Low-Carb Diet Reduces Inflammation And Blood Saturated Fat In Metabolic Syndrome

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071203091236.htm
"Lead researcher Jeff S. Volek, PhD, RD, associate professor of kinesiology at the University of Connecticut, describes the study as "adding to the evolving picture of improvement in general health beyond simple weight loss in keeping blood glucose and insulin under control." The work is part of a larger study (currently under review) showing numerous improvements in blood lipids. The current work concludes that "lowering total and saturated fat only had a small effect on circulating inflammatory markers whereas reducing carbohydrate led to considerably greater reductions in a number of pro-inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, and adhesion molecules. These data implicate dietary carbohydrate rather than fat as a more significant nutritional factor contributing to inflammatory processes."

This could have been written by The Zone's Dr. Barry Sears - and actually was only not in association with this study.  At the least, this sort of work confirms that the low carb approach hit on many, many elements of good health - fasting lipid profile, fat loss, inflammation, and blood sugar management.