From Dr Briffa's blog:

Study finds low-carb diet leads to improved mental wellbeing compared to low-fat one

Posted By Dr John Briffa On February 17, 2009

When people change their diets for what they think is the better, they usually have some aim in mind such as weight loss (the usual one) or improved health and wellbeing. Making dietary changes can, however, involve time and effort, not to mention a sense of sacrifice and/or deprivation. Obviously, for changes to be sustainable, it helps for any downside of a diet to be outweighed by the perceived benefits.

The article continues here: http://www.drbriffa.com/blog/2009/0...to-low-fat-one/

And this was a longer term study that shows the true effects of low carb AFTER you have adapted to it. This is in contrast to that other stupid study that concluded low carb makes you stupid after studying it for only a few days. All they did was measure the effects of adaptation.

Maybe, just maybe, the people eating low-carb FELT better because it was HEALTHIER. You think?

By jove, I think you're onto something there!

I think they meant to say "bodily pain was more in the low-fat group"

Mike, I do too. I have so much less pain now. I can sleep without being awakened by the pain in my shoulders and my shoulder pain during the day is nearly gone. I can move with less stiffness as well.

Sorry, but I don't go in for the fuzzy, health-related quality of life questionnaires as primary indicators of changed health. How about reductions in triglyceride levels, Apo-B cholesterol, % of body fat, fasting and reactive blood sugar levels, changes in intracellular magnesium and potassium levels, C-reactive Protein, increases in HDL, and other hard measures of health? Is there a link to the study where this data might be found?

I laughed, not because I think you are wrong in your approach. I laughed because you actually expect scientists to act like scientists. Seriously the best laugh I have had all morning. They should be measuring hard data instead of asking people how they feel, that is so subjective, people can feel great on a low fat diet just from people congratulating them on how "healthy" they are eating. It may have nothing to do with how their body is actually processing their food.