Ray D. Strand
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 This is contrary to dietitians who believe that "a carbohydrate is a carbohydrate" and that the source does not matter. This thinking completely ignores the glycemic index (the rate at which the body absorbs various carbohydrates and turns them into simple sugar).
Numerous studies demonstrate that some carbohydrates release their sugars more rapidly than others.10 The more complex carbohydrates (ones with a lot of fiber) like beans, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, and apples release their sugars slowly. |
Ray Strand, M.D.
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 The glycemic index—or how fast our bodies absorb a particular carbohydrate—is determined by studying each individual carbohydrate. Few of us realize that highly processed carbohydrates such as white bread, white flour, rice, and potatoes actually release their sugars faster than table sugar. These foods are considered high-glycemic carbohydrates.3
On the other hand, carbohydrates such as cauliflower, beans, asparagus, apples, oranges, and grapes release their sugars more slowly, thus keeping blood sugars from spiking. These carbohydrates are called low-glycemic. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Gregg has a very interesting product here: Sprinkle-on carbohydrate blocker.
Gregg: Correct, yes.
Mike: In different flavors?
Gregg: We add a flavor to it.
Mike: What kind of flavors do you have here?
Gregg: We've got a sweetener, a bit of salt; we've got a butter flavor and we have an unflavored (carbohydrate blocker). So, you can put it on a variety of different foods.
Mike: So, if someone's eating, let's say, pasta, and they want to block the carbs, they just sprinkle on some of this? |
Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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 Polyphenols from green tea affect carbohydrate metabolism in several ways. First, polyphenols inhibit the function of amylase, the enzyme in saliva that starts the digestive process of carbohydrates. This diminishes the absorption of glucose derived from complex carbohydrates. Second, polyphenols inhibit the enzymes sucrase and glucosidase, which are necessary for carbohydrate digestion in the small intestine. Third, green tea extracts alter the transport mechanism used to bring glucose across the intestinal barrier. |
Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S.
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 You would die without protein and you would die without fat, but you can live just fine without carbohydrate. I'm not suggesting that you should—just that you can.
Low-Carbing and the Body
Why Am I Getting Headaches During the Induction Phase of My Diet?
Headaches are a frequent side effect of switching abruptly from a high-carb to a low-carb diet. One of the reasons for this is that your body and your brain need to adapt to using fat and ketones as a primary fuel source after being accustomed to using sugar. |
| Phase one is intervention and allows up to 30 grams of carbohydrate a day; phase two is transition and allows up to 55 grams; phase three is the maintenance phase, and the amount of carbs will vary according to the individual.
About Protein Power
In the Eades plan, you first determine your protein needs through an easy-to-follow series of steps.
1. Measure your wrist, then your waist.
2. Refer to a chart to estimate your body fat from these measurements.
3. Now you calculate your total number of fat pounds. |
| Each plan has slightly different amounts of carbohydrate. All plans stress lean protein, nuts, vegetables, fish, and—you guessed it—macadamia nut oil.
About the Hamptons Diet
The Hamptons Diet starts with the premise that the low-fat, low-cholesterol message of the past couple of decades was—if not wholly wrong—terribly miscommunicated. No disagreement there: fat phobia gave rise to the ridiculous notion that we could consume as many fat-free foods as we wanted. |
| But people who don't want to have to count anything—including carbohydrate grams and fat percentages—will probably not be happy with this program. It's also not a particularly fast way to lose weight. jonny's l0wd0wn * * * * -fr
This is a great program. I think it's smart, edgy, and extremely healthy. Finding it was one of the pleasures of researching this book, as it is not nearly as well known as most of the other plans discussed. The authors are remarkably down-to-earth and refreshingly lacking in hype. |
| The FDA's Office of Food Labeling states: "FDA nutrition labeling regulations require that when glycerin is used as a food ingredient, it must be included in the grams of total carbohydrate per serving declaration." So although sugar alcohols do behave differently in the body than sugar, you should still be aware of their presence.
The other concern about low-carb bars is calories. Just because they are low in carbs doesn't mean they're low in calories, so factor that in. |
Bottom Line Health
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| Milk isn't generally thought of as a carbohydrate, but it contains significant amounts of lactose.. .as well as protein, fat, calcium and, of course, water.
CARBS AND YOUR BODY
The digestive process converts carbohydrates into glucose (blood sugar). That's the basic "fuel" used by every cell in the body.
As the amount of glucose that's circulating in the bloodstream rises, the pancreas boosts its production of insulin. That's the hormone needed to "burn" glucose for energy.
Foods that have roughly comparable carbohydrate content can have very different effects on blood sugar. |
Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S.
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| The "real" amount of carbohydrate left in 'A cup of plain yogurt or kefir is only 2 grams—this has been measured by Goldberg in his own lab. I recommend that you get the full-fat variety of kefir or yogurt and enjoy it on an almost daily basis.
Repeat After Me: Fruit Juice Is Not—and Never Was—a Health Food
One of the many triumphs of marketing by the giant food conglomerates was convincing America that fruit juice is good for you. There are ads that proclaim proudly that some stupid sugar-laden soft drink is actually 10 percent real fruit juice. |
Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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| Any digestible carbohydrate will do just fine as far as the bacteria are concerned, since they will progressively convert it to sucrose; this includes refined flour products and all sources of sugar, such as candy, honey, dried fruits, sweetened cereals, ice cream, canned or frozen fruits in syrup, hard candy, puddings, sodas, and other sweets. Since carbohydrates are an important part of our diet, they cannot be eliminated, but we can minimize their adverse dental effects and thereby discourage dental decay. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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 SWEET DECEPTION
Sugar is a generic term for simple carbohydrate molecules that are the main energy-storage molecules for plants. Link one or more sugar molecules and you get a form of sugar once referred to as starch, but usually now called a complex carbohydrate. Rice, wheat, potatoes, and beets are just some complex carbs that break down into sugar when they're digested. |
Arthur C. Upton, M.D.
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| The body derives most of its energy from the complex carbohydrates, a collective term for cereal grains, potatoes, pasta, rice, barley, beans, and corn. The carbohydrate family also includes the simple carbohydrates, such as the sugars, a source of quick energy. Complex whole-grain carbohydrates (as opposed to refined carbohydrate products), such as whole-grain cereals, breads and pastas, provide fiber as well as an economical and healthful source of energy.
Alcohol. The dietary role that alcohol plays in health is a scientific question that remains unanswered. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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 Or, for optimal uptake of tryptophan, eat a small amount of a food rich in tryptophan, along with a bit of carbohydrate (preferably in whole-grain form, not processed).
¦ Eat more raw vegetables and salad greens.
¦ Eat whole grains and high-fiber foods and avoid simple carbohydrates such as pastries, products made white flour, processed cereals, and foods high in sugar. Whole grains contain many B vitamins, which act as natural sedatives for calming irritability and tension that may hinder deep sleep. |
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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 Not only is most of our obesity related to carbohydrate excess, but many of the diseases that plague our society, such as cancer, arthritis, and cardiovascular diseases, are also related to this unhealthy practice.
Not only should we reduce our carbohydrate intake but we should also carefully select the type of carbohydrates that we do eat. Only recently did anyone ask the question, "Are all carbohydrates equal in terms of absorption from the gut?" The answer turned out to be, "No!" Carbohydrates are absorbed at highly variable rates. |
Marshall Editions
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 A carbohydrate diet and others do well on a low-fat, low-protein, high-^S^Mmr complex carbohydrate diet. For more advice consult a dietician. Regardless of the type of diet that is best for you, make sure you eat enough protein every day. Fish, lean organic meats, and whole grains mixed with legumes provide adequate protein. Eat two to three servings of vegetables a day to obtain the nutrients and fiber that most obese people are deficient in. Limit the amount of simple sugars you consume. |
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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| Not only should we reduce our carbohydrate intake but we should also carefully select the type of carbohydrates that we do eat. Only recently did anyone ask the question, "Are all carbohydrates equal in terms of absorption from the gut?" The answer turned out to be, "No!" Carbohydrates are absorbed at highly variable rates. Some are absorbed very rapidly, and others relatively slowly. So why would this matter? Because the rate of absorption of carbohydrates determines the amount of insulin secreted in response from the pancreas. |
Too Profitable to CureBrent Hoadley, Ph.D.
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| Type 2 diabetics normally produce some basal levels of insulin which is insufficient to cover the surge of blood glucose produced by a high carbohydrate meal. This faulty insulin response and carbohydrate metabolism is sometimes labeled as insulin resistance. Lack of sufficient insulin raises blood sugar levels after meals (Phase 1) and excess insulin (Phase 2) causes hunger and weight gain.
The primary aim of insulin treatment...is the reduction of blood glucose levels to as near normal as possible. |
Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
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 Sleep deprivation
• Can impair insulin sensitivity (a diabetes risk factor) and carbohydrate tolerance, and therefore potentially increase the risk for diabetes"
Is associated with increased levels of ghrelin (the "turn on" switch for appetite) and decreased levels of leptin (the "turn off switch for appetite), thus increasing both hunger and appetite12
; Can increase Cortisol—the stress hormone associated with promoting obesity13
Less than 4 hours of quality sleep nightly and chronic sleep loss overall have been shown to have a harmful effect on carbohydrate metabolism. |
Marshall Editions
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| Some overweight people do well on a high-protein, low-fjj 4?A carbohydrate diet and others do well on a low-fat, low-protein, high-^S^Mmr complex carbohydrate diet. For more advice consult a dietician. Regardless of the type of diet that is best for you, make sure you eat enough protein every day. Fish, lean organic meats, and whole grains mixed with legumes provide adequate protein. Eat two to three servings of vegetables a day to obtain the nutrients and fiber that most obese people are deficient in. Limit the amount of simple sugars you consume. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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 While sleeping, your body is on a short six- to eight-hour fast during which time it uses most of the readily available carbohydrate stores as energy. Since carbohydrates are the nutrient of choice during exercise, when minimal amounts are available your body immediately goes to work on your fat stores for energy.
Another important point that Charles makes is that, "Too much aerobic activity causes overtraining and muscle wasting which slows down your metabolism and therefore your body's fat burning ability. |
Kevin Trudeau
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 But, in order to enter the bloodstream, it has to be broken down to a one-molecule carbohydrate, technically called a monosaccharide carbohydrate. Also, almost all honey is already a monosaccharide carbohydrate. The breakdown of the bread itself and the fact that it contains an excess amount of honey or a great deal of monosaccharide carbohydrates that enter the blood stream quickly reduces the appetite.
The second known reason is that being a whole wheat bread it contains a great deal of fiber. Fiber is chewy, and, once it is in the digestive tract, it expands. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 It plays a key role in carbohydrate metabolism by responding to pancreatic hormones such as insulin and glucagon, thus helping maintain healthy levels of blood sugar; it effects the metabolism of fats, creating cholesterol and converting portions of carbohydrates and protein into fat molecules, which then get transported to fat cells for storage; it manufactures bile; and it plays a pivotal role in managing proteins. |
Jack Challem
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 The ingredients aren't perfect—there is, after all, the refined carbohydrate shell that wraps around the chicken, pork, or shrimp. Still, unless you 're sensitive to wheat or must strictly limit your carbohydrates, you can have these dumplings occasionally. They cook fairly quickly in a pan, steamer, or microwave oven.
I prefer to cook them in a large nonstick frying pan. The key is to prepare the dipping sauce (see the following recipe) a day earlier. Although the dipping sauce is tasty when fresh, the flavors integrate and strengthen when the sauce has been refrigerated for a day or two. |
Tom Bohager
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 Available from different sources and can be blended to increase potency
Dextrinizing units (DU) and Sanstedt Kneen Blish Units (SKB)
Enzyme
Category
Purpose
Unit of Measurement
Beta-glucanase
Carbohydrase þBreaks down carbohydrates, especially glucan, a carbohydrate found in barley, oats, and wheat
?Particularly beneficial as a digestive enzyme for people who have difficulty digesting grain-based products
Betaglucanase units (BGU)
Bromelain
Protease þBreaks down protein
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KC Craichy
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 She supports her theory with case studies of people who were sick and unhealthy on high carbohydrate, low-fat diets, but who sprang back to life when they "balanced" their diets with more fat and protein.
Schwarzbein recommends avoiding "man-made carbohydrates"—processed carbohydrates—in favor of those you can "pick, gather, or milk." She advises patients to eat "as much good fat as their body needs." This means eggs, avocados, flaxseed oil, butter, mayonnaise, and olive oil. Fried foods and hydrogenated fats are, of course, "bad fats," or "damaged fats," as Schwarzbein calls them. |
Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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| Glycogen. A carbohydrate polymer composed of glucose units. It is the main form in which carbohydrate is stored in the body. The liver produces glycogen from glucose and stores it until the muscles need it for energy.
Gram-negative bacteria. A class of bacteria, including the common bacterium E. coli, that stain pink in a laboratory diagnostic procedure that was developed by Danish physician, Hans C. J. Gram.
Gram-positive bacteria. |
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