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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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