Carbohydrates Can Kill: Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Nutrition and Health

• NUTRITION 101

• CARBOHYDRATES
• PROTEINS
• FATS

• *DIGESTION & METABOLISM

• THE DIGESTION OF DIFFERENT NUTRIENTS
• THE METABOLISM OF DIFFERENT NUTRIENTS

• *GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERM

Chapter 2: Overweight, Then Obese

• *THE POPULATION IS GETTING HEAVIER
• *HOW DO WE DEFINE “OVERWEIGHT” AND “OBESE?”

Chapter 3: Obesity and Health

• *DIRECT IMPACT OF BECOMING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE

• AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
• SHORTNESS OF BREATH
• BURDEN TO THE HEART
• WEAKENING THE JOINTS
• HURTING THE BACK
• RISK OF WORK-RELATED INJURIES

• *THE INDIRECT IMPACT OF EXCESS WEIGHT AND OBESITY

• GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASES (GERD) & CANCER
• DIABETES MELLITUS (DM) AND INSULIN RESISTANCE
• CARDIOVASCULAR AND OTHER DISEASES

Chapter 4: Weight Gain and Diet

• *WE ARE WHAT WE EAT!

• *WHAT IS GOING ON WITH OUR DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS?

Chapter 5: A Physician’s Personal Experience

• *I TRIED STAYING HEALTHY

• *SUMMER 2002

• I HAD PROBLEMS!
• IMPROVING MY CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM WITHOUT MEDICATIONS?
• PLEDGE THE REST OF MY LIFE FOR EXPERIMENT
• NO-SALT DIET DID NOT HELP ME AT ALL
• WE ALL MUST LEARN TO LISTEN TO OUR BODY!

• *FALL 2002.

• EXERCISE ALONE MAKES NO IMPROVEMENT
• CHANGE MY DIET

• *WINTER 2002-2003

• BEGIN TO LOSE WEIGHT
• PUSH FOR MY PHYSICAL STAMINA
• BLOOD PRESSURE BEGINS TO DECLINE SLOWLY BUT SURELY
• FOOD INTOLERANCE DISAPPEARED
• NEED LESS SLEEP

*SPRING 2003

• INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
• LOSE MORE WEIGHT
• MARCH TOWARD THE GOAL OF MY EXERCISE ROUTINE
• EXERCISE AND BLOOD PRESSURE
• STEADILY DRIVE DOWN MY BLOOD PRESSURE
• BECOME MY FAMILY MORNING CHEF
• IDEAL WEIGHT AT THE BEST OF MY LIFE
• IMPROVEMENT OF MY SKIN
• NO SICK FEELING FROM MY EMPTY STOMACH

• *SUMMER 2003

• THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF MY NIGHTMARE
• ONE-TWO PUNCH: WORKING VERY HARD WITH VERY LOW CARB DIET
• PITCH UP MY ROUTINE EXERCISE
• LOSING WEIGHT HANDSOMELY
• MY DAUGHTER’S WEDDING
• IMPROVEMENT OF MY AIRWAY DURING SLEEP

• *FALL 2003

• HURRICANE AFTERMATH
• REDESIGN MY TRAIL ROUTE
• BLOOD PRESSURE SLOWLY COMING DOWN
• THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF MY CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED DIET

• *WINTER 2003-2004

• KEEP THE FIRE ON
• I LOVE MORE FOOD CHOICES
• KEEP MY WEIGHT DOWN

• *SPRING 2004.

• TEST MY PHYSICAL STRENGTH
• CATCH UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION AGAIN?
• KEEP UP THE HEAT

• *SUMMER 2004

• THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF MY NIGHTMARE
• WHAT AN IMPRESSIVE IMPROVEMENT

• *FALL 2004

• THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF MY CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED DIET
• FAMILY INSPIRATION

• *WINTER 2004-2005

• CONTINUE TO IMPROVE MY HEALTH
• ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF REDUCING INFLAMMATORY REACTION

• *SPRING 2005

• STRENGTHEN MY IMMUNE SYSTEM
• PUSH HARDER IN MY EXERCISE

• *SUMMER 2005.

• THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF MY NIGHTMARE
• ENJOY CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED DIET
• IMPROVEMENT IN MY CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
• MARCH MY WEIGHT DOWN TOWARD THE GOAL

• *FALL 2005

• THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF MY CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED DIET
• REMARKABLE IMPROVEMENT IN MY CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM HAVE I REACHED MY IDEAL WEIGHT YET?
• CHANGES IN MY PHYSICAL CONDITION

• *WINTER 2005-2006

• SENSIBLE DIETARY CHANGES
• CONTINUE TO IMPROVE MY CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
• IMPROVEMENT IN MY PHYSICAL STATUS

• *SPRING 2006.

• I HAD BEEN CLOSER TO THE RANK OF OBESITY IN 2002.

• CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN MY CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

• *SUMMER 2006

• The 4th ANNIVERSARY OF MY NIGHTMARE
• WATCH OUT THE DYNAMIC CHANGES OF BLOOD PRESSURE

• *FALL 2006

• THE 4th ANNIVERSARY OF MY CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED DIET
• I AM TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT AGAIN
• PERFECT WOUND HEALING #1

• *WINTER 2006-2007

• RUNNING UP THE STAIRS
• EXERCISE, VEGETABLES, AND FRUITS
• PERFECT WOUND HEALING #2

• *SPRING 2007

• BODY MASS INDEX vs. HEIGHT WAIST INDEX
• CONTINUE TO IMPROVE MY HEALTH

• *SUMMER 2007

• THE 5th ANNIVERSARY OF MY NIGHTMARE
• DO I GAIN WEIGHT AGAIN?
• BRING MY WEIGHT DOWN!
• MY EXERCISE
• MY BLOOD PRESSURE GOES UP AND
  DOWN.
• ANOTHER EPISODE OF INFLAMMATION CAUSED BY INFECTION
• MY FIRST BLOOD GLUCOSE EXPERIMENT

• *FALL 2007

• FRUITS CAN EASILY BOOST UP MY BLOOD GLUCOSE
• THE 5th ANNIVERSARY OF MY CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED DIET

• *WINTER 2007-2008

• MORE EXPERIMENTS ON BLOOD GLUCOSE
• THT CASE OF STRESS HYPERGLYCEMIA
• CONTINUE TO IMPROVE MY HEALTH

• *SPRING 2008

• EVE OF THE 6th ANNIVERSARY OF MY NIGHTMARE
• A ROLLER COASTER OF MY WEIGHT
• MY SKIN AND KELOIDS
• IS CEREAL REALLY GOOD FOR US?
• UPDATE OF MY DIET

Chapter 6: Carbohydrates Can Kill:

• *A MOUNTAIN OF EVIDENCE
• *EXCESS WEIGHT AND OBESITY

• OVERWEIGHT/OBESITY AND OSTEOARTHRITIS
• WEIGHT GAIN AND SLEEP APNEA (AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION)
• OBESITY, SLEEP APNEA, AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
• OBESITY, SLEEP APNEA, AND ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
• OBESITY SHORTENS LIFE
• OBESITY IS A GLOBAL PROBLEM

• *CARBOHYDRATES AND OBESITY

• WE ALREADY KNEW ABOUT HIGH FATS DIET FOR WEIGHT LOSS
• CALORIE COUNT IS NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN WEIGHT LOSS
• GREATER WEIGHT LOSS WITH THE LOW-CARBOHYDRATE DIET
• VERY-LOW-CARBOHYDRATE DIET vs. CALORIE-RESTRICTED LOW-FAT DIET
• THE VERY-LOW-CARBOHYDRATE DIET vs. THE LOW-FAT DIET
• A LOW-CARBOHYDRATE DIET vs. A LOW-FAT DIET IN SEVERE OBESITY
• MORE LOSS IN WATER WITH LOW-CARB DIET THAN LOW-FAT DIET
• DIETARY FAT DOES NOT EQUAL BODY FAT
• FAT IS NOT FATTENING, IF CARBOHYDRATES ARE RESTRICTED

• *GLYCEMIC INDEX AND GLYCEMIC LOAD

• DEFINING GLYCEMIC INDEX AND GLYCEMIC LOAD
• LOW GI DIET IN TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC OBESITY
• LOW GLYCEMIC INDEX DIET AND WEIGHT LOSS
• HIGH GLYCEMIC LOAD AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE
• HIGH GLYCEMIC LOAD AFFECTS HDL AND TRIACYLGLYCEROL
• DUMPING HDL WITH HIGH GLYCEMIC-IDEX FOODS

• * DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS

• STARCHY FOODS ARE LINKED TO DIABETES
• DECREASED FEELING OF HUNGER WITH LOW GLYCEMIC INDEX DIETS
• HEALTH BENEFITS OF LOW-GLYCEMIC DIETS
• DO DOCTORS KNOW ABOUT DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS?
• RIGHTLY EDUCATE PHYSICIANS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT NUTRITION

• *CARBOHYDRATES AND DIABETES

• CARBOHYDRATE-RICH DIETS CAUSE DIABETES
• MORE PANCREATIC CELL DEATH IN HYPERGLYCEMIA
• EASING DIABETES WITH LOW-CARBOHYDRATE DIETS
• DANGER OF EATING TOO MUCH FRUCTOSE
• HIGH BLOOD SUGAR CAUSING INFLAMMATION OF THE PANCREAS
• CONSUMING REFINED CARBOHYDRATES CAUSES DIABETES
• HIGH-PROTEIN, LOW-CARBOHYDRATE DIET HELPING DIABETES
• NORMAL WEIGHT WITH BAD HEALTH
• A DANGEROUS SIGN WITH FAT IN THE BELLY
• REDUCE BLOOD SUGAR (CARBOHYDRATES) FOR HEALTH
• DIETARY FAT AND RISKS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
• EGGS AND RISKS OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE
• LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET FOR DIABETES MELLITUS
• ANOTHER LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET FOR DIABETES MELLITUS

• *CARBOHYDRATES AND CHOLESTEROL

• CARBOHYDRATE-RICH DIETS, HIGH TRIGLYCERIDES AND FAT
• MEN’S LIPIDS IMPROVED WITH VERY LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET
• IMPROVE MEN’S CVD BIOMARKERS WITH KETOGENIC DIET
• WOMEN’S LIPIDS IMPROVED WITH VERY LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET
• THE CARBOHYDRATE-RICH DIET INCREASES VLDL

• *CARBOHYDRATES AND INFLAMMATION

• CARBOHYDRATE DIET AND C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
• HIGH BLOOD SUGAR REDUCES RESISTANCE TO INFECTION
• HYPERGLYCEMIA AND FAILED ORGAN TRANSPLANTS
• C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AND RISKS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
• HEMOGLOBIN A1c AND FIBROMYALGIA
• ACUTE HIGH BLOOD SUGAR AND BLOOD CLOTTING
• NITRIC OXIDE AND VASODILATATION
• HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE AND NITRIC OXIDE
• HIGH BLOOD SUGAR INITIATES ATHEROSCLEROSIS
• ACUTE HYPERGLYCEMIA AND OXIDATION
• ACUTE HIGH BLOOD SUGAR AND INFLAMMATION
• EGG, CARBOHYDRATE RESTRICTION, AND INFLAMMATION

• *CARBOHYDRATES AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

• FASTING BLOOD SUGAR AND RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
• BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS AND RISKS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
• HIGH BLOOD SUGAR CAUSES VASCULAR DAMAGES
• TYPE I DIABETES WITH DAMAGES TO BLOOD VESSELS
• HIGH BLOOD SUGAR DAMAGES THE SMALL BLOOD VESSELS
• LOW GLYCEMIC INDEX CARBOHYDRATES AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE
• HIGH BLOOD SUGAR DAMAGES BLOOD VESSELS
• HIGH BLOOD SUGAR IN HEART ATTACKS
• HYPERGLYCEMIA, CRP, AND PROGNOSIS FOR HEART ATTACK
• CRP AND PROGNOSIS FOR HEART ATTACK
• HIGH BLOOD SUGAR AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS

• *CARBOHYDRATES AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES

• EXCESSIVE CARBOHYDRATE LOAD CAUSING BREATHING FAILURE
• LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIETS IMPROVE COPD
• LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIETS IMPROVE RESPIRATORY FAILURE
• CARBOHYDRATE AND ACUTE AND CHRONIC PULMONARY DISEASES

• *CARBOHYDRATES AND DIGESTIVE DISORDERS

• HYPERGLYCEMIA AND ORAL INFLAMMATION
• SUCROSE AND BOWEL INFLAMMATION
• CARBOHYDRATES AND GALLSTONES

• *CARBOHYDRATES AND ARTHRITIS

• CARBOHYDRATE RESTRICTION AND GOUTY ARTHRITIS
• STARCH AND ANKYLOSING SPONDILITIS
• BLOOD SUGAR AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

• *CARBOHYDRATES AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

• HYPERGLYCEMIA AND THE DEFENSE CAPABILITY
• HHPERGLYCEMIA AND ACUTE INFLAMMATION
• HYPERGLYCEMIA AND THE OUTCOME OF INJURY

• *CARBOHYDRATES AND OSTEOPOROSIS

• SYSTEMATIC INFLAMMATION AND OSTEOPOROSIS
• INFLAMMATION, AGING, AND OSTEOPOROSIS
• HYPERGLYCEMIA AND FRACTURE
• HYPERGLYCEMIA AND BONE FORMATION

• *CARBOHYDRATES AND SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION

• HYPERGLYCEMIA AND ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
• DIABETES MELLITUS AND ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
• HYPERGLYCEMIA, ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION, AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
• HYPERGLYCEMIA, ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION, AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE
• HYPERGLYCEMIA AND FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION
• HYPERGLYCEMIA, CHD, AND FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION

• *CARBOHYDRATES AND THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

• TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS AND MENSTRUATION
• CHRONIC INFLAMMATION AND POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME
• LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET FOR POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME

• *CARBOHYDRATES AND CHILDHOOD

• GESTATIONAL DIABETES AND CONGENITAL MALFORMATION
• GESTATIONAL DIABETES AND CHILD OBESITY
• CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND CAR SEAT SAFETY
• CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND ADULTHOOD HEALTH DISORDERS
• LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET AND CHILD OBESITY

• *CARBOHYDRATES AND THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

• HIGH BLOOD SUGAR AND STROKE
• NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND INFLAMMATION
• HYPERGLYCEMIA AND RETINOPATHY
• HYPERGLYCEMIA AND HEAD INJURY

• *CARBOHYDRATES AND GLYCATION

• DIETARY GLYCOTOXIN INDUCES INFLAMMATIORY MEDIATORS
• GLYCEMIC CONTROL IMPROVES SKIN STRUCTURE
• GLYCATION AND LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE
• GLYCATION AND PARKINSON’S DISEASE
• GLYCATION AND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

• *CARBOHYDRATES AND VISION

• CARBOHYDRATES AND CATARACTS (1)
• CARBOHYDRATES AND CATARACTS (2)
• CARBOHYDRATES AND GLAUCOMA
• CARBOHYDRATES AND MACULAR DEGENERATION

• *CARBOHYDRATES AND DEMENTIA

• MIDLIFE OBESITY AND OLD AGE DEMENTIA
• DIABETES MELLITUS AND DEMENTIA OR ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
• TYPE 2 DIABETES, GLYCATION, AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

• *CARBOHYDRATES AND CANCERS

• HYPERGLYCEMIA AND RISKS OF CANCERS
• HIGH BLOOD SUGAR AND CANCER
• CARBOHYDRATE-RICH DIETS CAUSE STOMACH CANCER
• DIABETES MELLITUS AND PANCREATIC CANCER
• HIGH GLYCEMIC LOAD AND PANCREATIC CANCER
• OBESITY AND ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
• GLYCEMIC INDEX, GLYCEMIC LOAD, AND ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
• GLYCEMIC INDEX, GLYCEMIC LOAD, AND OVARIAN CANCER
• GLYCEMIC INDEX AND BREAST CANCER
• GLYCEMIC LOAD AND BREAST CANCER
• GLYCEMIC LOAD, AND COLORECTAL CANCER RISK IN MEN
• GLYCEMIC LOAD, AND WOMEN COLORECTAL CANCER
• INFLAMMATION AND PROSTATE CANCER
• CARBOHYDRATES AND PROSTATE CANCER
• SUGAR AND LUNG CANCER
• HYPERGLYCEMIA, VITAMIN C AND CANCER
• GLYCEMIC CONTROL, VITAMIN SUPPLEMENT, AND CANCER
• HYPERGLYCEMIA AND CANCER

• *CARBOHYDRATES AND LONGEVITY

• CALORIE (CARBOHYDRATE!) RESTRICTION FOR HEALTH
• HIGH BLOOD SUGAR AND HIGH DEATH RATES

Chapter 7: In My Opinion

• “CARBOHYDRATES CAN KILL “
• SPEAKING OF DIABETIC DIET
• INFLAMMATION, INFLAMMATION & INFLAMMATION!
• AN UNFAIR RACE
• THE ROLE OF HYPERGLYCEMIA
• BODY MASS INDEX vs. WAISTLINE
• MORE EXERCISE, VEGETABLES, AND FRUITS?
• FAT AND PROTEIN FOR SATIETY
• ALCOHOL AND HEALTH
• CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED DIET FOR HEALTH
• EVERYONE NEEDS ANNUAL BLOOD GLUCOSE SCREENING
• CRITICAL DIETING FOR MATERNITY AND CHILDHOOD
• MY HOPE
• MY SUGGESTIONS FOR DIETING
• NEVER TOO LATE TO BE HEALTHY AGAIN

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