Carbophobia-+rebecca

Read the NYT article via the link below.

Why is it called **Carbophobia?** Many people believe that carbs are bad for them. They have a misconception of what carbs can to do their body, and most people think carbs will make them gain weight and become fat. Many people believe that carbs will make you have many diseases like heart failure, high blood pressure, cancer, or diabetes.

The author Gary Taubes has just written a book called.... -Good calories, Bad Calories

Taubes argues that the best diet is high in calories from and **PROTEIN AND FATS** but low in calories from **CARBOHYDRATES**

Taubes thinks there are three important diet myths.

Too much dietary fat causes ....Heart disease.

Lack of dietary fiber causes ... Cancer

Too much dietary salt causes ... Dehydration.

Taubes argues that calories from **SUGARS** are worse than calories from **FATS_**. But what evidence suggests that a calorie is a calorie regardless of the source? A calorie from a fat is much less fattening than a calorie from sugar.

Click on **"diabetes".** What is diabetes? - Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas to control blood sugar. It is too little insulin, resistance to insulin or both. What causes diabetes? Your pancreas shuts down. Your body loses sugar or the ability to make the correct amount of sugar and therefore that is why you have to take insulin shots. You have to put sugar into your body. What is the normal role of insulin? Insulin puts the sugars that were not made from your body back into your body. It keeps your sugar level where it should be. it helps your body out by making sugars. What are some differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes? Type 1 diabetes is most common in childhood. The body makes little or no insulin, and daily injections of insulin are needed to sustain life. Type 2 diabetes is a lot more common. This type usually occurs in adult hood. The pancreas does not make enough insulin to keep enough insulin to keep blood glucose levels normal- the blood does not respond to the insulin well. Most people do not now they have type 2 dibates. When you are obese or fail to exercise you are most likely to have type 2.

Click on "**obesity"**. What is the BMI range for an obese person? - Adults with a BMI greater than 30. overweight?- a BMI between 25- 29.9 What percentage of Americans are overweight? 2/3 of Americans are overweight. How has the percentage of obese adolescents changed? The percentage of obese adolescents has TRIPLED over the past 20 years.

Click on **"colon cancer"**. Where does the colon begin? Colon cancer starts in the large intestine (colon). End?- Colon cancer ends in the colon or rectum. Look on this page, who recently had 5 polyps removed from his colon? - BUSH! What is a colon polyp?- They were a type called adenomatous which arise out of glandular tissue.

Click on "**cholesterol"** What is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a soft, waxy substance found in all parts of the body. It is found in the nervous system, skin, muscle, liver, intestines and the heart. Cholesterol is made from animal products. What is its function? - Cholesterol is manufactured in the liver for normal body functions. It produces hormones, bile acid, and vitamin D. It is transported in the blood to be used by other parts of the body. What is a side effect of cholesterol in your diet? If you have a cholesterol high diet that you are more likely to have hart disease or atherosclerosis's as your level of blood cholesterol increases. What are food sources high in cholesterol?- LIVER or other meats.

What is **LDL?**- is low density lipopeorien, which can also be know as the bad cholesterol. What is **HDL?** - High density lipopeorien which is also know as the good cholesterol. What percentage of your diet should be fat? 25- 35% of your diet should be fat. What percentage of the diet is fat for the average American? The average American has 38% of fat in his or her diet. Which diet had more food (the average American diet or the Low-fat diet? Why? The low fat diet had more food than the American food because fat is higher in calories. The low fat diet had less cholesterol.