286 Index
gallbladder disease, 33
garcinia cambogia (hydroxyciiric acid),
227
genetics, 25,30
and illness, 107-8, 109, 143, 174
cancer, 77
and lactose intolerance. 111
and metabolic rate, 28-29
and obesity. 15-16, 18. 29, 44
GGT (parameter of liver function). 150
Ginny's Organic Gourmet, 198
GLA (gamma linolenic acid). 123
glucophage (metformin), 162
glucose levels. 97, 99, 100-101, 102, 162
and hypoglycemia, 166
glycemic index, 100-102
grains. See rice, white or brown; white
bread or flour; whole grains
Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratory,
170
Greece, cancer study in, 89
greens. See vegetables
guidelines. See dietary guidelines;
weight-guideline charts
H=N/C formula, 7, 26, 30, 169, 192,
233
Haagen-Dazs ice cream, 133
Hardee's, 134
Harris. William. 122. 239
Harvard Medical School, 67
Harvard School of Public Health. 21. 32.
41, 57, 89
Hawaii, tofu studies in, 239-40
HCAs (heterocyclic amines), 71
headaches and migraines, 145, 164-65
anti-headache diet, 170
migraine triggers, 168-69
health retreats. 232
Health Revelations Special Report (ad for
Atkins newsletter), 96
Healthy People 2010 Initiative, x
heart disease
angina. 143, 145
beta-carotene and. 56
blood type and. 108. 109
body weight and, 21
cholesterol and. 73
in China. 69, 72
coffee and, 241
coronary artery disease (CAD). 72,
108, 143, 145
reversing, 150, 151-56
in Crete. 41
diet increasing risk of
animal-food. 70, 93, 105
dairy products, 88, 111
fats, 100, 124. 126, 135
fish, 129
from Food Guide Pyramid, 62. 66
refined foods, 32-33, 34
diet protecting against, 53, 54, 70. 72,- 148, 164
fish diet questioned, 128-29
high-fiber. 46
vegetarian, 75, 103, 147, 196
heart attack, see myocardial infarction
(MI), below
as major killer, 49, 50, 52, 54, 146
myocardial infarction (MI). 146. 153
diabetes and. 158, 159
obesity and, 16
in children. 20
waist circumference and, 22
See also atherosclerosis
high blood pressure
lowering, 151, 156-57, 196
medication for, 3, 157
and diet plan, 4, 11
risk of, 21, 126, 240, 241
risk reduced, 75. 145
hip fractures. 84. 86. 87, 88
homocysteine level, 241
hormones
and cancer. 77-78. 79
fat-storing, 37, 38
IGF-1, 70
inflammatory (eicosanoids). 99, 103
and pepsin, 110
hormone therapy, 25
hunger
true hunger, 23-24, 165, 167, 242
as withdrawal symptom, 165-67
hydrogenation, 126, 133-34. 135, 136,
180, 238
hyperactivity, x
hypertension, x, 16, 84, 132. 240
hyperthyroidism, 145
hypoglycemia, 160, 162. 164. 166-67
immune cell proliferation, reduction in,
25
inflammatory illnesses, 143, 172
diet adjustment for, 233
fatly acid ratio and, 124, 126
fish oil and, 127