On Cooking…

• SPLENDID LOW-CARBING BY JENNIFER ELOFF: MOLTEN CHEESE, VEGGIE AND CHICKEN EGGPLANT BOATS
• 24/7 Low Carb Diner: Zucchini Pizza Poppers

On Diet…

• Low Carb Diet News – Obesity Is Not A Disease, It Can Be A Symptom Of Disease But It Is Not The Disease itself – Low Carb Diet News
• Low Carb Diet News – Your Brain On Carbs: Study Suggests How Sugary, Starchy Foods May Lead to Addiction – Low Carb Diet News
• Going Primal – An Insider’s Look at Crossfit & Low Carb
• ‘The Biggest Loser’ Diet Plan Review
  

  …How The Biggest Loser Diet Works

  The Biggest Loser diet works because you burn more calories than you eat, and if you follow the prescription for eating healthy, whole foods every few hours, you shouldn’t have to deal with hunger.

  “When you eliminate refined starches and sugars or the appetite stimulating foods, hunger and appetite go way down because blood glucose and insulin spikes are minimized,” says Dansinger.

  Meals are scheduled frequently to help dieters avoid hunger. In addition, portion sizes are monitored and detailed records kept of food intake.

  Your starting calorie level is determined by multiplying your current weight by seven (On the television show, they use a factor of six for quicker results). The recommendations range from a low of 1,050 calories for a 150-pound person to a high of 2,100 calories for a 300-pound person.

  Most people eat more than they think, so in essence the low end is probably closer to a 1,200-calorie diet,” says medical director Dansinger.

  As you start losing weight, you’ll recalculate your calorie level and take in fewer calories or get more exercise. “If you want to maintain a fairly aggressive weight loss, you may need to adjust your caloric intake to your lower weight,” says Dansinger. (read the complete article on WebMD… )

  I don’t know but this sounds a lot like controlled starvation (a 1,200-calorie diet, Yikes! ) while working out like crazy. While yes you will lose weight it not at all surprising to me that we hear a lot about contestants gaining the weight back. The program lacks sustainable outcome (lifestyle).

• Some Articles Critical of Biggest Loser:
  • Why “The Biggest Loser” is Bad for Viewers | Mark’s Daily Apple 
    

    …It’s a made-for-TV spectacle that has morphed into a cruel hoax perpetrated on the typical overweight person in America who is desperately looking for the weight-loss secret. It shows precisely how NOT to lose weight. Talk about two steps forward and three steps back. A few years ago, I suggested in this post that there were a few things right with the show (I still took them to task for their sponsor choices) but I’ve changed my mind. If this season’s opener, in which two morbidly obese, untrained contestants nearly died trying to race a mile in the heat, is any indication, nothing will do more to prolong the current obesity epidemic than a fixation on the Biggest Loser and its yelling, screaming, puking, crying, collapsing, extreme dieting, six-hour workout mentality. Hell, if I were an obese person watching all this, I’d be thinking, “dude, if this is what it takes to lose the weight, pass me another Twinkie and let’s see what’s on VH1.”

    Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/biggest-loser/#ixzz2YEmoh9Z4

  • Biggest Loser Finalist: It Gave Me an Eating Disorder – Weight loss show disregards safety, contestant says
  • Weighty Matters: The Biggest Loser Destroys Participants’ Metabolisms
  • Reality bites for Biggest Losers
  • The Biggest Loser Pros And Cons: An In-Depth Review of Televisions Most Popular Reality Show
  • Biggest Loser: Contestants Admit Dangerous Practices, Can’t Speak Out
  • The Biggest Loser: Where Are They Now?
  • ‘Biggest Loser’:  Where are they now? – today > entertainment – Reality TV – TODAY.com
  • Can the Biggest Losers Stay Thin? We Ask Trainer Bob Harper – Newsweek and The Daily Beast
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