FICTION: Products that claim they will block absorption of calories or fat and lead to substantial weight loss. FACT: Even fat blockers must be used in conjunction with a lower calorie diet.

FICTION: Products that claim you can safely lose more than three pounds a week for more than four weeks at a time. You should consult your health care professional for what your goal weight loss should be every week, especially if you are diagnosed with obesity. FACT: Intense weight loss of more than three pounds per week over several consecutive weeks can be damaging to your organs and cause health problems.

FICTION: Products that claim all users will lose substantial weight. FACT: No product can work for everyone.

FICTION: Products that are worn on body or rubbed on skin will cause substantial weight loss. Patches, creams, lotions, body wraps, clothing, shoes, earrings, rings, belts, buzzers, etc. etc. – leading to weight loss? FACT: Weight loss can only occur through changes in diet and exercise.

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What are offending foods?

1. Any food made of refined flour; bread, cake, cookies, cereal, crackers, donuts, etc. 2. White rice. 3. Potatoes.

The above foods will cause your blood sugar to rise rapidly and stay high for a long period. If above foods are a regular part of your diet, you will be gaining weight uncontrollably. Avoid these foods and your weight will gradually fall back to a normal weight zone.

What are good carbohydrates?

1. 100% stone ground whole wheat bread. 2. Whole grain wheat bran cereal. 3. Surprisingly, pastas like spaghetti, macaroni, and ravioli have glycemic indexes lower than 50. 4. Even more surprising, chocolate has a glycemic index less than 50.

Most fruits and vegetables have a low glycemic index, but there are some exceptions. Oranges and grapefruits have a low glycemic index but turn them into juice and glycemic index zooms up. Beans and nuts have a low glycemic index, but watch those calories! Plain baked beans have 240 calories per cup and walnuts have 190 calories per ounce. And just because a product contains a food with a low glycemic index doesn’t mean product's recipe has a low glycemic index.

Locate a good glycemic index table and use it to select low glycemic index carbohydrates to replace high glycemic index foods in your diet.

Don’t be fooled by listening to low carbohydrate stupidity. Don’t eat only fat and meat. That would cause health problems that will eventually lead to your death. ---------------------------------------------------------- Resource Box: Copyright(C)2002 Bucaro TecHelp. To learn how to maintain your computer and use it more effectively to design a Web site and make money on Web visit http://bucarotechelp.com To subscribe to Bucaro TecHelp Newsletter Send a blank email to bucarotechelp-subscribe@topica.com ----------------------------------------------------------