Have any of you read Dr. Diana Schwarzbein's book "The Schwarzbein Principle"? I am in the process of reading it right now. She is an MD who specializes in the care of diabetics. Her eating plan is similar to Ray's. Her premise is a little different. She says that eating man-made foods and excessive carbohydrate consumption cause hormonal reactions within our bodies that accelerates the metabolic aging process, and then causes auto-immune disorders, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, etc. She advocates eating all foods which you can come by naturally. She condemns all stimulents, artificial foods(this would include sugar) and sweeteners, man-made carbohydrates, man-made fats, processed meats. She suggests that you determine your carbohydrate intake based on how active/inactive you are. She suggests a minimum of 15 grams of carbohydrates for each meal. She cites a study where "researchers actually infused insulin into the femoral arteries of dogs. Plaqueing of the arteries occurred in every dog, demonstrating that insulin causes this to occur." (p. 117) The study was detailed in "Diabetes Care", Robert W. Stout, "Insulin and Atheroma 20-year Perspective", (June) Vol.13, no.6, p.631, 1990. Anyway, I have found some of her ideas interesting. Paula H.