by baardmk » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:59 am
I don't understand it either. But we have to remember that the preliminary study was very short and with few participants. And we should view all the results before making major conclusions.
I hardly believe anything in Swank's protocol was superior to McDougall's. Would Swank's diet produce results in this type of short trial. Maybe not. But I think being even stricter than McDougall's diet may have been helpful, think MWL or a diet of tubers, fruits and certain vegetables, a diet low in protein and low in common allergenic foods. Reading about the success of many people on this board with autoimmune diseases by limiting many grains and certain vegetables and fruits, I can't help to think that a restricted diet may have more potential to give quick or substantial results. But I guess the drop out rate would increase from 20% to 90% with such a regimen.