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Dr. Schmidt's Private Medical Files
Sugar or Fat- Which is the Culprit?
May 2004
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-- 1) Sugar or Fat- Which is the Culprit?
-- 2) Why are those vitamins so cheap?
-- 3) Upcoming lectures
-- 4) Wanna see "Super-size" with me?
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1) Sugar or Fat- Which is the Culprit? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Many diet books look at current research and clinical
studies to come up with conclusions. There is a
newer science called nutritional epidemiology. It is
based on statistics we have taken on our health and
eating habits since the end of WW2 which is a much
longer time than "current research". Nutritional
epidemiology answers the question of which is better
in general: low-carb diets or low-fat diets. Most of
the following information came from a book called
Modern Food Trends by the USDA.
From 1965 to 1996: Consumption of fat decreased from 43% to 33% of total calories. Consumption of protein has remained relatively the same for many decades. From 1965 to 2002, the percentage of overweight Americans went from 45% to 64%. From 1972 to 1996, the incidence of coronary heart disease rose from 16.2 per 1,000 persons to 78.2 per 1,000 persons. So what about carbs? From 1977 to 1994 the consumption of grain mixtures increased 115%, Ready to eat cereals increased 60%, Snack foods increased 200%, Sugar intake increased 80%, Soft drinks increased 200%. From 1821 to 2001, consumption of sugar increased 2,000%!! From 10 lbs. to 210 lbs. per person per year. Here is the bottom line- As a general rule, eating fat does not cause weight gain. Why are we gaining weight? It's the excess carbohydrate consumption! |
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2) Why are those vitamins so cheap? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cheap vitamins contain less than ideal amounts of
the necessary ingredients to improve your health.
For example, you may have heard of Glucosamine
sulfate. It is well researched and proven to build
joint cartilage, connective tissue and joint fluid. The
therapeutic dose is 1500mg per day. There is no
need to go over that amount and anything under is
ineffective for reducing joint pain. The active
ingredient is the "Glucosamine" part. You want 1500
mg of Glucosamine. The "sulfate" part is just a
carrier. It can be replaced with another chemical
like "HCl". Cheap vitamins will have 1000mg of
sulfate and only 500 mg of Glucosamine. Be wary of
cheap vitamins. Supplements sold through
professionals are better quality.
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3) Upcoming lectures ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
These lectures are free and are located at 3100 W.
Liberty in the upstairs conference room.
May 19 Arthritis. The only medical treatment for joint pain is painkillers. As everyone knows, this only masks the symptoms. There are nutritional therapies that can treat the cause and reverse the problem for good, regardless of the type of arthritis it is. June 2 Headaches. There are many different causes of headaches. Here are some that will be explored: migraines, tension, allergy, sinus and hunger headaches. Rather than treating just the pain, find out what the cause of your headache is and get to the root of the problem |
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4) Wanna see "Super-size" with me? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It's only playing for 6 days at the Michigan Theatre
on Liberty Street in Ann Arbor. It's $8 per person or
$6.25 if you are over 55 or under 12. I am going at 4
pm this Saturday the 22nd of May and I'd like you to
join me. I won't pay for your ticket in, nor will I pay
for the super-big tub of popcorn that smells so good
but we can enjoy each other's company and the
others' who tag along. Let me know if you want to
come. If there are enough people, I'll buy tickets in
bulk beforehand to save money.
Why are Americans so fat? Find out in Super Size Me, a tongue-in-cheek-and burger in hand-look at the legal, financial and physical costs of America's hunger for fast food. Director Morgan Spurlock (in his debut film) tackles the American obesity epidemic by subjecting himself to a "McDonald's only" diet for thirty days straight. Featuring interviews with health experts nationwide, Spurlock's Sundance award- winning feature is both entertaining and horrifying, as it dives into a quagmire of corporate responsibility, nutritional education, school lunch programs and how we as a nation are eating ourselves to death. Running time: 98 minutes |
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Contact Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
email:
drschmidt@wholisticdoc.com
phone:
734-302-7575
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