[Sca-cooks] Insulin Resistance Diet

[Elaine Koogler]

To be honest, we tried Atkins some years back only to discover that we
gained all of our weight back plus some more when we went up to the next
level.  We have had more  luck both with weight loss and with keeping our
blood sugar at an acceptable level with South Beach...it was created with
diabetics, particularly Type 2, in mind.

Kiri

On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 7:57 PM, <wheezul at canby.com> wrote:

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> > I have the "prefect" and "intelligent" new MAC. Everytime I want a file
> > it disappears! daggoneit! So I lost the last SCA message that named the
> > diet my son is one, in the first stage.  Could someone please supply me
> > with the name again?
> >
>
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> It is the Atkins Diet that was mentioned, but it is only one of the many
> diets that attempts to control weight by modifying carbohydrate intake.
> It's even a pretty old idea - William Banting in 1863 espoused a carb
> controlled diet and it was called 'banting'.  In a social setting here in
> the Western US most people would understand if a friend said "I'm on a
> low-carb diet" to mean they didn't really eat starches or sugary foods.
> Indeed I will make "low carb" foods to take to potlucks and mark them as
> such.  Baked goods for low carb diets are made with nut flours and protein
> powders, such as whey or soy.
>
> I've done a long-term induction phase (a year) diet, and would say the
> most important thing to do is to supplement the vitamins to compensate for
> the ones missing from a diet missing grains.  It's not the diet for
> everyone, but for me carbohydrate control is an important part of weight
> maintenance as I have a rapid insulin reponse that causes a rapid drop in
> blood sugar and a corresponding desire to eat, even if my stomach is full.
>  I did consult my physician and a nutritionist for the best plan to
> follow.  The nutritionist (MD) did say to me that some people do need to
> follow a carbohydrate controlled diet.  She also had some good ideas of
> foods that someone strictly thinking about meat/cheese/veggie should try
> including whole grain rye krisps and bean dip.
>
> Currently I what I find most effective is to limit the number of
> carbohydrates that I eat in a 2 hour period, which avoids an insulin
> surge.  That magic number for me is 30 grams of sugars or carbohydrates,
> not counting the fiber.  It works for me as I can eat almost anything and
> goodies in strict moderation, but our chemistries are so individual that I
> feel everyone must find the mix that makes them feel good and healthy.
>
> One thing your son may wish to investigate is the notation system of the
> glycemic index.  Simply stated the glycemic index of a food indicates how
> quickly the sugar from a food will enter your bloodstream.  For example,
> white rice has the same effect on blood sugar as does plain white table
> sugar (and with a similar insulin response).  He may find that the
> glycemic index is a better indicator of how his body will respond to types
> of food.
>
> Even on Atkins you are allowed some fruit - strawberries, raspberries and
> blueberries are in the early phases, and tomatoes are acceptable too at
> some point.
>
> Katrine in An Tir
> who can be seduced by sugar cookies
>
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