Low-Carb Living


© Sara McGrath

Lessons

Lesson 1: Why Eat A Low-Carb Diet
This lesson answers two questions: 1) Why should we all eat the low-carb way?, and 2) Why don't governmental recommendations prescribe a low-carb...
Introduction
Low-Carb Foods
Modern Diseases
Government Recommendations
Bibliography

Lesson 2: What To Eat
This lesson covers the low-carb foods eaten by our pre-agricultural ancestors, the foods for which we have evolved to eat....
Introduction
Lean Meats
Fruits and Vegetables
Nuts, Seeds, Eggs, and Oils
Bibliography

Lesson 3: What Not To Eat
This lesson covers the new additions to our human diet, the foods implicated in the development of several chronic diseases....
Introduction
Grains, Legumes, and Tubers
Dairy Products and Unhealthy Fats
Sugars, Salt, and Other Additives
Bibliography

Lesson 4: Nutritional Myths
This lesson covers widely believed dietary myths....
Introduction
Protein, Fat, and Cholesterol
Carbohydrates
Vitamins and Minerals
Bibliography

Lesson 5: Syndrome X
This lesson covers the chronic diseases, collectively referred to as Syndrome X....
Introduction
Obesity
Heart Disease and Diabetes
Other Diet-Related Conditions
Bibliography

Lesson 6: Weight Loss
This lesson covers the ingredients required for weight loss and lifelong health and fitness....
Introduction
Dietary Practices
Sugar Addiction
Physical Activity
Bibliography

Lesson 7: Meal Plans and Charts
This lesson provides meal plans and nutritional charts....
Introduction
Meal Plans
Food Choices
Charts
Bibliography

Lesson 8: Feeding the World
This lesson offers practices that protect our food supply and links to Internet resources....
Introduction
Global Food Supply
Internet Resources
Bibliography
Course Bibliography

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