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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (July 1, 2000)
Language: English
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646 of 655 people found the following review helpful
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Life Without Bread is an important addition to the growing body of literature on the benefits and importance of low-carb diet. Written by Christian Allan, Ph.D., and Wolfgang Lutz, M.D., the book is based on Dr. Lutz's experience using carbohydrate restricted diets with thousands of patients for over 40 years. It is also based on extensive research in the medical and scientific literature, and provides ample references. The book presents a more or less unified theory of how high (and even "moderate") levels of dietary carbohydrate cause or exacerbate various health problems, and how carbohydrate restriction can help people to recover from those problems. Although obesity is one of the problems, this is not primarily a weight-loss book. There is only one short chapter on weight loss. Other chapters deal with heart disease, gastrointestinal disorders (e.g., Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), auto-immune disorders, and so on. There is also discussion of dietary carbohydrate from the perspective of humanity's adaptation to the conditions of the long Pleistocene era.
Life Without Bread accomplishes a number of important things. First, it collects a body of evidence for the low-carb way of eating that is carefully thought out, and based on sound research and extensive clinical experience. Second, it debunks the pervasive cholesterol neurosis that has made much of the developed world phobic about fats. This is very important, since there are still relatively few scientists willing to put their reputations on the line in opposition to the cholesterol theory of heart disease. Allan and Lutz join their ranks. Third, it offers good arguments for the positive virtues of saturated animal fats, perhaps the most maligned dietary suspects of the past 100 years. The authors are careful to distinguish levels of support for their claims; when they are somewhat speculative, they say so. They also point out some of the limitations of the low-carb program, and do not claim it to be a panacea. Fourth, they refute the many lame and ill-informed criticisms of low-carb diets that one encounters again and again in the popular (and, unfortunately, sometimes also in the scientific) literature -- such as the claim that these diets harm the kidneys or cause muscle wasting.
For anyone who wants to gain a clearer understanding of the benefits of low-carb diets, or to explain them to someone else (such as a family physician, perhaps), this book is a valuable resource.
164 of 166 people found the following review helpful
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I've read every low carb book under the sun, over 20 in all and this one takes the cake! Not only is it lacking in hype but is the most informative low carb information available. These authors say more than the Eades book, Protein Power Lifeplan. I'm convinced that a low carb diet works from personal experience, but the reasons to STAY on a lower carb diet are explained here. A lot of the information gets technical but for readers who want more explanation than what's usually in Atkins or other style low carb books, this is the book to choose. I'll reread this book many times.
172 of 175 people found the following review helpful
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I'm 41 years old and recently had a heart cath and 23mm stent implant in the LAD. My Cardiologist, who is from Poland and not tainted by American political dieting correctness, told me I needed a diet considerably lower in Carbohydraes than what I was typically eating. I wasn't sure exactly what he was referring to and luckily I found this book. I was astonished at what I was reading. Everthing I was ever tought about nutrition was wrong. I've been excersizing and keeping my Carbs below 50g a day and I feel phenominal. I've lost 16 pounds in 4 weeks and all of my lipids are way down except my HDL which has risen slightly. My Triglycerides have also went from 291 to 120 in just 3 weeks! This book has given me enough information to lead a healthy life and I thank the authors of this book for saving my life. My four year old son thanks you too!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
life without bread
I strongly suport the main idea of this diet.I will not go to the comments about scientific proof of its right and sense.They are clear to me . Read more
Published 14 days ago by Eryk from Blackheath NSW
A Must read for Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease
A must read for anyone suffering from intestinal problems. Before my two daughters were diagnosed with IBD, I thought I knew what a healthy diet was. Read more
Published 2 months ago by A Customer
charley
This book is a waste of time and money. It goes on and on about how a carb was made. LOL.
Not really a lot of info about the diet until the last chapter. Read more
Not really a lot of info about the diet until the last chapter. Read more
Published 6 months ago by chuckey
Great Book
Helped my son get off all Crohns meds and stay in remission over the last 3 years, this book has been a life saver.
Published 6 months ago by Kim Morlock
Easy read to understand low carb
This book has an excellent, easy to read discussion about why carbs are bad for health and how saturated fats are good. Read more
Published 8 months ago by r3VOLution
Fertility ...
I am ordering this book now. After reading the enthusiastically positive reviews, I am looking forward to reading another book, a highly regarded book, on low carb diet. Read more
Published 8 months ago by J. Irvine
Life does not have to be without low carb diet bread
This book is great on educating people on the dangers of eating carbs. Also why to be on a low carb diet in the first place. Read more
Published 9 months ago by JJ Taylor
MUCH MORE THAN A DIET BOOK
I WISH I HAD READ THIS BOOK 40 YRS. AGO. HAD I MADE SIMPLE FOOD CHOICES I WOULDN'T BE IN THE CONDITION I'M IN WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE & CHOLESTEROL. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Raymond F. Mccloskey
This book CAN save your life
It's odd to be left stunned after reading what basically amounts to a diet book. (It's actually much more than that, however. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Harrison Koehli
Fabulous, must have book!
Thank you for writing this book. I refer to it often. The information is very practical and made my transition to starch free more realistic. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Goals And Results
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CONTRARY TO CURRENT POPULAR WISDOM, it is carbohydrates, not fat, that contribute to many dietary related diseases. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lowcarbohydrate diet, utilizable carbohydrate, excess carbohydrate consumption, anabolic side, carbohydrate eater, low blood sugar episodes, bread unit, fat theory, carbohydrate restriction, homocysteine theory, reducing carbohydrates, glucose tolerance curve, catabolic hormones, tolerance curves, much carbohydrate, many carbohydrates Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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CONTRARY TO CURRENT POPULAR WISDOM, it is carbohydrates, not fat, that contribute to many dietary related diseases. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lowcarbohydrate diet, utilizable carbohydrate, excess carbohydrate consumption, anabolic side, carbohydrate eater, low blood sugar episodes, bread unit, fat theory, carbohydrate restriction, homocysteine theory, reducing carbohydrates, glucose tolerance curve, catabolic hormones, tolerance curves, much carbohydrate, many carbohydrates Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Nurses Health Study, New York, Bellevue Hospital, Harvard University, National Institutes of Health New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Eat Fat and Grow Slim by Richard Mackarness on page 139, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Sweet and Dangerous by John Yudkin on page 18, and Back Matter
- Your Fat Can Make You Thin by Calvin Ezrin on page 19, and Back Matter
- The Hunting Apes by Craig B. Stanford on page 184, and Back Matter
- Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston Andrew Price on page 14, and Back Matter
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- The Nutrition Solution: A Guide to Your Metabolic Type by Harold J. Kristal in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- How I Gave Up My Low-Fat Diet and Lost 40 Pounds (Revised and Expanded Edition) by Dana Carpender in Back Matter
- Wellness Piece by Piece: How a Successful Entrepreneur Discovered the Pieces to His Chronic Health Puzzle by Pat Sullivan in Back Matter
- Prediabetes: What You Need to Know to Keep Diabetes Away (Marlowe Diabetes Library) by Gretchen Becker in Back Matter
- Stop Diabetes: 50 Simple Steps You Can Take at Any Age to Reduce Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes by Gretchen Becker in Back Matter
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