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Old October 19th, 2010, 04:43 PM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
Roger Zoul
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Default New Book (reading is important)

I'm currently reading the PDF draft of the book at this site:

http://perfecthealthdiet.com/

You'll see it on the page there. The authors advocate a high fat, low carb
diet. They claim that 100g of carbs is about right for most people, with 50
being around right for weight loss and 150 approximately right for weight
gain (pregnancy and muscle gain). Curiously, they are ok with rice & tubers
but not with cereal grains and legumes. Poopoo on Veggie oils, too. They
are not for overeating protein, either. According to them, anything will
become toxic in the body at large enough dosage. They tend to think in
terms of calories from the various macronutrients rather than grams.
Different, but ok.

Anyway, I'm on page 47 of 246 of the draft PDF. The print version should be
out soon. You get that free of additional charge if you buy the PDF.

And course, I don't know these authors from beans. Lots of references given
in the PDF that you can click to bring up. Lots of you long-timers will be
very familiar with this stuff, but this book might be good for those on the
fence who would never consider a book by Atkins. I think their angle is a
refreshing read, though.

PS. I happened to go in a Cracker Barrel this morning. They still have low
carb labeled meals on their menu. I found that surprising!