Thursday, August 26, 2004
Atkins Diabetes Revolution - New Book, New Hope
More than 18 million Americans are estimated to have diabetes, including more than 5 million who are undiagnosed.
Now, the people who taught chubby Americans to eat the burgers but hold the buns, are now working to help with the prevention and control of type 2 diabetes. The latest book from the empire founded by the late cardiologist Robert C. Atkins is: Atkins Diabetes Revolution ($25.95).
It is written by Mary C. Vernon, a family physician and vice president of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, and Jacqueline A. Eberstein, a registered nurse and nutrition counselor who worked with Atkins for 29 years. Around 90 percent of U.S. diabetics have type 2 diabetes.
The disease occurs when the body is unable to produce enough insulin and use it effectively to move glucose, a type of sugar, from the blood into cells, where it is used for energy. This condition is made worse by obesity and inactivity. Another 16 million people have what is known as pre-diabetes, a condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not quite high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. Many of these pre-diabetics are likely to progress to full-blown diabetes in a few years.
Vernon says the Atkins method of low carb dieting can help improve the life of existing diabetes sufferers. It introduces a blood sugar control program that authors say can prevent diabetes as well as limit the need for medication among those who have the disease. An American Diabetes Association study presented in June showed that, on average, type 2 patients following the Atkins diet program had improved insulin sensitivity and glycemic control and improved cholesterol profiles, including decreasing triglyceride levels (the fat) in the blood.
Atkins Diabetes Revolution : The Groundbreaking Approach to Preventing and Controlling Type 2 Diabetes by Robert C. Atkins
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Now, the people who taught chubby Americans to eat the burgers but hold the buns, are now working to help with the prevention and control of type 2 diabetes. The latest book from the empire founded by the late cardiologist Robert C. Atkins is: Atkins Diabetes Revolution ($25.95).
It is written by Mary C. Vernon, a family physician and vice president of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, and Jacqueline A. Eberstein, a registered nurse and nutrition counselor who worked with Atkins for 29 years. Around 90 percent of U.S. diabetics have type 2 diabetes.
The disease occurs when the body is unable to produce enough insulin and use it effectively to move glucose, a type of sugar, from the blood into cells, where it is used for energy. This condition is made worse by obesity and inactivity. Another 16 million people have what is known as pre-diabetes, a condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not quite high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. Many of these pre-diabetics are likely to progress to full-blown diabetes in a few years.
Vernon says the Atkins method of low carb dieting can help improve the life of existing diabetes sufferers. It introduces a blood sugar control program that authors say can prevent diabetes as well as limit the need for medication among those who have the disease. An American Diabetes Association study presented in June showed that, on average, type 2 patients following the Atkins diet program had improved insulin sensitivity and glycemic control and improved cholesterol profiles, including decreasing triglyceride levels (the fat) in the blood.
Atkins Diabetes Revolution : The Groundbreaking Approach to Preventing and Controlling Type 2 Diabetes by Robert C. Atkins
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