Lose weight - Montignac's Method

Idea:
Limiting the amount of food (counting calories) usually doesn't help in the long run (leads to gaining more weight later - so called yo-yo effect).  It is not the amount - but contents and combinations.

Example:
  French students coming to USA usually gain weight.  Americans coming to France often lose weight.
French spend a lot of time at the table eating, eat 30% more fats then americans, drink 10 times more wine, don't do physical excersises - but are on average healthier than americans.  Weight is lower. Caronary death risk - very low.

Example:
  In 1945 indian reservations were open allowing indians access to common foods.  Indians were hit by deseases (overweight and diabetis).  Then they were returned back to their natural foods - and all problems dissappeared.

Example:
  The Australian aborigens' existence was preserved by returning them to their traditional eating habits.

2. Healthy bread + cheese
    Less sugar >> less insulin >> less weight gain.

Conclusion: don't eat rafinated food (white bread, sugar, etc.) with fats (cheese).

Glycemic Index, or G-Index.  High - bad (sugar, white bread or white flour, , potatos, carots, corn).

Sugar consumption/year/person (in France):
1800 - 0.6 kg
1880 - 8 kg
1900 - 17 kg
1930 - 30 kg
1965 - 40 kg
1990 - 35 kg

In U.K. - 49 kg, Germany - 52 kg, USA - 63 kg !!

Potatos - high G-index, retains very little of useful stuff after cooking.
White flour - cleaning raises G-index from 35 to 70.

French paradox - why are they healthier?
1. They make a break for food
2. They eat 3 time a day
3. They use meal structured in at least 3 pieces of different contents
4.They eat more vegetables and fruites
5.They use good fats (olive oil, sunflower oil, gooze or fish oil)
6.They drink wine regularly (especially red)

Americans are unhealthy - coca-cola + humburger
Bad food:  white flower, sugar, potator, white rice, food with bad fats
Bad diet - just limit the amount of calories.
Better approach: don't limit the food, but:
   change your eating habits
   eat several times a day
   prefer foods with low G-index and select fats carefully

  Eat more in the morning - and less at night
  Don't skip the meals.

Michel Montignac:
  Eat Yourself Slim
  Dine Out and Lose Weight : The French Way to Culinary 'Savoir Vivre'

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