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"There appears to be an urgent need for a unified low carbohydrate metabolic model and reference.This conference promises to be a defining event in establishing some of the scientific basis for low carbohydrate diets," said Arne Bey, chairman of the conference sponsor Keto Foods.
It is estimated that the 'low-carb' diet is followed by over 50 per cent of weight-conscious Americans. LowCarbiz , the weekly trade newsletter of the low-carb industry, predicts that total sales of low-carb products and services in 2003 will surpass $15 billion. The newsletter recently reported that low-carb products are being introduced at a rate of almost three a day.
The enormous popularity of various low carbohydrate diets has triggered interest in the scientific community, which has begun to provide clinical data on the nutritional and metabolic basis of the food regimens.
The conference will review recent results on low-carb diets in obesity, sports medicine, diabetes and epilepsy and will also examine and discuss metabolic effects including lipid processing, gluconeogenesis and Ketosis.
The conference has been developed for the scientific community, specifically medical researchers, physicians and biochemists as well as dietitians/nutritionists.
Prominent researchers in biochemistry and biomedical nutrition will meet in Brooklyn, New York, on the 18 and 19 June. The aim of the conference is to go beyond popular controversies and to develop insights into the current scientific state of knowledge in the field.