It's only temporary. Low-carb diet is not a lifestyle diet. It will inevitably lead the person to periodically binge on carbs due to chronic low energy and sugar cravings.
I can agree with this.
A sustained diet that's high in fats, oils and animal protein will, inevitably, lead to diabetes, heart disease, stroke, hypertension and / or cancer.
I can agree with this also. But Adkins doesn't promote the above; it's more moderate than you make it out to be.
I think for different people, since there are different body types, a lean-protein, moderate fat (15-20%) diet can work. Most of those who practice Atkins and who are healthy, use protein powders and almost-no-fat proteins, so their fat intake is VERY low. I don't see much of a problem with this, especially if they are athletes, since they need extra protein.
And you still haven't refuted the fact that refined sugar & white rice cures diabetes.
Well, it's one thing to reverse diabetes by using table sugar
TEMPORARILY and QUITE ANOTHER THING to ingest table sugar
LONG TERM. Dr McDougall clearly states that table sugar has NO NUTRITIONAL value (which all of us should know) and will cause dangerous acids in the body which will rot teeth and cause other issues. Again, you need to distinguish between table sugar and starches.
Also, refined sugar & fruit won't rot teeth as long as the person practices regular dental hygiene. It's called brushing your teeth.
Dr McDougall is clearly promoting starches (potatoes, pasta, rice, beans, grains)! He does not promote sugar (as is commonly understood to be soft drinks, cakes, cookies). He's only arguing that sugar is not as dangerous as some of the oils we ingest (most of which are processed and from plants, like peanut, safflour, ect). 50 years ago, no society in the history of the world had the technology to mass-produce the dairy, cheeses and weird oils and protein we have today. Moderation in everything, but we probably do eat too many fats.
Also, we have to distiguish between foods today and of 70 years ago. Our great-grandparents were the healthiest generation in my opinion. Those who were adults in 10s-30s mostly lived on farms and what did they eat? Farm foods. Milk, lots of starches, eggs, veggies, a little fruit, and healthy animals fats. But the MAIN difference between then and now is NONE OF THIS FOOD WAS PROCESSED.
- No pasteurized milk,
- No cows who were fed grain, but who ate WHAT GOD WANTED THEM TO - grass and herbs
- no egg whites,
- no chickens fed with grain, but who ate normally - worms, grass, bugs, herbs
- no GMO modified starches - corn, wheat, beans, grains, etc
- no pesticide-soaked fruits/veggies
- no margarine or fake oils, but good 'ol butter from milk
When you compare our diet to that of 70-80 years ago, even if we're comparing eggs to eggs - IT'S NOT A FAIR COMPARISON. Our food isn't even the same. Farmland is nutritionally void; animals are fed grain instead of grass, animals are kept in cages, and fruits/veggies are soaked in chemicals. Not to mention GMO issues. It's a nightmare of epic proportions.
(on Intermittent Fasting) If you want to induce metabolic damage and, ultimately, weight gain, then have at it.
I listened to both of the videos (the 4 min one and the 70 min one). In the first 12 minutes of the longer one, Dr M mentions that fasting is very healthy, but "we can't fast forever". You don't even know what he preaches, which is very common-sense stuff.
The only new thing i've learned from him is his stance against fats. This is interesting, which I will research more.