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Review: In Depth and Utterly Fascinating - There are so very many in depth and all inclusive reviews I see no reason to parrot what they have all said, but I'll say that I agree enthusiastically. Jimmy Moore's review in particular is a gem! As a person who is fascinated with this subject and who eagerly devoured both of Gary Taubes' books, this one offers yet a deeper and more clinical examination of the science of low carbohydrate eating from two doctors who have been immersed in this field for 30 years. This is most definitely NOT a book for the casual reader interested in following a low carb diet. Rather, this is a book that will be understood and appreciated by someone who has a great deal of personal interest in learning more about this subject and who enjoys the deeply scientific explanations and discussion, and additionally, a person who has already done a fair bit of reading on this subject. This book is most definitely targeted at someone with a scientific and medical background, specifically doctors, and there are things that I had to read a few times to fully comprehend and absorb, but if you have the inclination and interest, this is a very rewarding and enlightening discussion that is quite unique in the current low carb literature. One would be hard pressed to deny the absolutely overwhelming and glaring evidence arguing for low carb diets when the vast body of proof is presented as compellingly and clearly is it is here. Low carb's undeniable superiority as a way of eating is nothing short of amazing to read about in all its historic and fascinating glory. My own personal observation and experience (also success) with eating low carb left me with vaguely formed ideas and I was self-identified as perhaps a "carb sensitive" person, and yet I couldn't put it all together in terms of how it ultimately affected me until I read this book, which discusses this subject at great length. Carb sensitivity is apparently a matter of degree within each individual, and I now understand the hows and whys of its effects on me as related to my own independent observations over the years. It's now clear why a low carb diet works so superbly and easily for me (when nothing else works) and why it has so vastly improved my health in myriad ways. Another important discussion was that of individual variability, which explains why not every diet works for everyone equally, why some don't gain weight on a high carb diet and why some can lose weight equally well on various types of diets. One shoe obviously does not fit all, and for some, only one shoe fits! Despite my own success with weight loss and good health eating low carb, I still had this nagging worry about fats in particular, especially in light of the deafening chorus of low carb detractors out there who railed endlessly about the dangers of fat. My insecurity about this aspect of low carb eating has now been entirely put to rest because of how fully the authors explain the body's use of fat in all its aspects. This alone make this book a valuable asset. As it was when I was reading the two Taubes books, I continue to be dismayed and disgusted by the narrow mindedness and yes, dishonesty of the general scientific/nutrition community. The word "sheeple" comes to mind, but it's even more than that. It's about politics, money, influence peddling as well. It is nothing short of amazing how so many of us lay folks out in the trenches can quite clearly see all the evidence for what it is and relate it to our own experiences, and as a result we draw such a different conclusion from the so-called "experts" with regard to the merits of low carb eating. Many, maybe even most of the diet gurus continue to march down that same old highway chanting their tired mantra of low fat/high carb/grains are great, all while totally ignoring or at least remaining oblivious to decades of increasing obesity rates that are the result of their recommendations. Do they never connect any dots or examine the evidence? In the popular media, it is a continual frustration to hear them continue to hawk diets full of the very foods that keep their patients overweight, increasingly diabetic and unhealthy. Virtually everything I come across that is not written within the low carb framework is jam packed with misinformation and downright untruths, proclaiming as desirable, healthy and effective the very approaches and strategies that were long ago shown to be just the opposite. Old habits and beliefs die hard, apparently. So if you have already done a fair bit of reading on this subject and thirst for a deeper, more thorough knowledge and understanding of the history and actual body mechanics of low carb nutrition, then this is definitely a book you will want to read and enjoy. In addition, it provides you with a huge new database of ammunition with which to make your own case and defense of low carb nutrition! Overall a very fascinating, enlightening, comprehensive and well presented discussion that delves deeper than anything I have yet to come across in this field. Despite the rather high cost of this book, it is well worth owning.
Review: this book brought me to the next level and helped me doing Low-Carb correctly - when I bought this book, i had already read Gary Taubes Good Calories, Bad Calories and Why we get fat. So I was already convinced. if you are largely unconviced about low-carb maybe you should read one of those first, if you are neutral or almost conviced you can proceed with this one. the book did one thing for me that is important - it helped me to do very low carb correctly. just letting go of bread, pizza, pasta, rice and soft-drinks is good, but it doesnt get you all the way and you might encounter adverse effects. I discovered Volek & Phinney in some papers that i had read in between and then finally in a report about 100km Marthon Low-Carb Runner (who beat his competition by far). It appeared to me these guys do serious science and ask the right questions and have an open mind when approaching things. if you want to go low carb, or better, very low carb to lose weight or improve your health AND do it successfully AND understand how and why all of this works - read this book! if you just want to lose weight read the updated Atkins book or the other book that Phinney/Volek wrote. if you really want to know the why and how, then this book will give you fascinating insights. the book is an absolute pleasure to read, it sticks very close to the point it wants to make and tells everything in a very pleasant way. Its adressed to doctors in the field treating pateitns as well as normal people like me who just want to know everything there is to know about it. for more details about the contents, read the other reviews, i will focus on what was important for me: - using the right metrics when doing blood tests - eating the right amount of salt & magnesium - using the right amount FAT in you diet - vastly improved understand about 'all-of-it' works - why to relax about the uridic acid and colesterol increase even if it skyrockets - better understanding about the whole ketosis process and why to relax about the urine test strips In total i lost 24kg doing low-carb and about the last 6-7kg with it doing very low carb just for the last 5 weeks. I applied all their tips & tricks, i feel no hunger, feel energized, have retained all my muscle and the blood results have developed exactly according to what was likely. my HDL skyrocketed, my triglycerides plummetet, my LDL increased as well, my total cholesteral as well, uridic acid as well - all as explained and predicated by the book and probably all normal. I am now in the last weeks of keto-adaption and now waiting for my uridic acid excretion to increase and ketone bode retention to increase as well. I feel very well equipped now to do the diet correctly as a lifestyle and hope i can reap the plenty benefits of this lifestyle, including the cardio- and neuro-protective elements, as well as the anti-inflammatory etc benefits.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #95,297 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #140 in Low Carbohydrate Diets #392 in Nutrition (Books) #601 in Other Diet Books |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,417) |
| Dimensions  | 6 x 0.72 x 9 inches |
| Edition  | First Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 0983490708 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0983490708 |
| Item Weight  | 15 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 316 pages |
| Publication date  | May 19, 2011 |
| Publisher  | Beyond Obesity LLC |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ In Depth and Utterly Fascinating
*by C***M on July 13, 2011*

There are so very many in depth and all inclusive reviews I see no reason to parrot what they have all said, but I'll say that I agree enthusiastically. Jimmy Moore's review in particular is a gem! As a person who is fascinated with this subject and who eagerly devoured both of Gary Taubes' books, this one offers yet a deeper and more clinical examination of the science of low carbohydrate eating from two doctors who have been immersed in this field for 30 years. This is most definitely NOT a book for the casual reader interested in following a low carb diet. Rather, this is a book that will be understood and appreciated by someone who has a great deal of personal interest in learning more about this subject and who enjoys the deeply scientific explanations and discussion, and additionally, a person who has already done a fair bit of reading on this subject. This book is most definitely targeted at someone with a scientific and medical background, specifically doctors, and there are things that I had to read a few times to fully comprehend and absorb, but if you have the inclination and interest, this is a very rewarding and enlightening discussion that is quite unique in the current low carb literature. One would be hard pressed to deny the absolutely overwhelming and glaring evidence arguing for low carb diets when the vast body of proof is presented as compellingly and clearly is it is here. Low carb's undeniable superiority as a way of eating is nothing short of amazing to read about in all its historic and fascinating glory. My own personal observation and experience (also success) with eating low carb left me with vaguely formed ideas and I was self-identified as perhaps a "carb sensitive" person, and yet I couldn't put it all together in terms of how it ultimately affected me until I read this book, which discusses this subject at great length. Carb sensitivity is apparently a matter of degree within each individual, and I now understand the hows and whys of its effects on me as related to my own independent observations over the years. It's now clear why a low carb diet works so superbly and easily for me (when nothing else works) and why it has so vastly improved my health in myriad ways. Another important discussion was that of individual variability, which explains why not every diet works for everyone equally, why some don't gain weight on a high carb diet and why some can lose weight equally well on various types of diets. One shoe obviously does not fit all, and for some, only one shoe fits! Despite my own success with weight loss and good health eating low carb, I still had this nagging worry about fats in particular, especially in light of the deafening chorus of low carb detractors out there who railed endlessly about the dangers of fat. My insecurity about this aspect of low carb eating has now been entirely put to rest because of how fully the authors explain the body's use of fat in all its aspects. This alone make this book a valuable asset. As it was when I was reading the two Taubes books, I continue to be dismayed and disgusted by the narrow mindedness and yes, dishonesty of the general scientific/nutrition community. The word "sheeple" comes to mind, but it's even more than that. It's about politics, money, influence peddling as well. It is nothing short of amazing how so many of us lay folks out in the trenches can quite clearly see all the evidence for what it is and relate it to our own experiences, and as a result we draw such a different conclusion from the so-called "experts" with regard to the merits of low carb eating. Many, maybe even most of the diet gurus continue to march down that same old highway chanting their tired mantra of low fat/high carb/grains are great, all while totally ignoring or at least remaining oblivious to decades of increasing obesity rates that are the result of their recommendations. Do they never connect any dots or examine the evidence? In the popular media, it is a continual frustration to hear them continue to hawk diets full of the very foods that keep their patients overweight, increasingly diabetic and unhealthy. Virtually everything I come across that is not written within the low carb framework is jam packed with misinformation and downright untruths, proclaiming as desirable, healthy and effective the very approaches and strategies that were long ago shown to be just the opposite. Old habits and beliefs die hard, apparently. So if you have already done a fair bit of reading on this subject and thirst for a deeper, more thorough knowledge and understanding of the history and actual body mechanics of low carb nutrition, then this is definitely a book you will want to read and enjoy. In addition, it provides you with a huge new database of ammunition with which to make your own case and defense of low carb nutrition! Overall a very fascinating, enlightening, comprehensive and well presented discussion that delves deeper than anything I have yet to come across in this field. Despite the rather high cost of this book, it is well worth owning.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ this book brought me to the next level and helped me doing Low-Carb correctly
*by A***R on February 2, 2013*

when I bought this book, i had already read Gary Taubes Good Calories, Bad Calories and Why we get fat. So I was already convinced. if you are largely unconviced about low-carb maybe you should read one of those first, if you are neutral or almost conviced you can proceed with this one. the book did one thing for me that is important - it helped me to do very low carb correctly. just letting go of bread, pizza, pasta, rice and soft-drinks is good, but it doesnt get you all the way and you might encounter adverse effects. I discovered Volek & Phinney in some papers that i had read in between and then finally in a report about 100km Marthon Low-Carb Runner (who beat his competition by far). It appeared to me these guys do serious science and ask the right questions and have an open mind when approaching things. if you want to go low carb, or better, very low carb to lose weight or improve your health AND do it successfully AND understand how and why all of this works - read this book! if you just want to lose weight read the updated Atkins book or the other book that Phinney/Volek wrote. if you really want to know the why and how, then this book will give you fascinating insights. the book is an absolute pleasure to read, it sticks very close to the point it wants to make and tells everything in a very pleasant way. Its adressed to doctors in the field treating pateitns as well as normal people like me who just want to know everything there is to know about it. for more details about the contents, read the other reviews, i will focus on what was important for me: - using the right metrics when doing blood tests - eating the right amount of salt & magnesium - using the right amount FAT in you diet - vastly improved understand about 'all-of-it' works - why to relax about the uridic acid and colesterol increase even if it skyrockets - better understanding about the whole ketosis process and why to relax about the urine test strips In total i lost 24kg doing low-carb and about the last 6-7kg with it doing very low carb just for the last 5 weeks. I applied all their tips & tricks, i feel no hunger, feel energized, have retained all my muscle and the blood results have developed exactly according to what was likely. my HDL skyrocketed, my triglycerides plummetet, my LDL increased as well, my total cholesteral as well, uridic acid as well - all as explained and predicated by the book and probably all normal. I am now in the last weeks of keto-adaption and now waiting for my uridic acid excretion to increase and ketone bode retention to increase as well. I feel very well equipped now to do the diet correctly as a lifestyle and hope i can reap the plenty benefits of this lifestyle, including the cardio- and neuro-protective elements, as well as the anti-inflammatory etc benefits.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Comprehensive review of low carb dieting
*by O***R on February 21, 2014*

I am a doctor and am interested in exercise and nutrition. This book was interesting. I agree with some reviewers who complained that it is very technical, but this is what I liked about it. Lots of theory, biochemistry and physiology - a good job at explaining how low carb diets work. As commonly happens with this kind of literature, this book somewhat one-sided. Authors discuss advantages of low carb ketogenic dieting in detail, but do not address its negative side-effects, which can include mood swings, thyroid suppression, loss of muscle mass in athletes etc. To be fair, all other types of diets have side-effects, however in-depth review of the topic like this one should have discussed the negatives. In any case, there is definitely a place for low carb diets. It never made sense to me that dietitians recommend diabetics to consume mostly complex low GI carbs and avoid fat: if you have too much sugar you have to avoid... sugar, or anything that turns into sugar in your body. Low carb seems to be more satiating than other diets, so it is useful for weight loss in overweight patients. I also liked the notion that nutrition should be individualized, and no approach is universally suitable for everyone. Overall, this is a good book. I would go as far as to state that most of my colleagues (and myself before reading the book) are not clued up on the intricacies of fat and carbohydrate metabolism explained in this text, and that is why I recommend it. It does get somewhat too technical at times, but you can skip technical material without compromising the essence.

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