Comments on: What Everyone Needs to Know About Carbs

By: Gigi

Gigi — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:17:49 +0000

A low carb diet is not a “fad”diet. Read the book and get your facts straight first before you print mistruths.

By: Babe

Babe — Sat, 02 May 2009 13:58:47 +0000

I weighed in at 233 (my MAX!) last July with an allergic reaction to another blood pressure med.
Since I am running out of options on bp meds I can take I commented to the doctor that I probably wouldn’t NEED them if I dropped 60 pounds. So here I go!
I am currently (9 months later) down to 173 and dropping. Working out every day has helped, but I can say without a doubt that keeping all carbs down BELOW 40 grams a day is my key to weight loss. If I binge and go over that the exercise just keeps my weight level. So I watch what I eat and exercise!
Sixty pounds is a start, but there is still a lot of flab left from four kids (1 a C-section) and years of 1-meal-a-day dieting. Forty pounds to go with exercise and sensible eating is my key…

By: Steve Parker, M.D.

Steve Parker, M.D. — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:24:57 +0000

Thanks for the sensible advice on carbohydrates. I visit a lot of low-carb websites and just don’t believe everyone should avoid carbs like the plague.

The glycemic index is a little less helpful to me. The index was designed to express the blood glucose response to foods eaten alone, such as slice of white bread. When you eat that slice with eggs and bacon, the response is much different.

-Steve