DH+carbophobia


 * Read the NYT article via the link below. Why is it called **Carbophobia**?
 * It is called Carbophobia because people are really afraid of carbs. There are certain people who count every carb that they eat, because they feel that if they don't, they will gain unnecessary weight.
 * The author Gary Taubes has just written a book called....
 * Good Calories, Bad Calories : Challenging the conventional wisdom on diet, weight control and disease.
 * Taubes argues that the best diet is high in calories from and _ but low in calories from _.
 * __protein__ __fat__ __low in carbohydrates__
 * Taubes thinks there are three important diet myths.
 * 1) Too much dietary fat causes .... heart disease
 * 2) Lack of dietary fiber causes ...
 * 3) Too much dietary salt causes ...
 * Taubes argues that calories from are worse than calories from _. But what evidence suggests that a calorie is a calorie regardless of the source?
 * sugar are worse than calories from fat. Research at Rockafeller University claims that a calorie is a calorie regardless of the source.
 * Click on "**diabetes**". What is diabetes? What causes diabetes? What is the normal role of insulin? What are some differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes?
 * Diabetes is a life long disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood. Diabetes is caused by hereditary genes, too little insulin, a resistance to insulin, or both. The normal role of insulin is to provide energy for the body. Some differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are that type one is usually diagnosed in childhood, and daily injections are needed to sustain life. Type 2 diabetes is far more common that type one and it usually occurs in adulthood. Many people with Type 2 do not know they have it. It is not necessary for someone to inject themselves daily in order to survive.
 * Click on "**obesity**". What is the BMI range for an obese person? overweight? What percentage of Americans are overweight? How has the percentage of obese adolescents changed?
 * Adults with a BMI higher than 30 are considered obese. People who's BMI is between 25 and 29.9 are considered overweight. Two thirds of the population are over weight. The percentage of obese adolescents has doubled within the last 20 years.
 * Click on "**colon cancer**". Where does the colon begin? End? Look on this page, who recently had 5 polyps removed from his colon? What is a colon polyp?
 * The colon begins at the beginning of the large intestine, and ends at the end of the large intestine (the rectum). President Bush recently had 5 polyps removed from his colon. A colon polyp is an extra piece of skin or mass that forms inside of your colon.
 * Click on "**cholesterol**" What is cholesterol? What is its function? What is a side effect of cholesterol in your diet? What are food sources high in cholesterol? What is LDL? What is HDL? What percentage of your diet should be fat? What percentage of the diet is fat for the average American? Which diet had more food (the average American diet or the Low-fat diet? Why?
 * Cholesterol is a soft, waxy product that is found throughout the body. The function of cholesterol is produce hormones, bile acid and Vitamin D. If you have too much cholesterol in your body, you have a higher risk of developing heart disease. Cholesterol is found in eggs, dairy products, meat and poultry. LDL is bad cholesterol and HDL is good cholesterol. The total fat intake should be 25 - 35%. The average American's diet is 38% total fat. The average American diet had more fat because there was more of an intake of foods with high cholesterol percentage.