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"Many people also have found that low-carb diets made them feel poorly and lacking in energy and, at least partly for these reasons, are difficult if not impossible to stick with in the long term. The SuperFoodsRx Diet includes all the healthy, whole grain foods that your body needs to stay healthy as you steadily and permanently lose weight and inches. We think you will agree after learning about the power of these particular SuperFoods that losing weight is not necessarily about eating less; it's about eating smart." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.)

"They often bring short-term weight loss, but most of the weight quickly returns. low-carb diets also have wildly unpredictable health effects. In research studies, as many as one-third of low-carb dieters have shown a significant increase in LDL ("bad") cholesterol. Some have had such high cholesterol levels that they have been forced to drop out of studies. 87 What's more, low-carb diets are usually high in protein. The animal protein that is commonly emphasized in these diets can be hard on your kidneys." - Neal D. Barnard and Bryanna Clark Grogan, Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs (Get the book.)

"Nor need you limit your intake of leafy green and other vegetables, as you do on most low-carb diets. All you need to remember is that the purpose of the Teardown phase is to convince your genetic programming that winter is not coming (it's here) and therefore your genes don't need to send out the "store fat" signal. Eating sugary and other high-carb foods convinces your genes that you've just encountered a fruit tree laden with sugary fruit, and as you've learned, that's the last message you want to transmit." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"The rest of your plate should be balanced with whole grains, proteins, and dietary fats. low-carb diets may help you lose weight, but they're not good for your brain. Whole grains have complex carbohydrates that supply a steady flow of energy rather than the spike and crash of simple sugars, and they're necessary to transport amino acids such as tryptophan into the brain. As you learned in chapter 4, tryptophan is a precursor necessary for the production of serotonin, and it and other important amino acids come from protein." - John J. Ratey, MD, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Get the book.)

"The Problem with Low-Carb Diets One of the inherent problems with low-carb diets is that the term doesn't say much about what the rest of the diet includes. Besides being low in carbs, the diet could be high in either good or bad fats, protein, or vegetables. Always ask yourself what foods the diet is rich in—the more nutritious it is, the better. Protein, Blood Sugar, and Weight Protein is an essential nutrient and, aside from water, serves as the main constituent of our bodies." - Jack Challem, Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes (Get the book.)

"Atkins and other low-carb diets include a hefty portion of omega-6s, which can create health risks and may contribute to chronic brain inflammation, setting the stage for brain impairment. What to do: Eat one serving per day of ome-ga-3s—found in high-fat fish, such as salmon and tuna, and in avocados, olive oil, nuts and other foods. Also consider a daily supplement of 1,000 milligrams (mg) of fish oil. •Fight free radicals. Free radicals, the cell-damaging byproducts of metabolism, are always present in the body, including the brain, causing cells to lose structure and function." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"ACNielsen Quantifies Impact of low-carb diets." Business Wire, Feb. 9, 2004. Agatston, Arthur. The South Beach Diet. New York: Rodale, 2003. Albert Einstein College of Medicine. "CCARBS: The Controlled Carbohydrate Assessment Registry Bank Study." https://epi.aecom.yu.edu/studies/cca/HomePage.asp?studyID=2/. American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Conference on the Insulin Resistance Syndrome, Washington, DC, August 25-26, 2002. " - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.) "Indeed, after reviewing medical literature about low-carb diets, they discovered "every single aspect of metabolic syndrome could be improved just by restricting carbs," according to biochemist Richard Feinman, Ph.D., a professor at SUNY Downstate and founder/director of the Nutrition and Metabolism Society. Jeff Volek, Ph.D., R.D., lead researcher for the review paper Nutrition & Metabolism, expounded. " - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.) "Although all low-carb diets differ in certain respects, all are based on the fact that food has a profound effect on hormones, including the fat-storage and fat-release hormones," explains Living the Low Carb Life author Dr. Jonny Bowden. "The foundation of the low-carbohydrate movement has been the theory that controlling hormones by what foods you eat is at least as important for weight loss as calories are," adds Dr. Bowden, noting that regulating insulin and controlling blood sugar levels are central to the theory of all carb-watching diets. But Dr." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.) "Bear in mind that we're not talking about diets that drastically restrict carbs although, as you've no doubt heard, low-carb diets also can lead to weight loss." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

"Populations on low-carb diets that don't make blood sugar rise quickly may be less prone to blemishes. Your daughter might try avoiding foods like candy, cookies, french fries, potato chips, sugar, and white flour to see if it helps her complexion. • • • Not all dermatologists have welcomed this new look at the possible role of diet. The epidemiological comparison suggesting that diet might be relevant in the development of acne triggered a series of comments under titles such as "Diet and Acne Revisited" and "The Unwelcome Return of the Acne Diet." - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book.)

"Why Protein Is Good for You With the popularity of high-protein, low-carb diets, food companies tried to capitalize by marketing hundreds of low-carb but highly processed foods, from pancake mixes to salad dressings. Most of these processed low-carb foods were not nutritionally sound, and many tasted awful. Not surprisingly, low-carb processed foods were a flop. When these products failed to sell, the processed food industry argued that the low-carb boom was over, perhaps hoping that people would go back to eating more profitable carbs." - Jack Challem, Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes (Get the book.)

"Some studies have shown that low-carb diets result in more weight loss than low-fat diets, while some studies show exactly the opposite. How can that be? The missing link is fiber, or what used to be called roughage and was thought to have no value in the human diet. What we now know is that fiber is a powerful substance that has the ability to help you lose weight; lower your blood sugar and cholesterol; reduce your risk of cancer, heart disease, and diabetes; and reduce inflammation (a topic we will address fully in chapter 11)." - Mark Hyman, Ultra-Metabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss (Get the book.)

"Rice is pretty much a no-no on low-carb diets because of its high glycemic impact—in general, rice raises blood sugar quickly, causing all sorts of problems for those concerned with diabetes and/or weight loss. The fiber in brown rice helps lower the glycemic index of some varieties, but still does not make it a low-glycemic food. So what's the best advice? If you eat rice, stick with whole grain. Forget about white, and definitely avoid "instant" rice. Consider using rice the way the Europeans and Asians do, as a small side dish, about the size of an ice cream scoop." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why (Get the book.)

"Walter Kempner, the Rice Diet Program is in stark contrast to current low-carb diets. It was originally created as an outpatient treatment and prevention program for people with major health issues such as coronary artery disease, coronary risk factors, diabetes, kidney disease and a variety of other health related issues. Many of these conditions are the result of obesity. Over the years, more and more people have chosen the Rice Diet Program as the best controlled environment to achieve results through supervision and education." - Craig Pepin-Donat, The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie (Get the book.) "This is why most people who follow low-carb diets experience a dramatic drop in energy. It is hard to maintain an active lifestyle when you have no energy. That is why I like eating habits based on consuming a higher percentage of carbohydrates, which can be used for energy. You can never achieve sustained results when you try to trick your body. The physiology of the human body is a heck of a lot smarter than all the people in the health, fitness and weight loss industries who try to come up with quick-fix schemes to separate you from your hard-earned money." - Craig Pepin-Donat, The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie (Get the book.) "The Low-carb Lie To help you understand how low-carb diets work, I want to share a personal experience about what happened to me when I was fulfilling a dream of competing in several bodybuilding contests. Although in my 20s and early 30s I always trained hard and was in good physical shape, when I was 33 I lived the life of a bodybuilder for approximately two years. Keep in mind that I do not have the natural genetics of a bodybuilder and I have not spent my life pursuing the perfect physique." - Craig Pepin-Donat, The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie (Get the book.) "This is another reason why low-carb diets are not good. At this stage the body is utilizing (depleting) stored glycogen. Cardio training is increased and strength training is focused on lighter weights and higher repetitions to accelerate the depletion process. If the training regimen and early stages of dieting were performed properly, the bodybuilder will look extremely lean at this stage, but the muscles don't yet have that full, cut look required for competition." - Craig Pepin-Donat, The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie (Get the book.)

"Thankfully, low-carb diets recently lost popularity with the public since the approach has been shown to put followers at a higher risk for clogged arteries, heart attack, and possibly colorectal cancer as well. Yes, Your Body Can Store Protein! Meat and meat products have 5 to 10 times the protein concentration of plant food proteins. Whereas you can easily overeat on animal protein, it is much less likely to overeat on proteins contained in vegetables, grains and nuts. The stomach would have to be at least five times larger to accommodate such large portions of food." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"What's more, low-carb diets are usually high in protein. The animal protein that is commonly emphasized in these diets can be hard on your kidneys. Harvard researchers tracked kidney function in 1,624 women participating in the Nurses' Health Study, focusing especially on those who had any loss of kidney function at the start of the study. It turned out that the more animal protein the women consumed, the more kidney function they lost.1 Given that about 40 percent of people with diabetes have already lost some kidney function, it makes good sense to protect yourself from further damage." - Neal D. Barnard and Bryanna Clark Grogan, Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs (Get the book.) "As you know by now, populations that make rice, noodles, and other carbohydrate-rich foods their diet staples actually have had very little obesity and very little diabetes. low-carb diets can cause weight loss over the short run, but there are far healthier ways to achieve that goal and to make weight loss last over the long run. A healthy approach to weight loss focuses on choosing the right kinds of foods, not on the quantity of food you eat. When you have the right foods on your side, the calories and portions fall into line on their own, and weight loss is almost automatic." - Neal D. Barnard and Bryanna Clark Grogan, Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs (Get the book.) "Most had tried many different diets: low-calorie diets, low-carb diets, Weight Watchers, the cabbage-soup diet, and just about everything else. Like most people, they had found these diets tough to follow, and whatever weight they lost soon returned. Our approach was very different. It did not include calorie counting, limits on portions or carbohydrates, or even an exercise prescription. For research purposes, we wanted to isolate the effects of diet. The participants lost weight easily, averaging about 1 pound per week—week after week after week." - Neal D. Barnard and Bryanna Clark Grogan, Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs (Get the book.)

"Summary Carbohydrates are the single most important food you can eat for long-term health. ??Low-carb diets are no more effective in causing weight loss than low-fat diets are. •i* Most good carbs come from whole plant food.The key to eating good carbs is eating whole, unprocessed food. ??These plant foods are filled with important phytonutrients that can't be replaced by any other food. ??All the terminology related to the low-carb craze is outdated. There is only one concept you really need to focus on: the glycemic load of your meals. ??" - Mark Hyman, Ultra-Metabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss (Get the book.) "She had tried every diet; liquid diets, low-carb diets, low-fat diets, "fad"diets, shakes, prepared meals, and raw foods. And every time the same thing had occurred: she had lost weight initially, only to gain it all back, plus some more. Now, she said, she didn't even eat that much and she still couldn't lose weight. My initial training would have led me to believe she was either deceiving herself or hiding her eating habits from me, but after many years of blaming the patient for lack of willpowerfor overeating and not exercising enough, I realized that there must be more to the story." - Mark Hyman, Ultra-Metabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss (Get the book.)

"In a major study, researchers at Harvard University found that high-protein, low-carb diets did not increase the risk of developing heart disease, compared with diets containing large amounts of carbohydrates. When the subjects included a fair amount of vegetable protein in their diets, their risk of developing heart disease actually went down. Still other research has shown that high-protein diets do not increase cholesterol or blood pressure. As we've explained, it's important to combine lean protein with a lot of vegetables for maximum health benefits." - Jack Challem, Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes (Get the book.)

"When you get those concerns addressed, you may want to go back to chapter 2, Why low-carb diets Work, to read more about the science behind low-carb eating and how it actually does its good work in the body. The permutations are endless. I also expect that there will be some dyed-in-the-wool low-carbers who have already experienced a myriad of health benefits, including weight loss, and simply want some tips for staying motivated, not getting bored, finding new things to eat, or breaking plateaus." - Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S., Living the Low Carb Life: Controlled Carbohydrate Eating for Long-Term Weight Loss (Get the book.) "Jan McBride maintains this very clever little site that answers scientifically many of the criticisms leveled at low-carb diets. She also sells her book, The Ideal Diet, which has some very solid and thought-provoking information. The book is downloadable and very inexpensive. Check it out. www.beyondveg.com •k Star Feature: Thought-provoking articles and debate This is a rare find—a very thought-provoking and information-dense site dedicated to arguments for and against vegetarian, Paleolithic, and vegan diets, raw foods, and other dietary "orthodoxies." - Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S., Living the Low Carb Life: Controlled Carbohydrate Eating for Long-Term Weight Loss (Get the book.) "Low-carb dieting did not begin with Atkins! low-carb diets actually date back to 1864, when William Banting wrote his famous Letter on Corpulence (in essence the very first commercial low-carb diet). But Banting's diet wasn't known as a "low-carb" plan; in fact, there was no such label until the USDA decreed in its 1992 food pyramid that the perfect healthy diet for Americans includes six to eleven servings of grains and starches per day." - Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S., Living the Low Carb Life: Controlled Carbohydrate Eating for Long-Term Weight Loss (Get the book.) "The point is that low-carb does not necessarily equal high-protein, and the Stillman diet is Exhibit A in making the case that all low-carb diets are not the same. Atkins, Yudkin, and the Question of Sugar By 1970, the Keys research had been published and was being picked up by the media; the low- or no-cholesterol brigade was gearing up for an assault on the consciousness of the American public. In 1972, Robert Atkins published the first edition of the New Diet Revolution, the Cadillac of low-carb diet plans, which became the de facto poster child for the low-carb movement two decades later." - Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S., Living the Low Carb Life: Controlled Carbohydrate Eating for Long-Term Weight Loss (Get the book.)

"Few issues in the diet and nutrition wars are more confusing than carbohydrates. low-carb diets have increased the confusion: they've drawn attention to carbohydrates, but unfortunately have oversimplified the issue of protein versus carbs. Many people have come to believe that carbs equal weight gain and are bad. Foods are now being labeled with banners that claim "no-carb" or "carb-free." Consumers trying to lose weight are being told that eating carbs will destroy any hope of weight loss." - Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews, SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life (Get the book.)

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