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SUGAR BUSTERS DIET PLAN
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WHAT IS THE SUGAR BUSTERS DIET?
Published in 1995 and recently modified and re-published, Sugar Busters diet is based on the idea that sugar produces insulin which stops us losing weight, despite strict dieting and exercise. Thus, added sugar is restricted (it was banned) and mostly it recommends foods which are low on the Glycemic Index (GI).
Sugar Busters diet plan is based broadly on 30 percent protein, 40 percent fat and 30 percent carbohydrates.
The diet allows red meat, poultry, fish, olive oil, dairy foods, nuts and a selection of fruit and vegetables. Potatoes are banned, as are white bread, pasta, white rice, and most sugar. However, small amounts of whole grain bread, wholewheat pasta and oats are permitted.
Sugar Busters diet now recommends portion control.
Sugar Busters diet is easy to follow and, if you follow their 14-day diet exactly, you should lose weight.
That said, the success of the diet is almost certainly due to the fact
that restricting sugar helps to reduce calories, not because of anything
to do with insulin.
The idea that insulin causes weight gain is highly controversial. There
can be no weight gain in the absence of a calorie surplus caused by eating
too many or burning too few. It's true that high insulin levels increase
the risk of heart disease, but there is little if any evidence that insulin
causes extra fat storage.
Interestingly, a UK study of weight loss published in the International Journal of Obesity (2001), found that the elimination of sugar from weight loss diets made very little difference. Two sets of dieters who followed (a) sugar-free and (b) 10 percent sugar diets, respectively, lost similar amounts of weight.
In addition, other clinical studies show that diets with zero sugar have lower compliance rates.
Sugar Busters Diet - Claims
Sugar - not fat - is the cause of excess weight.
For best weight loss, eat according to the Glycemic Index.
Sugar Busters Diet - Drawbacks
Based on a false premise. Sugar is not toxic and insulin does not lead
to weight gain.
Bans some healthy foods, like potatoes and bananas.
Difficult to follow for vegetarians.
Downplays the idea that calorie-intake causes weight gain or weight loss.
Unnecessarily complicates the refined-sugar-is-bad issue.
Sugar Busters Diet - Summary
Recommended. Despite the above drawbacks, Sugar Busters diet still promotes
enough healthy eating to justify a recommendation.
But losing weight on Sugar Busters diet will be much easier if you pay
attention to the calories-in/ calories-out principle. This (and not insulin)
is the determining weight loss/gain factor.
SUGAR BUSTERS RELATED LINKS
Sugar Busters - The Sugar Busters Official Web Site.
AOL's Sugar Busters Site - Check out AOL's Sugar Busters zone.
3 Fat Chicks Sugar Busters Forum - Sugar Busters Community Forum.
Sugar Busters Forum - Specialized Sugar Busters Forum.
SUGAR BUSTERS ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
Better Health USA - Rating the Sugar Busters Diet: Advantages and Disadvantages - The Sugar Busters Diet was developed in the 1990s and works in a similar way to the Zone Diet. It was developed by a group of professionals: Samuel S. Andrews, M.D., Morrison C. Bethea, M.D., Luis A Balart, M.D., and H. Leighton Steward, MSc and CEO of a Fortune 500 energy company.
Cut Sugar to Trim Fat with Sugar Busters! - The following is an excerpt from Sugar Busters! by H. Leighton Steward, Sam S. Andrews, M.D., Morrison C. Bethea, M.D., Luis A. Balart, M.D., Ballantine Books, © 1998 by Sugar Busters, L.L.C.. Used with permission.
Diet Information's Review of Sugar Busters - Find out what Diet Information's review was of Sugar Busters.
How Does Sugar Busters Work? - The Sugar Busters diet works by restricting certain carbohydrates.
Is Sugar Busters for You? - A review by iVillage on Sugar Busters Diet.
iVillage Review of Sugar Busters - What does iVillage think of Sugar Busters.
Nutrition Fact Sheet: Sugar Busters! Diet - A review and explanation of Sugar Busters
Sugar Busters Concept - You will find Sugar Busters! logical, practical, and reasonable and you will not be burdened by having to weigh, count, and measure.
Sugar Busters - It was over a business meal in a fancy Buffalo, New York, restaurant that the hottest new weight-loss and insulin-control program was born.
Sugar Busters FAQ - For Southern Food lovers, Sugar Busters has the answer. Read about this plan and learn the tricks for keeping from turning your body into a sugar cube.
Sugar
Busters - Review of and information on the Sugar Busters
Diet.
Sugar
Busters … Busted! - book reviews - Bad review of Sugar
Busters Diet.
"Sugar Busters" Con Review - Sugar is the cause of excessive weight. It increases the level of insulin in the body and increases the likelihood of food being stored as fat. Foods that ranked high on their glycemic index (index of how fast food appears in the blood as glucose) should be avoided, such as white bread, pasta and low-fiber carbohydrates.
Time : Sugar Busters! - What you should know about the new diets that blame insulin, not calories, for your extra girth
What
is Sugar Busters - Sugar Busters! - "Cut Sugar to Trim
Fat" proclaims the dust jacket of Sugar Busters! Inside the book,
you read that "Sugar is toxic!" And that's the basic premise
of the diet. The authors tell you to eliminate all sweets made with refined
sugar and certain fruits and vegetables with a high-sugar content because
they wreak havoc on your biochemical system. The diet also promises to
lower your cholesterol, achieve optimal wellness, increase your energy,
and help treat diabetes and other diseases.