The twin epidemics of obesity and diabetes are a 21st-century time bomb. The Atkins organisation is renowned for their work on diabetes and this book sets out a controlled carb diet and nutrition regime to help people lose weight and prevent, treat and even reverse diabetes.
The conventional `healthy' Western diet, based upon large amounts of carbohydrates and a small amount of protein and fat, results for many people in a state of hyperinsulinism, a key factor in developing diabetes. Insulin is a hormone that helps to regulate blood sugar levels in the body.
The Atkins nutritional plan, based on eating the foods that balance your hormones to regulate blood sugar levels, controls the production of insulin and is therefore a great tool in treating and preventing diabetes.
The Atkins plan also promotes healthy weight loss and freedom from other conditions, such as high blood pressure and heart disease.
The book contains all the nutritional information diabetes sufferers need to plan their new, healthy diet, as well as recipes so the plan can be put into practice.
Show moreThe twin epidemics of obesity and diabetes are a 21st-century time bomb. The Atkins organisation is renowned for their work on diabetes and this book sets out a controlled carb diet and nutrition regime to help people lose weight and prevent, treat and even reverse diabetes.
The conventional `healthy' Western diet, based upon large amounts of carbohydrates and a small amount of protein and fat, results for many people in a state of hyperinsulinism, a key factor in developing diabetes. Insulin is a hormone that helps to regulate blood sugar levels in the body.
The Atkins nutritional plan, based on eating the foods that balance your hormones to regulate blood sugar levels, controls the production of insulin and is therefore a great tool in treating and preventing diabetes.
The Atkins plan also promotes healthy weight loss and freedom from other conditions, such as high blood pressure and heart disease.
The book contains all the nutritional information diabetes sufferers need to plan their new, healthy diet, as well as recipes so the plan can be put into practice.
Show moreKey title The twin epidemics of obesity and diabetes are a 21st-century time bomb. The Atkins organisation is renowned for their work on diabetes and this book sets out a controlled carb diet and nutrition regime to help people lose weight and prevent, treat and even reverse diabetes. Atkins Made Easy, no.3 non-fiction bestseller, has sold over 140,000 copies Dr. Atkins' books have sold over 16 million copies in total worldwide. Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution is consistently topping the bestseller charts in the UK and has sold 10 million copies overall. This is the only diet and lifestyle plan especially designed diabetes sufferers available in a widely accessible package. Public debate around the Atkins diet has sent sales soaring. In the week that the BBC2 Horizon programme screened, Atkins Made Easy sold over 10,000 copies. To be supported by features on the Thorsons website and promotional activity with key diabetes organisations. This will be completmented by activity and promotions instore. There are 1.4 million diabetes sufferers in the UK, and this number is set to double in the next 10 years. Experts report that by 2010 1/5 of all public health service spending will go towards treating diabetes sufferers. High-profile sufferers of disease include: Halle Berry, B.B. King, Luther Vandross, Elizabeth Taylor, Tommy Lee and Johnny Cash. Competition: Diabetes for Dummies by Sarah Javis & Alan Rubin The Glucose Revolution by Kaye Foster Powell Healthy Eating for Diabetes by Antony Worrall Thompson & Azmina Govindji Dr Bernstein's Diabetes Solution by Richard Bernstein
Dr Mary C. Vernon is a GP on the Atkins Physicians Council and Jacqueline A. Eberstein, R.N., is a nurse who worked with Dr. Atkins for almost 20 years and is now on the staff of Atkins Health & Medical Information Services.
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Having been marketed to millions as a weight-loss solution, the Atkins diet is now presented as a means of preventing type 2 diabetes, a disease whose rates are skyrocketing, thanks to the prevalence of risk factors such as obesity and high lipid and blood sugar levels. The authors clearly outline their interpretation of the path to diabetes, arguing that carbs cause blood sugar spikes, triggering the release of more insulin-the hormone that regulates blood sugar-than the cells need. Blood sugar ends up stored as fat and the body's cells start responding more slowly to the insulin, which leads to elevated blood sugar levels. But the tone the authors adopt when touting their low-carb, high-protein, high-fat approach may arouse some skepticism and even fear. "In the end, only you can decide what's best for your health," they warn. "You can choose the Atkins approach and improve your health, or you can choose the ADA [American Diabetes Association] approach and descend into more and more medications and poor health." While studies now demonstrate low-carb dieting can lead to weight loss and cholesterol control over the short term, experts tend to agree that diets that demonize one food group aren't easy to stick to over the long haul. Still, the work includes valuable nutritional information and sounds a needed alarm about the diabetes epidemic. (On sale Aug. 3) Forecast: With national TV, radio and print ads, as well as online promotions, this latest Atkins guide should have no trouble climbing bestseller lists. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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