Contents:
Do you tend to put on weight around your abdomen? Do you have high blood pressure? Do you suffer with cholesterol problems? Do you have high triglycerides? Do you have high levels of insulin?
Do you have problems with blood sugar levels? Do you have a family history of diabetes?
Product Tags Add Your Tags: Donna rated it really liked it Oct 26, Linda LaBadie rated it it was ok May 13, Melissa rated it it was amazing Sep 01, Carol Ross rated it it was amazing Oct 05, Diana rated it did not like it Mar 21, Deb rated it liked it Apr 15, Denise added it Jul 19, Gitte marked it as to-read Aug 02, Julie marked it as to-read May 04, Ashraf Elrefaey marked it as to-read Aug 15, Linda Jensen marked it as to-read Sep 16, Leslie added it Feb 02, BookDB marked it as to-read Sep 14, Sharples marked it as to-read Nov 03, Patricia Sankey marked it as to-read Mar 29, Sharon marked it as to-read Mar 06, Beachgirl Dage added it May 18, There is are no guides on exact quantities of carbohydrate to be consumed during this stage nor is there a meal plan to help you, which is frustrating.
Stage Two comprises a further six weeks of low carbohydrate eating where the dieter is now allowed to include a limited amount of carbohydrate in the way of bread, starchy vegetables and selected fruits. Again no specific quantity of carbohydrate is given.
The final stage, Stage Three, is a maintenance eating plan to follow once your desired weight is achieved. For the average reader it is hard to interpret what this means in terms of serving sizes and amounts of carbohydrate foods each day. A long list of supplements is also suggested such as milk thistle, taurine, psyllium and dandelion for liver or chromium picolinate for slimming or gymnema sylvestre, bitter melon and lipoic acid for modifying insulin. One feature of the book for readers to beware of is the fundamental error Cabot makes in her simplistic classification of carbohydrates and their relationship to Glycaemic Index GI.
Detailing how to investigate and solve the hidden cause of obesity, this intriguing study attributes weight gain to a chemical imbalance known as Syndrome X - a. Can't Lose Weight? has 11 ratings and 0 reviews. If you find it impossible to lose weight, have a tendency to gain weight around your abdomen, or have hi.
Simple and complex as a means of dividing carbohydrate types is a notion long discarded by nutritionists and Cabot's statement "Complex carbohydrates do not cause a rapid rise in blood sugars.. Were it listed in the tables of carbohydrate foods p at least readers would then be able to draw their own conclusions. Trans and hydrogenated fats also cop a hiding.
Cabot has not caught up with the fact that almost all margarines are now free of trans fats in Australia and our fast food industry does not use hydrogenated oils another high source but prefers palm oil and beef tallow. A table of calcium values gives surprisingly high figures for non-dairy foods.
However readers may find it difficult to replace three serves of dairy with two cups of wakame seaweed or 2 cups of canned salmon or 3 cups of brazil nuts a day to ensure their calcium requirements are met. Until you realise that the standard serve sizes have been inflated e. But the incorrect GI information and the vagueness of the diet plan make it hard to recommend.
However anyone cooking the recipes will still consume a healthy diet with plenty of vegetables and legumes. NO bread, pasta, rice, noodles, cakes, biscuits, crackers, muffins, lollies, chocolate, desserts or starchy vegetables potatoes, pumpkin, swede.
Eat as many low carbohydrate vegetables asparagus, beans, broccoli, cabbage, spinach and leafy salad greens. No exact quantity of carbohydrate is offered nor is there a meal plan to guide you, which is frustrating. As above but you can add 1 slice bread a day or can swap for pasta or brown rice and one serving of starchy vegetables Fresh fruit serves.
The latest incarnation of this book is called Can't Lose Weight? Unlock the secrets that make you store fat and is available from the Book Depository here affiliate link with free worldwide shipping. The Low GI Diet. Lemon Detox Diet Review.