I also have mostly
eliminated simple carbs — like breads, buns, etc — from my diet, getting most of my carbs from high fiber veggies, steel cut oats, etc..
But, Dr. Perlmutter, I don't see anything in the study about reducing whole carb intake down to the levels you suggest in your book, only
eliminating simple carbs, gluten, and being sure that insulin and A1C are at good levels.
Not exact matches
In its
simplest form, if you just
eliminate most
carbs, particularly starchy and processed
carbs, you'll do just fine and lose weight naturally.
In its
simplest form, if you just
eliminated most
carbs, particularly starchy and processed
carbs, you'll do just fine and lose weight naturally.
If starches are so good, why is it that, when put on a low
simple carb / moderate complex
carb diet (which
eliminates things like corn, rice, potatoes and wheat and gets moderate amounts of complex
carbs from peas, beans, lentils and NON-starchy vegetables):
Eliminating sugar and other processed
carbs, or lowering your
carb intake in general is pretty
simple and extremely effective.
Many people find that one easy way to lose weight is to
eliminate most
simple carbs from their diets, such as flour and sugar.
This is a
simple dieting approach for low
carb protein diet that can essentially
eliminate a major food group, and, just like any restrictive diet plan, it can difficult for most people to sustain this diest for a long time.
While there is no need to
eliminate it completely, you most definitely want to limit your intake of
simple carbs and get most of your
carb intake from complex
carbs.
Just
eliminated (until weight and cholesterol was normal)
simple sugars and high
carb starches like white bread and pasta.
It is difficult to avoid naturally occurring
simple carbs, but
eliminating processed foods helps limit some of your processed
simple carb intake.