NH+Carbaphobia+Article


 * 1) Read the NYT article via the link below. Why is it called **Carbophobia**?
 * the author of the book that the article is talking about, Taubes, says that we should eat less carbs and more protein,
 * 1) The author Gary Taubes has just written a book called....
 * "Good Calories, Bad Calories"
 * 1) Taubes argues that the best diet is high in calories from _Protein_ and __Fat__ but low in calories from __Carbohydrates__.
 * 2) Taubes thinks there are three important diet myths.
 * 3) Too much dietary fat causes ....heart disease
 * 4) Lack of dietary fiber causes ...colon cancer
 * 5) Too much dietary salt causes ...high blood pressure
 * 6) Taubes argues that calories from sugar are worse than calories from fat. But what evidence suggests that a calorie is a calorie regardless of the source?
 * Research done by diabetes researchers and research done in the 50's and 60's that proves that a calorie is a calorie no matter where it comes from.
 * 1) 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 that causes high amounts of blood sugar. Diabetes is caused by too little insulin or resistance to insulin. Insulin controls blood sugar. Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in childhood because of little or no insulin production. Type 2 can be diagnosed at anytime, usually in adulthood, because the body doesnt make enough insulin to control blood sugar. It is also due to the body's growing resistance to it's insulin.
 * 1) 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?
 * The BMI range for an obese person is over 30. The BMI range for an over weight person is 25-29.9. Almost 2/3 of the American population is considered obese. The percentage of kids who are overweight has tripled in the past 20 years and the percentage of kids who are overweight has doubled.
 * 1) 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 starts in the large intestine and ends at the rectum. President Bush recently had 5 polyps removed form his colon. A colon polyp is extra tissue growing in your colon which can either be benign or it can turn into a cancer.
 * 1) 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 waxy substance found all over the body. It is used all over the body, for different bodily functions including, production of hormones, bile acid and Vitamin D. There is a greater risk of heart disease and atherosclerosis if your cholesterol levels are high. Eggs, dairy products, meat and poultry are sources of cholesterol. Egg yolks and organ meats are high in cholesterol. LDLs are low density lipoproteins, the "Bad Cholesterol." HDLs are high density lipoproteins, the "good cholesterol." 25-35% of your daily calorie intake should be from fat. The average american eats about 38% daily fat. The Low-fat diet had more food because high fat foods have more calories so you can't eat as much of those.