Table of Contents
Introduction Dr. Will Cole viii
Foreword Barry Sears, PhD xi
Preface to the Revised Edition xiii
Preface to the First Edition xv
Chapter 1 Low-Carb Redux: The Updated Truth About Low-Carbohydrate Diets 1
Chapter 2 The History and Origins of Low-Carb Diets 13
Chapter 3 Why Low-Carb Diets Work 46
Chapter 4 The Major Culprits in a High-Carb Diet: Wheat and Fructose 77
Chapter 5 The Cholesterol Connection: Have We All Been Misled? 97
Chapter 6 The Biggest Myths About Low-Carb Diets 115
Chapter 7 But What About the China Study? 134
Chapter 8 My Big Fat Diet: The Town That Lost 1,200 Pounds 150
Chapter 9 Low-Carb Diets: From Paleo to Keto (and Everything in Between) 156
I The Founders 157
1 The Atkins Diet-Robert Atkins, MD 158
2 Protein Power-Michael Eades, MD and Mary Dan Eades, MD 165
3 The Rosedale Diet-Ron Rosedale, MD 171
4 The Fat Flush Plan-Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, CNS 176
5 The Zone-Barry Sears, PhD 181
II The Paleo Phenomena 186
6 The Paleo Diet-Loren Cordain, PhD 200
7 The Paleo Solution-Robb Wolf 208
8 The Primal Blueprint-Mark Sisson 213
9 The Autoimmune Protocol Diet (Paleo Autoimmune Protocol)-Sarah Ballantyne, PhD 218
III The Keto Revolution 225
10 The Bulletproof Diet-Dave Asprey 243
11 The Metabolic Factor-Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS 253
IV New and Notable (or the Rest of the Gang) 259
12 Whole30-Melissa Hartwig 259
13 Carnivore Diet-Shawn Baker 264
14 Ketotarian-Will Cole, MD 268
15 #NSNG-Vinnie Tortorich 273
16 The Mediterranean Diet-Ansel Keys 276
Chapter 10 Frequently Asked Questions 278
Acknowledgments 324
Resources 325
Endnotes 330
Index 352
