Fructose Diet - Is it Really the Shangri-La?
The fructose diet, also known as the Shangri-la diet was invented by University of California at Berkeley professor Seth Roberts, Ph.D. He reportedly used the fructose diet on himself over a 12 year period and kept data of his progress.
Roberts believes in the Set Point theory, in which each person has a control system built into their bodies that dictates how much fat he or she should carry. He explains that "your set point is the weight your body is aiming you toward." When your weight is less than your set point your feel hungry. When it's about the same you feel comfortable. When your weight is over your set point you feel full.
Roberts believes he's found the solution to feeling satisfied, by drinking unflavored granulated fructose and unflavored canola or extra light olive oil between meals. Drinking this concoction essentially tricks the bodies set point into thinking it's full.
According to Roberts, for best results drink 2-5 tablespoons per day of this concoction 1 hour before your meals. Taking it 1 hour before your meals will give you that feeling of fullness. He claims that this formulation has allowed him to lose 40 lbs.
Roberts states that "our set point is determined by the flavors that we eat." And according to him, as you eat foods more and more, the better it tastes. And because granulated fructose and extra light olive oil have no flavor, you stop thinking about eating your favorite foods and they become less attractive. He claims that this fructose diet has allowed him to lose 40 lbs. and he has kept it off.
His book, The Shangri-La Diet is full of testimonials from people who swear by his diet. But there are also a few detractors who believe the fructose diet is not safe. The controversy centers around fructose itself. There have been many scientific studies that link fructose to insulin resistance as well as raising triglyceride levels.
The controversy around the fructose diet centers around fructose itself. There have been numerous studies that show fructose may in fact be a leading cause of obesity in America. In fact, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition says that the increased use of fructose actually preceded the obesity epidemic.
Dr. Roberts' Shangri-la diet may very well work, but given the overwhelming evidence of the negative effects of fructose, it may be wise to avoid using granulated fructose. - 17269
Roberts believes in the Set Point theory, in which each person has a control system built into their bodies that dictates how much fat he or she should carry. He explains that "your set point is the weight your body is aiming you toward." When your weight is less than your set point your feel hungry. When it's about the same you feel comfortable. When your weight is over your set point you feel full.
Roberts believes he's found the solution to feeling satisfied, by drinking unflavored granulated fructose and unflavored canola or extra light olive oil between meals. Drinking this concoction essentially tricks the bodies set point into thinking it's full.
According to Roberts, for best results drink 2-5 tablespoons per day of this concoction 1 hour before your meals. Taking it 1 hour before your meals will give you that feeling of fullness. He claims that this formulation has allowed him to lose 40 lbs.
Roberts states that "our set point is determined by the flavors that we eat." And according to him, as you eat foods more and more, the better it tastes. And because granulated fructose and extra light olive oil have no flavor, you stop thinking about eating your favorite foods and they become less attractive. He claims that this fructose diet has allowed him to lose 40 lbs. and he has kept it off.
His book, The Shangri-La Diet is full of testimonials from people who swear by his diet. But there are also a few detractors who believe the fructose diet is not safe. The controversy centers around fructose itself. There have been many scientific studies that link fructose to insulin resistance as well as raising triglyceride levels.
The controversy around the fructose diet centers around fructose itself. There have been numerous studies that show fructose may in fact be a leading cause of obesity in America. In fact, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition says that the increased use of fructose actually preceded the obesity epidemic.
Dr. Roberts' Shangri-la diet may very well work, but given the overwhelming evidence of the negative effects of fructose, it may be wise to avoid using granulated fructose. - 17269
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If you want to give the fructose diet a try, you may also be intrigued by a new substance that author Deen Dragonovich has researched which prevents some of the negative affects of fructose by blocking it's ability to convert to fat.
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