Thanks goodness, I was worried there.  I do a very low
carb paleo diet because of my IR, and cardio and
moderate strength training to try to reverse my IR and
build lean body mass.  I'd hate to think all the
protein I eat is causing me to *lose* muscle.


Luv,
Debby
San Jose, CA

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> I'll repeat that, although the study is a solid one,
> there are serious
> problems with the way they measured lean muscle.  As
> Manninnen, a
> reviewer of the study, said, "I would like to
> compliment Noakes et al.
> on their well-controlled study comparing effects of
> different diets on
> body composition and cardiovascular risk. 
> [However,] I feel it is very
> unlikely that the [very low carb, high saturatated
> fat] group
> catabolized more muscle protein than the
> high-unsatured fat diet
> group."
> 
> You can read the review yourself here:
>
http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1373635
> 


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