The low-carb beer will be on Drs. Michael R. and Mary Dan Eades this week,
as the noted physicians and diet experts buy "the house" a drink to
emphasize the positives of enjoying a low-carb beer on a low-carb diet.
The Eades, well-known authors of the best-selling book, "Protein Power,"
are making the gesture to reassure the public that low-carb beer is a perfectly
appropriate beverage for adults at any stage of a low-carb diet plan.
The Eades will be featured luncheon speakers at this week's LowCarbiz Summit
in Washington, D.C., May 6th and May 7th, where more than 250 industry leaders
are expected. The LowCarbiz Summit is the first national conference to explore
the many policy issues facing the booming low-carb industry, including pending
FDA regulations pertaining to the definitions of "low carb" and "net
carbs."
Questions concerning the appropriateness of consuming low-carb beer while on
a low-carb diet reached a crescendo in late April, when Anheuser-Busch ran ads
nationally to refute statements in the popular "The South Beach Diet"
book suggesting that the maltose found in beer is "the king of all sugars"
and is therefore best avoided.
"The notion that the carbohydrates in low-carb beer are especially devious
and will somehow unhinge a low-carb diet is really a tempest in a beer mug,"
responds Dr. Michael Eades, who has studied and written on the benefits of low-carbohydrate
lifestyles for more than 15 years.
"There is no scientific rationale to suggest that the 3 or 4 grams of
remnant carbs left after the beer fermentation process are different from 3
or 4 grams of carbs from broccoli, green beans, tomatoes, or low-carb toast,"
Dr. Michael Eades says. "They are all carbs and they all have to be counted.
If after eating regular meals dieters still have room in their daily carb quota
to add an extra 3 or 4 grams and they want to consume them as low-carb beer,
that's fine with us."
Indeed, the Eades note that they have long recommended to their thousands of
patients and millions of readers on a low-carb diet to "enjoy a glass of
wine or a light beer with dinner, because studies have shown that moderate intake
of alcohol is beneficial to weight loss and improves the cardiovascular profile
as well." (The Eades have no affiliation whatsoever with Anheuser-Busch
or any other adult beverage concern.)
In addition to Drs. Michael and Mary Dan Eades, other keynote speakers at the
LowCarbiz Summit include Congressman Ron Paul, M.D. of Texas; Stuart L. Trager,
M.D., Chairperson, Atkins Physicians Council; former Congressman Gerry Sikorski
(Minnesota) and Dr. Fred Pescatore, author of the newly released "The Hamptons
Diet."
The LowCarbiz
Summit is hosted by LowCarbiz, the industry's twice weekly online
newsletter (www.lowcarbiz.com) and LowCarbiz Magazine, a quarterly business-to-business
publication (www.lowcarbizmag.com), along with Penton Media. Major sponsors
include: Blimpie International Inc., Keto Foods, Carbolite Foods, Inc., LowCarb
Energy Magazine and Low Carb Success.
For more information: www.lowcarbsummit.com
