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If you're aging prematurely, getting fatter, feeling sluggish, and watching your blood pressure and cholesterol sneak upwards, you may have "Syndrome X," claim the authors, who say that up to 60 million North Americans have it. "Syndrome X is primarily a nutritional disease caused by eating the wrong foods," they write. The mysterious-sounding "Syndrome X" refers to a group of health problems including insulin resistance ("the inability to properly deal with dietary carbohydrates such as sugars"), plus at least one additional problem, such as abnormal blood fats (elevated cholesterol or triglycerides), overweight, and/or high blood pressure. Insulin resistance is "a diet-caused hormonal logjam that interferes with your body's ability to efficiently burn the food you eat." According to the authors, you probably have this problem, and if you do, eating processed carbohydrates are the root of it. Pastries, pastas, breakfast cereals, soft drinks--these refined carbos are the enemy. The book warns you that you probably suffer from insulin resistance (please get a blood test instead of relying on the admittedly unscientific questionnaire in the book, which makes everyone suspect who eats cereal or drinks fruit juice). Then the authors jump on the high-protein, low carb bandwagon. You can eat three eggs for breakfast, roast duck for lunch, and salmon for dinner, and snack on chicken slices.

It seems odd that if the problem is refined carbs that the solution is high protein and low carbs. The authors admit that most unrefined, or complex, carbohydrates do not have the excessive glucose- and insulin-stimulating effect of refined carbs, so why not recommend high-quality, unrefined carbohydrates (which are preferred over high-protein diets by the American Dietetic Association)? Consumers can't tell the difference, the authors say. So rather than educate them to the difference, let them eat meat. Go figure. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .

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Health columnist Challem (Natural Health, Lifestyle, and Modern Maturity magazines) and physician Berkson (President of the Integrative Medical Centers of New Mexico) define Syndrome X as two or more of the following occurring together: insulin resistance and glucose intolerance; high cholesterol; obesity; high triglycerides; and/or high blood pressureand warn that this is ``a disorder most people seriously risk developing by the time they reach middle age.'' In practical terms, they warn, the syndrome leaves sufferers feeling tired and fuzzy-minded, causes premature aging, and sets the stage for more serious diseases to develop. The authors therefore lay out a program involving diet, light physical activity, and nutritional supplements. After explaining the basic physiology of the disorder (insulin resistance is the starting block), they explain how we might get in trouble (poor diet, sedentary lifestyle) and how we might get out. While their diet is higher in protein and lower in carbohydrates than usually recommended by experts for general good health, the differences are not drastic. The authors do fall easily into diet-book hyperbole: ``You are about to be engulfed in one of the largest disease epidemics ever to strike North America. Recipes, advice on ordering in restaurants, and information on supplements and on customizing the diet for more complicated situations (if one also has cancer, for instance) complete their guide. The reasonable first of what will no doubt be many self-treatment guides on the constellation of symptoms that have coalesced into this newly-christened disorder. -- Copyright ©2000, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .

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Well written, simple to understand 18. Mai 2000

Von Ray Sahelian, M.D.

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"Syndrome X, by Jack Challem and Dr. Berkson, is a well-organized, easy-to-follow guide that provides crucial information for anyone who has a family history of heart disease, obesity, or insulin resistance. It offers practical and simple suggestions to this wide-ranging problem suffered by millions of Americans. I recommend my patients read this book and follow the authors' dietary guidelines.

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Diet is Totally Impractical and Unpalatable 27. April 2000

Von Ein Kunde

I thought the title of this book was intriguing and I also liked the explanation of Syndrome X. BUT, the diet part was ridiculous and impractical. Plus it didn't make any sense. Seems it was much too low in even the beneficial carbohydrates..I showed this to my nutritionist who really was up in arms. Too Bad.

A Non-Medical Reader 5. April 2000

I found the book extremely informative but the meal plan provided is unrealistic for a professional working woman to follow. I have a very hectic schedule and I need things spelled out better. I would like to find a book that offers a more basic meal plan, more options, and "non-gourmet" cooking. Who has time to prepare the meals described or eat the types of lunch described in the meal plan?

Jack Challem's Syndrome X

As a clinical nutritionist who has counseled scores of individuals with Syndrome X, I found Jack Challem's coverage of this topic to exceptional.

Ver�ffentlicht am 24. M�rz 2000 von Joan Friedrich, Ph.D., CCN

The best diet plan out there

Three cheers for Challem, Berkson and Smith! This book is easy to read and understand. The authors did a great job of taking a complicated medical topic and explaining it in... Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 23. M�rz 2000 ver�ffentlicht

A very timely book

Some of us just have to know why(?) before we can process a bit of nutritional advice. This is why I consider "Syndrome X" a Health Primer. Lesen Sie weiter...

Ver�ffentlicht am 17. M�rz 2000 von Ralph K. Campbell, M.D.

Best Book on the Subject

I found this book very informative, packed with research to back up its ideas. I will be using it in my medical practice. Lesen Sie weiter...

Ver�ffentlicht am 15. M�rz 2000 von Robert Sager

Extremely helpful and enlightening

Having experienced many of the symptoms described in this book, despite what I felt were healthy lifestyle and eating habits, it was wonderful to find the answers to some complex... Lesen Sie weiter...

Ver�ffentlicht am 15. M�rz 2000 von Sue Masaracchia

A doctors praise for the Syndrome X book.

At last we have a book that explains some of the mystery behind middle-age. Syndrome X is the first book to present the new science explaining mid-life weight gain, rising... Lesen Sie weiter...

Ver�ffentlicht am 15. M�rz 2000 von Michael A Zeligs, M.D.

The "intelligent" solution to a growing health epidemic!

Syndrome-X is "the" answer to halting the development and progression of the rapidly emerging American health epidemic - diabetes and related glucose/insulin disorders. Lesen Sie weiter...

Ver�ffentlicht am 14. M�rz 2000 von Gary Bushkin, MS, CNC, Certified Nutritional Consultant and Natural Health Expert

This book could save your life

This book objectively explains what's wrong with the modern diet and how it increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and other common diseases. Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 14. M�rz 2000 ver�ffentlicht

A lifesaving Book

Considering one in four Americans is suffering from obesity and the complications that go with it, this book could not have been written at a better time. Lesen Sie weiter...

Ver�ffentlicht am 14. M�rz 2000 von Linda Knittel, MA

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