Sugar busters diet book review

1. Sugar Busters Diet Book Review
By Benni Jenyfari
The Sugar Busters Diet Book works on the theory that foods high in sugars are likely to increase
your insulin levels and therefore cause a subsequent increase in weight gain. On this basis, the
diet restricts all refined sugars as well as white flour and any related products and it also
encourages the intake of foods that are low on the glycemic index.
The diet is made up of 30% protein, 40% fat and 30% carbohydrate. Foods on the restricted list
apart from the obvious refined sugars, include white bread, white rice, potatoes, corn, carrots
and even some fruits including bananas, pineapple and raisins. Beer is restricted completely
although a glass of wine is acceptable at meal time. Pretty much anything high on the glycemic
index is a no-no on this diet.
So what can you eat? Well you can eat meats, eggs and fish, whole grain products, legumes
and low fat dairy products as well as any non-restricted fruits and vegetables. Any meat eaten
must be lean with all excess fat removed and you must remove the skin from chicken.
Although this diet is simplistic in it's approach it does have some drawbacks. Firstly, there is no
still no real conclusive evidence to indicate that a high sugar diet causes weight gain. The fact
that the diet does assist in weight loss is purely based on the fact that it is essentially a low
calorie diet and any low calorie diet will result in weight loss.
Secondly, the diet isn't specific enough in terms of portion control and there are a number of
contradictions within the book about what can and cannot be eaten. This leaves the diet open
to interpretation by the user which can result in the dieter taking advantage of any possible
opportunity to eat more of the wrong foods.