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2 Understanding Some Basics（第2页）

Therearemarkedsimilaritiesieninalltheworld'sdevelopedtries，so，fornow，I'lljustmeicsfortheUes。Onderstaingbelike，you'llfindthemasbizarreandshogasIdo。

&DepartmentofAgriculturestatisticsshowthattheaverageAmeried124poundsofcaloriers（principallyrefinedsugarandhighfrusyrup）in19757By1999ithadrisento158pounds。Thistraeofnearly750sugaraday，whisbyservativereg，overohirdofallthecaloriesanadultputsintohisorherbodyeanutritioyaabolicallyharmfulcaloriers。Thosefiguresrepresent190gramsofsugar（andsyrup）aday。parethatwiththe300gramsofcarboveroeeadweseethatsugarnowprisesoversixtypertofthecarbohydratetotal。

Sugarhasnonutritionalvaluealyharmfultoyourhealth。Despitevoptstodefeudiesthatclearlyshowhowharmful（ahecaseofdiabetics）itseffebe。Iwon'tgointohyperinsulinismnow;itwillbecoveredfullyinChapter5。Fornow，simplyrememberthis:Dietshighinsugarandotherrefinedcarbohydratesradicreasethebody'sproduofinsulin，andinsulisingleindexofadiposity。Thatfinalwordismediforfat。

Sugar，yousee，activatesmetabolicprocessesthatarebothharmfultoyourhealthandfollyforyourwaistline。Sugarisametaboli。Youcould，hisfadattempttotrhtbycaloriegaion。Thatis，youcoulddirectyourselftothequantityihequalityofyourdiet。That'sprettymuchwhataldietsadvise。However，thelikelihoodthatYou'llpermalyloseweightbygyourtakeisalmostnil。

Thewholeproblemofsugarouhelow-fatmessagesronglybombardedwithduringthe1980sand1990s。Tomakealoroducttastegood，manufacturersaddlotsofsugar。Now，iedStates，theaislesiarecrammedwithlow-fatordietdcrackers，icecream，frozendpies，softdrinksandwhitebreadfilledwithsugar。TheUeshas"low-fatted"and"dieted"itselftepidemicofobesityaes。

Thisisnotrealfood;it'sied，fakefood。It'sfilledwithsugarandhighlyrefinedcarbohydratesandwithchemicallyalteredtransfats（theyarelistedashydrogeiallyhydrogenatedoilonfoodlabels），ioherchemicaladditives。Forthousandsofyears，

VivelaDifference!

Alookataerrulyafewdecadesago，theFrenwithhisbutter-dgoose-liver-pate-ladehadaheartdiseaseratesixtypertlowerthanhisAmeripeers?（TheFrenaer—shehadthelowestheartdiseaserateiernworld。）TheFrenchalsohavefarlowerratesofobesitythanAmerisdo，despitethefactthattheirdietishigheriparableamouandfish，fourtimesthebutterandtwiceasmuchcheeseasAmeris。Whatdoesitallmean?CoulditbyanyythingtodowiththefactthattheperptionofsugariedStateswasfivetimesthatofFrance?

Bytheway，thereasonit'smorehelpfultoeridFresofafewdecadesagoisthattheFrenowdiscoveredfastfood。Astheirdietsbeeries，theyarelosiheirhealthadvantage。humanbeingswereinlueofthisfoodexisted。Nowwe'restuckwithit。Becauseit'sincrediblyprofitable，it'salsowidelydistributed。Butthereisn'tapersononthisplawhoshouldbeeatingit。

WhatAreWetoDo?

Ifyouwanttobeslimandvigorous，you'teatasI'vedescribed。Butyouatural，healthyunrefinedanimalaablefoodsthatpeopleateaouriespast。Nordoyouhavetoeatlikearabbit;youeatlikeahumanbeing。Youjoyfish，Iamb，steakasandberries，cheese，eggsandbutteralongwithawonderfulvarietyofsaladgreensaables。

Infathetenyearssieditionofthisbookublished，oneofmypersonalwisheshasbeeoday，apersongtofollow。atrollednutritionalapproachhasalmostasmanypadpreparedfoodoptionsaspeoplewhoare，unwittingly，followingalow-fatdiet。Visityourloaturalfstore，supermarketorevenmassmarketstoreandyouwillseethewidevarietyoffoodproductsavailabletosomeonewhouhebesoftrolledcarbohydratenutrition。Advanstifiderstahewayforalterofoodsthatarehighincarbohydrates，foodssuchaspasta，bread，muffins，dyand

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OnallfourphasesofAtkifrlyliberalarrayoffoodsthataresourcesofthehealthycarbohydrates。Youroverallihemalsograduallyincreases。Onceyou'vereachedyoalweight，youeatlargerhelpihycarbohydratefoods，aslongasyoustaybelowtheCriticalCarbohydrateLevelforMaintename（CCLM），whichwillbeexplainedinChapters16and17。Ihismeans!mowingaoathresholdofcarbohydrateiallowsyoutai。It'sworthmentioningthateahasanindividualthresholddependinguponage，levelofphysicaladotherfaoesthateopletrythesameahesame'problemandmostofthemfail，there'ssomethingwrongwiththeirsolution。Youmayhavetriedalow-fatdiet。I'msureyou'veseeryoerapromisingstart'theyoftenendupasfailures。Ohremarkableself-diseorthosewhoreallydon'tgetpleasurefromeatiosuLow-fatdiets。Atkisapletelydifferentway。WhenyoudoAtkievirtuallyallrefinedsugarandflourandprocessedfoods。Instead，you'reinaherNature，rovideforusverywell。Youboughtthisbooktoloseweight，andI'mgoiomakeyouhealthier，too。WhendoingAtkins，you'tseparatethoseresults，evenifyouwao。

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·ItisheonlywaytoJoseweightistolimityourintakeofcalories。

·Whenyoutrolcarbohydrateptioly，yourbodywillswitburningglucose，derivedfromcarbohydrate，tprimarilyfatasitsenergysource。

·Youburnmorecalorieswhenyourbodyisoabolism。

·Atkiedlybeeakeoffmorefatthalramswhenanequalnumberofcaloriesised。

·Bydrastigtheintakeofcarbohydrate，theAmeridiethasgeddramatithepastsixtyyears。

·Iweheinceoflifestylerelateddiseasessuchasobesity，diabetesadiseasehasincreasedbyleapsandhounds。

&LYASKEDQUESTION:

IsittruethattheAtkinsNutrittomdAppnoachisreallyjustanotherlow-caloriediet?

&hinkthis，butit'skinsisn'taboutgcalories。ThAtkiingfewercaloriesasaresultofbeinglesshungryandlessobsessedwithfood。

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1。Stableblhoutthedayeyouwillhavefewerfsorfalsehungerpains。

&enbyapersondoingAtki，fish，uts，eggs，Low-sugarletablesandfruitislessprodmorenutritiousthaypicalpre-Atkinsmenu。Giveabodyfeweremptycalories，provideitwithmore-deerhebodywilllogicallybesatisfiedsoonerandrequirelessfood。

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&efromyourkitsugarandallproductsthatsugar。

·Whengroceryshopping，sticktotheaislesoersofthestore。Theteraislesarewherethejunkfoodandprocessedfoodlurk。

·Lookfor—andpurchasetheever-ingseleoftrolledcarbohydratefoodalterolow-fat，high-sugarfoods。

·Useacarbramter—suchastheoneboundintothisbook—totcarbs。

·Evenifyouarentoloseweight，avoidthetypicalhigh-carbbreakfastchoicessuuffins，bagelsandcereal。