Customer Reviews

Good Carbs, Bad Carbs: An Indispensable Guide to Eating the Right Carbs for Losing Weight and Optimum Health

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This book is poorly written. The information is good, if you can find it and understand what he's trying to say. He makes up his own names for certain words. He jumps around. You can't use this book as a reference - you'll never find the information again. There's no consistent writing pattern. Buy The Good Carb Cookbook by Sandra Woodruff instead. It has the same information, in a flowing and easy to read, understandable format. She doesn't make up her own words like tricklers, etc. And you get a bunch of good recipes too.

I didn't expect much from this book and I got even less. The information presented walks the old "food pyramid" party line, advocating a high carbohydrate diet. The authors seem to be trying to capitalize on the interest generated by the latest studies on carbohydrates, but without adding any new information. The back of the book does have a short (8.5 pages) list of "glycemic index values," but rather than listing the actual glycemic values of anything, they resort to the patronizing, vague and annoying practice of assigning everything a value of "gusher," "tricker," or "intermediate." They also list whether each food in the table is a "sugar" or a "starch," a line of thinking proven meaningless.

As an example of the discredited advice they offer, "healthy" snacks recommended in the book include: chewy granola bars, graham crackers, pretzels and cookies.

In a menu they recommend for a second-grader, the foods include pre-sweetened breakfast cereal, graham cookies, and sugar-sweetened pudding...all in the same day!

Even if you can get past the unsettling "gushers and tricklers" analogies used ad nauseum throughout the book, you are unlikely to gain any new, much less valid information.

This is the ideal book for those who would like the whole story on carbohydrates and the glycemic index! It is an excellent resource for diabetics and non-diabetics. It explains how to eat the right amount of carbohydrates for a healthy lifestyle! My whole outlook on diet and nutrition has changed thanks to this book!

After dealing with diabetes for years, this book has finally provided me with the knowledge I need to manage my blood glucose as close to normal as possible. I finally feel like I am controlling the disease and it is not controlling me!

It is also great for non-diabetics...my whole family has read it and is following the concepts! More Tricklers and less Gushers!

I have read many books to manage diabetes and this one has made all of the difference! Thanks to Johanna for giving me a whole new way of living life!

I've given up on dieting (restricting calories, Atkins, Jenny Craig... just torture!). Instead, I'm trying to eat more healthily so I read this book hoping to get some pointers. This book is true to its title and gives some great tidbits on what carbs you should eat, what you should stay away from and why/how certain carbs have different effects on your body. However, its definitely not worth buying because most of it is common sense or taken from high school biology. Also, the GI food guide is way too limited! Instead, I suggest saving your money by just thumbing through the book at the bookstore if you have time to waste. Its so short that it'll only take you 30 minutes to read, if even that!

i don't like to change recipes that have been in my family for generations...but when my doctor told me i needed to make some major changes to my diet, he recommended this book. it has been quite useful in helping me gain an understanding of how carbohydrates interact with the body! now i can control my hunger without leaving my comfort zone. i'm going to buy copies as gifts for all my family and friends!

Carbs are your bodies major source of energy. In a world where dozens of low carb diet books are released and rehashed every year, it is a pleasure to hear someone tell us about "good carbs"....yes there really are good carbs and this book tells you where to find them and how they can help you lose weight and improve your health. My personal belief is that you must change your diet AND your lifestyle to get the Trim, Fit & Healthy body you are looking for. I just read another excellent complimentary book that you may also want to check out, it helps you change your lifestyle for permanent and automatic weight loss..."The Power of Positive Habits."

This is absolutely the worst health/nutrition book I have ever read. It is poorly written, poorly organized, glosses over vital information and contains much misinformation. It is completely based on the food pyramid which we know has greatly contributed the the huge upswing in obesity rates in this country. It is titled "Good Carbs Bad Carbs and then immediately says there are no bad carbs. (What! Then why is it named that? To sell the Book?" It barely mentions the benefits of eating whole grains which is what I thought the book would be about and gives almost no concrete information. The book is chock full of ridiculous statements which are not backed up by any references to actual studies or research. The book actually suggests teddy grahams and chewy granola bars as healthy snacks. At end of the book it says "Carbs rule!" This book could pass as a term paper written by a fifth grader who has done no research, just wrote the paper off the cuff in about an hour. I can't believe I actually paid money for it. I literally through the book in the trash when I was done with it.

If you have Diabetes or just want to lose weight, you MUST get this book. Excellent information and easy to read.

Richard Berkowitz M.D.

I was very disappointed in this book. I did not like paying for a book with alot of reviews on peoples diets.I found that all these peoples stories boring
I would not recommend this book.
It does not give me the information I was looking for.
I wanted a book that lists foods. A guide to eating right.
I wanted a reference book that lists good carbs, and why, bad carbs and why.
Out of 164 pages 8 pages were useful.
I really would like a refund.