Letter to the Editor of the New York Times, in response to "The Fat Trap" (Jan 1, 2012)

Right ON!

how do I access the names on the signature list?

Agree strongly with Gary. It is to bad that conventional medicine refuses to revisit what the problem really is, instead they push pills and needles.

I work in the prevention and management of Type 2 diabetes and can't believe that the focus has been on treating the symptoms (blood glucose) rather than addressing the cause (insulin resistance). Reducing carbs reduces insulin levels and enables people to lose weight and control the symptoms of diabetes. When the emphasis is on blood glucose, medication is frequently prescribed but this only treats the symptoms and not the cause!

I work in the prevention and management of Type 2 diabetes and can't believe that the focus has been on treating the symptoms (blood glucose) rather than addressing the cause (insulin resistance). Reducing carbs reduces insulin levels and enables people to lose weight and control the symptoms of diabetes. When the emphasis is on blood glucose, medication is frequently prescribed but this only treats the symptoms and not the cause!

I should have believed Dr. Atkins in 1987 when I first discovered his low-carb diet worked for me. But I spent the next 27 trying to prove I could eat carbs, especially grains. But I finally had to admit I can't. The development of tremors sent me back to researching why I gain weight at the sight of carbohydrates, especially the highly-concentrated carbs in grains. Fortunately, due to the work of Gary Taubes, David Perlmutter, and William Davis, I now understand that my insulin dysregulation will never go away. I am now a committed low-carb eater, happily eating saturated fats and protein and losing those few extra pounds (I joke I've never been able to lose my baby fat) and feeling better every day. Thank you Gary and all of you journalists, researchers and doctors who are proving the validity of the low-carb diet in maintaining and even regaining health. Now, if only I could convince my family and friends! The only change I would recommend in the letter is to point out that even the so-called complex carbohydrates, such as whole grain breads, are problematic for many if not all of us due to non-celiac gluten sensitivity.

I should have believed Dr. Atkins in 1987 when I first discovered his low-carb diet worked for me. But I spent the next 27 trying to prove I could eat carbs, especially grains. But I finally had to admit I can't. The development of tremors sent me back to researching why I gain weight at the sight of carbohydrates, especially the highly-concentrated carbs in grains. Fortunately, due to the work of Gary Taubes, David Perlmutter, and William Davis, I now understand that my insulin dysregulation will never go away. I am now a committed low-carb eater, happily eating saturated fats and protein and losing those few extra pounds (I joke I've never been able to lose my baby fat) and feeling better every day. Thank you Gary and all of you journalists, researchers and doctors who are proving the validity of the low-carb diet in maintaining and even regaining health. Now, if only I could convince my family and friends! The only change I would recommend in the letter is to point out that even the so-called complex carbohydrates, such as whole grain breads, are problematic for many if not all of us due to non-celiac gluten sensitivity.

Total nonsense in that article. Calories in calories out is just not the whole story. Why do they keep ignoring insulin???

its about time the nyt printed the truth. my doctor told me to just eat less move more and I got nowhere until I cut the sugar.

Finally someone is saying it. The low fat craze ruined our health and now nobody wants to admit they were wrong. Glad this is getting attention.