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Beat Diabetes Naturally: The Best Foods, Herbs, Supplements, and Lifestyle Strategies to Optimize Your Diabetes Care Michael T. Murray See book keywords and concepts

Be Careful of Misleading "Net Carbs" on Labels Th e term net carbs refers to the total number of carbohydrates in a food, minus fiber, glycerin, and sugar alcohols. In other words, it's the total number of carbs that can be absorbed and digested in the intestinal tract. The general belief is that fiber, glycerin, and sugar alcohols don't raise blood glucose levels. But in reality, glycerin and some sugar alcohols can affect blood glucose. The problem with the term net carbs is that it implies a low glycemic index (GI).

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Eat nothing that says "low carbs" or "net carbs" on the label. This is the current hot button. The biggest scam going now is the term "net carbs." Manufacturers load up these products with chemicals and artificial sweeteners that they claim have negligible results on insulin levels, so they do not count these real carbohydrates in the net carb number. A product that says it has two net carbs could have as many as forty grams of real carbohydrates. Do not buy these products, as you know that the manufacturers are simply trying to take advantage of the current fad to sell you their products.

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The problem with the term net carbs is that it implies a low glycemic index (GI). In fact, only two of the sugar alcohols—mannitol and erythritol—have a GI of zero. The GI of some of other polyols is quite high. For example, two maltitol syrups have a GI of greater than 50—about the same as spaghetti. Xylitol Of the polyols, xylitol deserves special mention. It is a natural sweetener that is approved for use in more than 35 countries, including the US. Xylitol occurs naturally in many fruits and vegetables. Most commercial products are produced from birch trees.

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The biggest scam going now is the term "net carbs." Manufacturers load up these products with chemicals and artificial sweeteners that they claim have negligible results on insulin levels, so they do not count these real carbohydrates in the net carb number. A product that says it has two net carbs could have as many as forty grams of real carbohydrates. Do not buy these products, as you know that the manufacturers are simply trying to take advantage of the current fad to sell you their products. 33. Do not eat "food bars.

Living the Low Carb Life: Controlled Carbohydrate Eating for Long-Term Weight Loss Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S. See book keywords and concepts

My own Living the Low Carb Life Pocket Carb Counter gives you net carbs, calories, protein, fat, fiber, glycemic load rating (where applicable), and my assessment of how a particular food fits into the low-carb lifestyle. Both Atkins and Protein Power also have very good pocket carb guides. Get Enough Sleep There is no way to overstate the effect sleep can have on your weight loss efforts. Sleep, and lack of it, affects the body in several ways. One, lack of sleep is a stressor; stress raises Cortisol, which in turn sends a message to the body to store fat around the middle.

For those who need more structure and whose bodies do well only on specific, measured amounts of net carbs, this plan might be too loosey-goosey. jonny's l0wd0wn * * * * ft I like this book better than the original. I still have a lot of problems with some of the Hellers' biochemistry, but this book offers some theories—like the one about artificial sweeteners triggering hunger— that I think are both interesting and worth investigating. I didn't agree with the Hellers about saturated fat in their other books, and I still don't.

This is now standard operating procedure for most low-carb diets, some of which call the number effective carbs, some net carbs.) The book has charts of the ECC for a huge number of foods, so you don't have to figure them out for yourself. You use these charts to put together your daily carbohydrate allowance (or, if a food is not listed in the chart, you can easily compute it yourself from the label's listing of total carbs and total fiber).

You can eat as much food as you like (within the limit of 12 to 15 grams of net carbohydrate per meal and the 50 grams of total net carbs per day). You eat three meals, and you snack whenever you feel like it. The allowed-foods list for the first three days consists of meat, fish, eggs, most nuts and seeds, certain dairy products (including certain cheeses), and many vegetables. Phase two, days four through seven, has a different goal: promoting the intake of high levels of monounsaturated fats and shifting the balance of your fat intake away from saturated fats.

Daily total intake of carbs is 50 grams net carbohydrates, with no more than 12 to 15 grams eaten at any given meal (see more about net carbs in "About the GO-Diet," below). Other than this limitation on carb grams, you can eat as much as you like. There is a daily portion of yogurt, buttermilk, or kefir. About the GO-Diet The G in GO is Jack Goldberg, Ph.D., a clinical biochemist and researcher, and the O is Karen O'Mara, a board-certified specialist in internal medicine.

Let's calculate the glycemic load (index times net carbs): carrots would be 47 times 6, which is 282. But the calculations for the spaghetti would be 32 times 48, which is 1,536— more than 500 percent higher than carrots! What's the Best Type of Protein Drink to Use? Whey. It seems to be the best all-around source of protein, followed by soy that has been enriched with methionine (an amino acid not found in soy). Whey is absorbed the best and is the most available; it also increases levels of glutathione, perhaps the most powerful antioxidant in the body.

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A product that says it has two net carbs could have as many as forty grams of real carbohydrates. Do not buy these products, as you know that the manufacturers are simply trying to take advantage of the current fad to sell you their products. 33. Do not eat "food bars." Food bars are man-made products filled with chemicals to provide, first and foremost, good taste. They are highly processed and should be avoided. There are a few all-raw organic food bars. Check at your local health food store and read the ingredient list. 34. Do not eat diet or protein shakes.

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