Good thread Eagle.
On the article
Positives:
1) Many of the researchers mentioned were those I referenced in the Diet Thread (NIH, Obestiy Prevention Research Center)
2) Pointed out risk factors for heart disease may increase with low-cab diets
3) Pointed out how lower glycemic indexes might be best trade off and is really what was advocated in the Diet Thread
4) Gave the counter arguments against low carb and the pro of it too, so pretty balanced
Negatives
1) Small study (21 people)
If indeed the 1st Law of Thermodynamics doesn't apply here as Taubes and Atkins have stated, then more research will confirm that. If not, this research will fade as it has before. Either way is fine with me, as the truth is really the most important thing.
That is the great thing about research is that if done correctly, it is a living breathing changing thing that we learn from. In other words, it's almost never finished.
Thanks for sharing the article.