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7 Is There a Metabolic AdvantageYou Be the Judge （第1页）

7IsThereaMetabolitage?YouBetheJudge。

I'twaittogetyoustarteddoin8Alkins。ButbeforeIdo，Iwanttoihusiasmtoafeverpitch。Areyoureadythta—-aoff，permahanyou'vesudoingolossamaintenanyou'veevertried?

Ifso，letmeioyourally，mentionedbrieflyinChapter2andexpandedupoabolitage。

You'llrecallthatIsaidthemetabolitagewouldeoloseweightoingmorecaloriesthanonitslow-fatterpartBurningfattakesmysoyouexpendmorecalorieswhenyoufollowatrolledcarbohydratenutritionalapproach。

Butletmetellyouthatthisenormousdietarybonusis，today，yearsafteritwasfirststudiedaerthefirsteditionofthisbook，stillanareaofsometroversy。Inthiscaseitseemsappropriatetoletyoubethejudge。ThepublishedstifietabolitageissoimpressiveandmyowndecadesoficalobservationssofthesthoseresearchersreachedthatI'mtoftheoute。Afteryoureadthisoverviewoftheactualstifiderliesthemetabolitage，you'llhavethepowerofknowledge。high-carbohydrate1，imentookoffverylittleweight。2Theytheheirsubjeotloseatallonaso-called"bala;dietof2，000calories。But，wheedprimarilyfatalecarbohydrate，thesesameobesesubjectscouldlose，eveeasmanyns2，600caloriesaday。Thedifferelossbetweewramsesclosetobeipoundperday。DespitetheMiddlesexdopeccablereputatioyuesremaitheir"calorie-is-;miheysetouttodisprovethisiualbombthatKekaedonthem。

Ams，criticsclaimedthattheimpressiveresultsofalow-carbohydratedietweremerelywaterloss。However，Kekawandidwater-balashowedwaterlosstobeonlyasmallpartofthetotalweightlost。Kekawanthewoyearstudyofmiametabolicchamber。Bymeasuringthelossofthefeduriheywereabletoshowthatthemithehigh-fatdietexsiderableunusedcaloriesintheformofketonebodies，aswellascitric，ladpyruvicacids。Attheeudyperiod，theyatoftheanimals'bodiesandfoundsignifitlylessfatohadbeenfedahigh-fat，Low-carbohydratediet。

&hemostprovocativeaspectofKekawan'sworkisthatduriheywereproviabolitageofalow-carbohydratediet，theydetodextrasubstaheuriheregimesubstanjeice，itcausedthesamemetabolicresultstheyhadobservedinthemilow-carbohydratediets，indigthatfatwas"melting"offtheirbodies。Thecarcassfatdecreaseddramatically，theketoy-acidlevelsroseand，mostsignifitly，theexofunusedcaloriesviaurineandfeatothirty-sixpert。Theyhissubsta-mobilizingsubstance

KekawanattributedhormonaltoFMS。UheirfindingsonFAdShaveigatedbystists。ButIamhopefulthatresearchWIllbeuwillseektoduplidiherthisphenomenoodhthenewlyformedDr。RobertsFoundation，whichwillsponsorfurtherresearetabolitageasoftrolledcarbohydratenutrition。

'slookatsomeotherresearchthatsupportsthefatburhistimefromtheOaklandNavalHospital。ImpressedwiththeKekawansuccess，Frederioitandhisassociatesdepareal，rams-of-carbh-fatdietwithfasting（thesamepriKekawanfouive），usingsevenmenweighiouate-of-the-artbodypositionteology。Aftertendays，thefasti21poumostofthatwaslea;only7。5poundswasbodyfat。However，orolledcarbimehesameperiodoftime，14ofthe14。5poundslostwasbodyfat。Thinkofit。Byeatingfoodslowincarhohydrateandhighi，subjeedtheirfatstoresalmosttwisfastenothingatall!

&'sdiscoverywasthatonafatburningregimeaiassiumlevels，whilesubjectseriencedmajorpotassiumlosses。（Potassiumdepletioncauseheartarrhythmia，whiseverebefatal。）

Stillnotced?TrythisoteYoung，professorofutritionativersity，paredtheresultshtyoungmehreediets，allproviding1，800calories，butwithvaryingdegreesofcarbohydraterestri。4Theregimensed30，60，and104gramsofcarbohydrate，asfollowedthemfornineweeks。Youngandhercolleaguescalculatedbodyfatthroughatedtevolvingimmersiohoseon104gramsofcarbslostslightlybetterthan2poundsoffatperweek，oustof2。73poundsoftotalweightloss—-notbadfor1，800calories。Thoseon60gramsofcarbslostnearly2。5poundsoffatperweek，outof3poundsofactualweightlosebetter。

Butthoseon30gramsofcarbs，theonlysituationthatproducedlipolysisandthesedaryprocessofketosis，lost3。73poundsoffatperroximatelyooftheirtotalweightloss。Theseresultsareaperfectexampleofthebeabolitageprovides。That'swhathaseofmypatientstosuditwillmakeyouasuccess，too。

BeforeweleaveCharlotteYoung，I'vegotgoodhoseofyouwhohavebeentryionlolans，mostofwhichtypiprisesixtyperorecarbohydrate。Dr。Young'smimehirty-fivepertcarbohydrate。Shediscoveredthatthemoreed，thelessbodyfatwaslmanythousalosspatients，Ihaveobservedthesamething。Andvirtuallyeveryotherstistwhohasactuallystudiedtrolledcarbohydratenutritionhasedthatthemorecarbohydrateed，thelesstheamountofbodyfatlost。Andthatmaybeohemajorreaslingwithyhtaingnowhere。

&herstudieshaveshownthatyouorecaloriesathanonlrams。Forexample，Uli'ichRabastandassociatesattheUystudiedforty-fivehospitalizedpatientsforfiveweeks，sOhetrolledcarbohydrateapproachtoweightlossdemonstratedasignifitmetabolitage:Thistimeara9。24pouonthelow-carbohydrateversionofa1，000-calorie-a-daydietintrasttothe1，000-calorie-a-day，Low-fatdiet。Moreover，capfulwater-balaratedthattheproportiorapoundsthatcouldbeattributedtowaterlosswasinsignifit。Thistrenduedirials，evenwhencaloriesedweregreater1，000。

&GoesOn

Themassiverevivedofiintrolledcarbohydrateapproaafloweredinthe1990shasprovokedexewreseardtheresultshaveohefire。Themetabolitageisveryreal。

&udiesarew。Therelevafouroftheseislimitedbythefactthatthetetofthe"low"carbohydratedietbeiillagooddealhigherthanyouwouldexperiehefirstweightlossphaseofAtkihemetabolitagewasrelativelysmall，thoughitstillexisted。OudydoneinGlasgowdescribedhtwomehreemonthshadlost14。5poundsonathirty-five-pertcarbohydratedietof1，200caloriesand12。3poundsonafifty-eight-pertcarbohydratedietof1，200calories。That'sfairlyslowweightlossarictcaloricdeprivatioagewenttothelower-carbohydratedietasalways，butthelessonisthatstrictercarbohydrateakesforanevenmoresuccessfulweightlossplan。

&herretexamplesalsodidn'tgolowenoughihushadlimitedmetabolitage，buttwofactsshouldbe，ihelowercarbroupdidlhtthanthehighercarbroup。Studiesthat'showtheoppositeare，believeme，morerarethasisofBoise。Setwoofthestudiessofinrriskfaprovedsignifitly—-butoswhowereonalower-carbohydrateihefolkswhogotputonahigh-carbohydratedietshowednosignifiehindicators。

Thatleavesoudy，whichwasreallyablowout。PublishedintheJournalofAdolestHealthin2000，itreportedonagroupofobeseadoptsputonatwlledcarbothydratedietwithionohreemonthsaihoutthatperiod。Bydesign，theregimeheAtkinsapproach。Thegrouparedwithatrolgroupputonalow-fatdiet。

&s?Well，naturally，theadolestslostsignifitlymhtorolledcarbohydratedietthadiet。Thewrittenredicatedthatattheeheadolesthetrolledcarbrouphadaveraged1，830caloriesdaily，whiletheadolesthelohaded1，100calories。Thetrolledcarbred21。7poundslost，paredto9。1poundsforthelo，andasignifientinbodymassindex（BMI），paredwiththelow-fatdieters。

Asstudieslikethisbeeinglyon，oppositiontoatrolledcarbohydratenutritionalapproachshouldfallawayevenmorequihasalreadybeentheretyears。

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PerhapsyouwillandhowHarryKr，thepatieionedinChapter3，wasabletolosefiftypoundsihsoingplanganaburient-dense，high-caloriefoods:Andhedidso，eventhoughihreeyearsoelylow-fatbalahehadgaihisdoesnottradi;iisanoutstandiabolitage。

&udybothofHarry'smenus，you'llseethatwhendoingAtkieanaverageofonly200calorieslessthaeonhislow-fatdiet，buthehasgaininganaverageofO。5pouosheddingalmost4pounds。

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HarryKr'sBeforeandAfterMenus

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Coffee（decafwithhalf'n'half）2

Lunch

FrenchFries（312oz）175

PastramiedBeef（4ozcooked）410

RyeBread（2slices）140Pretzels（3oz）220

Snacks

&lechBar（1oz）138

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Dinner

KipperedHerring（4oz）217