A friend of mine is constantly commenting on how "dangerous" my diet is (when 
we have lunch, I just eat meat and a salad or green veggies).  She pointed me 
to a Q& A on Barry Sears' Zone Diet website that makes a ludicrous comment 
about ketosis.  Does anyone have any references I can use to dispute this??  
Of course the fact that I am trying to lose some pounds I regained over the 
holidays doesn't help any arguments I've tried to make to her about how carbs 
are not necessary, etc. etc.  I realize that certain carbs are perfectly 
appropriate on a paleo type regime, but I thought they were not necessary and 
in my experience, too many fruit carbs will halt any weight loss and/or cause 
blood sugar issues in many.  Thoughts?  

No-carbohydrate diet?"

Dr Sears,

I was recently diagnosed with insulin resistance and high cholesterol. My 
doctor asked me to eliminate all carbohydrates from my diet and to see a 
nutritionist.  I was having a very hard time with a no-carbohydrate diet, so 
my mom suggested that I read your book.  I read "A Week in the Zone" and have 
never felt so confident in a diet or lifestyle change. I am following this 
religiously.  Is this going to be an OK diet to help with my insulin 
resistance, and how do I explain to the doctors and nutritionists that I do 
not want to go on a no-carbohydrate diet?


Thank you,
Misty





Dear Misty,

It has been shown clinically that the Zone Diet reverses insulin resistance 
within a short period of time.  A low-carbohydrate diet will induce ketosis 
that if maintained for a long period of time, will actually cause the fat 
cells to adapt to become fat magnets.
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