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No Flour, No Sugar questions answered

September 13, 2011 By Dr. Gott

DEAR DR. GOTT: I just started using your No Flour, No Sugar diet, and while it is a challenge, I am working through the first few weeks to get used to it. I have a few questions I hope to get answered. I am a Type 2 diabetic and have already noticed changes in my blood sugar.

First, the book says that jelly is not allowed, but makes no mention of sugar-free jelly. Is this OK?

Second, I have corn tortillas that use only ingredients that are allowed, but I have also found low-carb wraps that have half the carbs, more fiber and more protein than the corn tortillas. They also have zero sugars, and the calories and fat are similar. The ingredients do list stone-ground whole-wheat flour, soy flour and sesame flour, so does that mean they are automatically disqualified from the diet?
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Another “No Flour, No Sugar” book not in the works

July 1, 2011 By Dr. Gott

DEAR DR. GOTT: I am making good use of your “No Flour, No Sugar Cookbook” and am wondering if you will be coming out any time soon with another book of additional recipes. I need all the support I can get.

DEAR DR. GOTT: How about another cookbook to keep up the series?

DEAR READERS: Frankly, another cookbook is not in my immediate plans, but I must admit I have been collecting recipes since my last book went to press, so who knows?

In the interim, use my “No Flour, No Sugar Diet” book, which contains many recipes, including Broiled Portobello Mushroom Steaks With Rosemary Red Wine Reduction, and my “No Flour, No Sugar Cookbook” that you are already familiar with. [Read more...]

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Inability to lose weight may not be due to diet and exercise

January 20, 2011 By Dr. Gott

DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a 63-year-old woman who is trying to lose 20 pounds. I’m 5 feet 7 inches and weigh 155 pounds. I feel I am at least 25 pounds overweight. I exercise daily and eat healthy fruits and vegetables, but no flour or sugar. I consume 1,200 calories each day and cannot lose a pound.

DEAR READER: It sounds as though you are doing all the right things. I recommend you visit your physician for some routine lab work and a review of your medical history to determine whether a thyroid condition, prescription medication or other medical disorder might be to blame. It might not be your fault at all, just an undiscovered anomaly.

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Dextrose is sugar

November 6, 2010 By Dr. Gott

DEAR DR. GOTT: I am on your no-flour, no-sugar diet and using your cookbook. One recipe calls for dates. The dates I purchased have dextrose in them. Is this ingredient a sugar that is taboo on your diet?

DEAR READER: Dextrose, sucrose and glucose are all simple sugars. The primary difference between all three is in the way the body metabolizes them. Some manufacturers and packers for food-industry products prefer to use the word dextrose instead of sugar because the public is becoming more savvy and might not purchase a product if weight is an issue for them.
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Reader loses weight, gains life and health

August 13, 2010 By Dr. Gott

DEAR DR. GOTT: I just wanted you to know that I have lost 155 pounds using your no-flour, no-sugar diet. I think I should be your spokesperson!

Seriously, I am a 56-year-old female teacher, and I wanted to get in shape before I retired a year ago. I also wanted to be healthier and have a long retirement life. At my previous weight, I was unhappy, unhealthy and unfit to do anything physical, so I tried your diet plan. It worked and it has just kept on working.
It took me two years to get the weight off, and I still have around 27 pounds to go, but my doctor says I have probably added 10 years to my life. I used to be on three different high-blood-pressure medications and had to use a c-pap machine every night because of sleep apnea. Now I am medication-free, and my sleep apnea has disappeared.
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Dietary restriction brings positive results

April 6, 2010 By Dr. Gott

DEAR DR. GOTT: I read with interest the column that was recently posted about food issues with kids with autism.

My son is 17 and has severe autism. For many, many years, he suffered terribly with failure-to-thrive issues because of his aversion and bizarre sensory issues to many things, including food. He would go on what we called starvation diets; for days, he would eat absolutely nothing. I can remember giving him just about anything just so that I could get him to eat something.

When he was 14, out of complete desperation, we placed him on a restrictive diet. We removed gluten, casein, corn, soy, all sugars and dyes. [Read more...]

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When labels are misleading

February 9, 2010 By Dr. Gott

DEAR DR. GOTT: I have had great success with your no-flour, no-sugar diet. You have indicated that natural sugar from fruit is OK. I drink 100 percent cranberry juice, and the label states that the ingredients are 100 percent fruit juices from grapes, cranberries and apples (water, juice concentrates), natural flavors, ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and citric acid. The nutrition facts state the product contains 35 grams of sugar, which I assume is natural fruit sugar. I drink many glasses daily, but now wonder whether I have been inadvertently consuming added sugar and not natural fruit sugar.
DEAR READER: Natural fruit sugar, known as fructose, is an acceptable component to your diet, as long as your doctor has not indicated otherwise. The sugars listed on your nutrition facts label indicate the natural fruit sugar. If there were added sugar, known as sucrose, it would be listed on the ingredients panel. You are not consuming excess sucrose. [Read more...]

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