Review: My big fat diet

As I noted in that post, the findings were “expected” - it was reported that subjects in the study, following the dietary approach:

Lost 10.1% of body weight
Shed 9.7% of their waist circumference
Improved their waist-to-hip ratios significantly
Triglycerides (TG) declined 19.9%
HDL rose 17.4%
TG/HDL ratio improved 30.2%
TC/HDL ratio improved 11.5%
Total Cholesterol (TC) and LDL had no significant change

The poster abstract of the study's initial findings is available here.

What’s neat about this study is that they didn’t just participate and then have researchers follow-up and report the findings - they also filmed a documentary about the study while it was in progress.  A few weeks ago, I ordered and received a copy of the DVD documentary and after watching it, have to say I was impressed!

The movie takes the viewer through not only the process of recruiting a village to participate in a research study, but also how they're monitored and what types of obstacles those participating face during the study - like special events where traditional foods, normally eaten, are not on the list of foods they're allowed while they're in the study.  What I really enjoyed was the commentary from various subjects and researchers, including those who were skeptical about the carbohydrate restricted dietary approach.  The movies wasn't as long as I'd like, but definitely provides insight to those interested in how dietary trials are done and what happens while they're in progress.

That documentary is available for purchase and you can get a copy here! (for the record, I have no vested interest in sales of the DVD).