| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxi, 538 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"Based on the teachings of Robert C. Atkins, M.D." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [480]-522)-and indexes. |
| Summary |
Presents a comprehensive food, exercise, and nutritional supplement program designed to help people at risk for diabetes, and includes meal plans, recipes, and practical advice. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Blood sugar and your health -- 1. The diabetes crossroads -- 2. Wrong turn : the long road to diabetes -- 3. Weighing in : the number one risk factor -- 4. A deadly quintet : meet the metabolic syndrome -- 5. Warning : prediabetes! -- 6. Diagnosis : diabetes -- 7. Managing your diabetes -- 8. Twin peaks : high blood pressure and high blood sugar -- 9. The cardiac connection -- pt. 2. Taking charge of your health -- 10. The Atkins blood sugar control program -- 11. Take action -- 12. The importance of good fats -- 13. The importance of protein -- 14. The Atkins glycemic ranking -- 15. Fiber facts -- 16. The bountiful harvest -- 17. Controlling your carbs -- and liking it -- 18. Sugar nation -- 19. Drink to your health -- 20. Getting extra help : supplements for blood sugar control -- 21. Getting extra help : supplements for heart health -- 22. Walking away from diabetes -- 23. Your personal exercise program -- 24. It's not just baby fat -- 25. Type 2 diabetes and your child -- pt. 3. Living the program -- 26. Meal plans -- 27. Recipes for success -- Scientific studies that validate the Atkins nutritional approach -- App. 1. Acceptable induction foods -- App. 2. Moving beyond induction -- App. 3. The power of five and ten -- App. 4. The Atkins glycemic ranking -- App. 5. The Atkins lifestyle food guide pyramid -- App. 6. Drugs for hypertension. |
| Subject |
Diabetes -- Diet therapy.
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Low-carbohydrate diet.
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Type 2 diabetes.
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Glycemic index.
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Insulin resistance.
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| Added Author |
Atkins, Robert C.
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Eberstein, Jacqueline A.
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| ISBN |
0060540087 alkaline paper |
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9780060540081 alkaline paper |
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