the most) Still a little confused about this : "The low-carb diet set limits for carbohydrates, but none for calories or fat. It urged dieters to choose vegetarian sources of fat and protein. "So not a lot of butter and eggs and cream,'' said Madelyn Fernstrom, a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center weight management expert who reviewed the study but was not involved in it." why can't they just let it be, why NOT a lot of eggs???? And seriously, vegeterian sources of fat and protein? Please! Thanks, I’ll have to give it a look! I have been doing Power 90′s Ab Ripper 100 that works beautifully, and of course doing low carb makes the tummy beautifully flat (unless I have too many sugar alcohols.) I was just being silly, felt a little left out from the title “middle-aged middle” :) but how different can a post baby belly be from a middle aged belly? ;)

Off topic : I was so pleased to hear on the news last night about our Low-Carbing success with the 2 year study of 322 people. (I think I let out a big “DUH” when they said low carb lowered Cholesterol the most) Still a little confused about this :

“The low-carb diet set limits for carbohydrates, but none for calories or fat. It urged dieters to choose vegetarian sources of fat and protein.

“So not a lot of butter and eggs and cream,” said Madelyn Fernstrom, a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center weight management expert who reviewed the study but was not involved in it.”

why can’t they just let it be, why NOT a lot of eggs???? And seriously, vegeterian sources of fat and protein? Please!

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