IOH Low-carb diets and diabetes information



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Nutritional Counters and Calculators Which has more grams of fiber, an apple or a piece of whole wheat toast? Enjoy making your own meals from scratch? Find counters to help calculate nutritional contents! Restaurant (scary) and Fast Food (even scarier) Nutritional Facts Restaurants often do not provide a nutritional fact sheet at the table, but they do online, and there are books and all kinds of yummy resources to get the facts. If you eat out visit our Fast Food & Restaurant Guide section. Eating Disorders Those with a medical need to place a heavy emphasis on food choices & portions are more susceptible to developing an eating disorder. Know the warning signs of eating disorders and learn how you can help your child avoid the risks. Join our totally anonymous Eating Disorder support group moderated by a diabetic who has been in recovery for her own eating disorder for five years. Commercial Weight Loss Programs Low Fat Lifestyle Plans Low Calorie Diets Very Low-Calorie Diets (VLCDs) Diabetes Meal Exchange Lifestyle Plans Low Glycemic Index Lifestyle Plans "What is the Low Glycemic Index?" Vegetarian Diabetes Lifestyle Plans The term "vegetarian" covers a lot of territory and may involved a lifestyle that goes beyond simply not eating animal flesh. Read more, and for fun, visit our list of Famous Vegetarians. Recipes	Low-carb diet information How to quit your low-carb diet & not bloat like a whale Low Carbohydrate Lifestyle Plans For this reason I have broken down carbohydrate lifestyle information into two groups: Ketogenic Plans - (40 grams of carbohydrate or less per day) Non-Ketogenic Plans - Includes both Carbohydrate Controlled Plans and Reduced Carbohydrate Plans neither of which induce benign dietary ketosis. Read our review on the EatSmart Nutrition Scale Purchase with THIS LINK through our website and you get a 10% discount *and* a portion of the sale will be donated to iPump, a 501(c)(3) diabetes charity that helps others in need. This is not an affiliate program and IOH gets no compensation for either advertising or for the sale of EatSmart scales.	Did you know? ... that just because a diet reduces carbohydrates does not make it a low-carb diet? ... that Dr. Atkins is one of the few health professionals that used the term "benign" to describe dietary ketosis? True low-carb diets Medically speaking, the term “low carbohydrate diet" refers to an eating program limiting total daily carbohydrate intake to 40 grams or less. The majority of calories come from protein and fat. True low-carb plans are intended to induce a fat-burning state some refer to as “benign" dietary ketosis. There is much debate as to whether dietary ketosis is "benign." However, to make things even more complicated, diets that induce ketosis are not necessarily (medically speaking) a "ketogenic" diet. Ketogenic diets A true ketogenic diet is one that severely restricts both carbohydrate and protein, with the majority of calories coming from fat. Ketogenic diets are sometimes used to help control seizures in epilepsy. Atkins is not a ketogenic diet. Carbohydrate Controlled Diets that limit the type or amount of carbohydrates, but that are not intended to induce ketosis are "carbohydrate controlled" or "modified" diets. A low-glycemic index diet could be classified as a carbohydrate-controlled plan. Physical Movement Diabetes and Exercise Diabetes and Sports Complementary Approaches for Fitness & Stress Management (i.e., yoga, medation, acupuncture) Diabetes and Mental Health Depression and Diabetes Eating Disorders Stress Management



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