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Number ten in our list of top ten most popular Diets, The Sugar Busters Diet Review : Created by by a former CEO and three doctors, a cardiovascular surgeon, a gastroenterologist, and an endocrinologist the Sugar Busters book was a best seller in the 90's.Is it the diet for you? Read our full Sugar Busters Diet Review and decide for yourself.

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The Sugar Busters Diet Review

 
 

What they say

"It's time to face facts. Low-fat diets don't work. Thousands of dieters on low-fat, high-carbohydrate regimes gain back their weight and more, often wreaking unhealthy havoc on their bodies. Why? Because the culprit isn't too much fat, it's too much sugar--and low-fat food is full of it.
The truth is sugar causes the production of insulin, which, in large amounts, keeps you from losing weight, no matter how strictly you diet or how often you exercise. Just look at the ingredients of your favorite foods: sugar is everywhere. So how can you possibly avoid it? The answer: SUGAR BUSTERS!® "

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Our Review

Sugar Busters first appeared in 1995 in the form of a book written by Written by a former CEO and three doctors, a cardiovascular surgeon, a gastroenterologist, and an endocrinologist. Its basic philosophy is to encourage you to eat like our ancestors did, avoiding simple sugars and refined grains. They claim that it is sugar that causes obesity not fat.

Sugar busters encourages exercise, the avoidance of high unsaturated fat products as well as refined sugars and 'bad' carbohydrates. They believe these sugars and refined grains cause blood sugar increases which in turn causes an increase in insulin, which leads to fat storage.

How it works

Sugar Busters recommends that food should be split into a ratio of 40% fat, 30% carbohydrates and 40% proteins. They also restrict foods that are highly ranked in the Glycemic Index. The Glycemic index rates food by the effect it has upon the insulin levels in the blood. High Glycemic foods include pasta, potatoes, sugar and some vegetables.

Sugar Busters Recipe

Servings: 4

Dietary fiber: 2 grams.

2 pounds skinless, boneless
2 tablespoons sesame seeds (optional)
chicken breasts
2 teaspoons creole seasoning
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 cups Wheaties
3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

The Good

  • Cuts out a lot of unhealthy foods including refined sugar
  • No Calorie counting
  • Encourages exercise

The Bad

  • Based on an unproven principle about insulin and weight gain
  • Cuts out some healthy foods like certain vega tables and bananas
  • Weight loss is probably a result of lower calorie consumption