The glycemic load diet a powerful new program for losing weight and reversing insulin resistance
You've tried dieting, but after some initial success, you always seem to put the weight back on. Stop blaming yourself! The problem isn't with you; it's with the diets themselves. Many popular diets are based on the glycemic index (GI), which doesn't make a distinction between go...
| Main Author: | Thompson, Rob, 1945- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
McGraw-Hill,
c2006.
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| Summary: |
You've tried dieting, but after some initial success, you always seem to put the weight back on. Stop blaming yourself! The problem isn't with you; it's with the diets themselves. Many popular diets are based on the glycemic index (GI), which doesn't make a distinction between good carbohydrates, such as carrots, and bad ones like potatoes, white pasta, and sugar. Nor does the glycemic index take into account real-life serving sizes; the GI numbers are based on lab-controlled portions. The good news is that nutritional scientists have now developed the glycemic load, a powerful new tool for controlling weight that's based on the amounts people actually eat and allows for more food variety. |
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| Physical Description: |
xiii, 225 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-215) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0071462694 9780071462693 |
| Author Notes: |
Rob Thompson, M.D. , is a board-certified cardiologist in private practice who has counseled patients with high blood cholesterol and heart disease for more than twenty-five years. He is on staff at Swedish Hospital Medical Center in Seattle and is the author of The New Low-Carb Way of Life . |