Terry Talks Nutrition:

Weight Loss

Good Grief! How did we get so FAT?

1992: no state had an

obesity rate above 15%

2012: 2 out of 3 states

have an obesity rate

higher than 25%!

Times have changed - Then

1970s: 42% of kids walk or bike to school

1977: People dine at home -

84% of meals and snacks

eaten at home

1975: 1.5 televisions per household;

most people have only 4 channels

(ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS)

Now

2010: 50% of meals

eaten out, 1 in 5

breakfasts is from

McDonald’s.

Food is cheap and it is

EVERYWHERE!

2010: 12% of kids walk to school.

2012: average of 3

televisions per household;

Basic cable package is

usually 80+ stations

Childhood Obesity Rates are Skyrocketing

• Obesity now affects 17% of all children and adolescents in the United States - triple the rate from just one generation ago.

• DID YOU KNOW? The Robert Wood Johnson foundation spends $100 million in an entire year on grants for researchers studying childhood obesity

• The food industry spends $100 million dollars by January 4, marketing junk food – just to children

The consequences of our modern lifestyle

• Obesity is the number 2 cause of preventable death– Number 1 is smoking

• Number of Americans with diabetes projected to increase 165% by 2050 (29 million people)

• A severely obese person is likely to die 8-10 years earlier than a person of normal weight

• Economic cost of obesity and obesity-related disorders: $325 billion dollars a year– The medical costs for an obese person are 42% higher

than for a person of normal weight.

What do we eat the most of?

• 15% of calories from protein

• 33% of calories from fat

• 52% of calories from carbohydrates

– For children under age 19, carbohydrate

consumption rate is 55%

If you are a carbohydrate addict

you are not alone!

Paleolithic Diet vs Standard Diet

Paleolithic Diet

• 30% animal protein

• 60% animal fat

• 10% non-starchy

carbohydrates from fruits

and vegetables

– no more than 72 grams

of carbohydrates daily

– 50 or less on the

Glycemic Index

Remember what most

Americans are

consuming?

• 15% of calories from

protein

• 33% of calories from fat

• 52% of calories from

carbohydrates

What are Carbohydrates?

• Food nutrient

• Converted by the body into sugar (glucose)

• Unhealthy carbs are converted quickly by the body and spike sugar levels (high glycemic index) – a fast route to weight gain, diabetes and heart disease

– White bread, white rice, white potato, soda, etc

• Healthy carbs are converted more slowly and don’t have the same spiking effect on blood sugar levels (low glycemic index)

– Whole, unrefined grains; beans; vegetables

But Terry, I LOVE carbs!

• Pizza, bagels, donuts, chips, stuffing and

mashed potatoes, cookies, cake, pasta…

• Some people have a VERY hard time giving up

these foods

• What can help? White Kidney Bean

White Kidney Bean and Carbohydrates

• Multiple studies have shown that white kidney bean contains a compound (alpha amylase) which prevents carbohydrates in the intestines from being digested

• How does it work?

– The enzyme amylase breaks carbohydrates down into glucose, which passes the intestinal wall and enters the bloodstream

– Alpha amylase blocks this enzyme

• Prevents amylase from reaching the spot on the carbohydrate chain where it exerts its “breaking” activity –body can’t absorb the carbohydrate so it is excreted

How well does white kidney bean extract

work?

• Early studies done at the Mayo Clinic found

– 95% inhibition of amylase enzyme within 15

minutes (in this experiment 5 or 10 g of white

bean extract were given via intubation)

– 85% reduction of blood sugar spikes

– Insulin and c-reactive protein levels were also

reduced

• 2 additional studies in people with diabetes

found similar effects

But will I lose weight?• Studies say YES

• 12 week study of white kidney bean vs placebo– White kidney bean group lost 7 lbs; placebo group gained a

pound

• 60 day study of white kidney bean vs placebo– White kidney bean group lost 5 lbs; placebo group lost less than 1

lb

• 30 day study of white kidney bean plus chromium picolinate– White kidney bean plus chromium picolinate lost 6.5 lbs; placebo

group lost less than a pound

• More than 10 clinical studies show that use of white kidney bean extract for people who regularly consume carbohydrates can lead to weight loss

• Also reported – blood sugar levels returned to normal 20 minutes faster than normal after using a white kidney bean extract

So how do I use this as part of my diet?

• Take white kidney bean extract with every

carb-containing meal

• In clinical trials, dosages were 1000 – 1500 mg

daily

• Using highly purified and concentrated white

kidney bean reduces dosage requirement to

just 2 mg per meal

What about side effects?

• At high doses, white kidney bean can cause

gas and bloating

• Using low dose concentrated extract with

enteric coating ensures extract releases in the

intestines, so does not cause gas or bloating

• CONCLUSION: white kidney bean can be an

effective way to promote weight loss for

people who regularly consume high levels of

carbohydrates