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abdominal obesity
heart failure and
in metabolic syndrome
acanthosis nigricans
acarbose
ACE inhibitors
acesulfame K (acesulfame potassium) (Sweet One, Sunett)
Actos (pioglitazone)
advanced glycated end products (AGEs)
aerobic exercise
African Americans
age-related macular degeneration
alcohol
allergies
almonds
alpha linolenic acid
alpha lipoid acid, see lipoic acid
Alzheimer's disease
Amaryl (glimepiride)
American Diabetes Association (ADA)
AIC level goal of
diet of
screening recommendations of
testing guidelines of
amino acids
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors)
angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)
antidepressants
antioxidants
anxiety
arrhythmias
arterial blockage
arteries
arthritis
artificial sweeteners, see substitute sweeteners
Asian Americans
aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal)
aspirin
asthma
atherogenic particles
atherosclerosis
Atkins, Robert C.,
AGR and
as cardiologist
on children's nutrition
death of
on diabetes
on early intervention
and exercise
GTT advocated by
on heart disease
on hypertension
obesity and diabetes crusade of
on supplements
on vegetables
Atkins, Veronica
Atkins Basic 3 multivitamin
Atkins Blood Sugar Control Program
alcohol on
ANA vs.,
basics of
beverages on
for children
exercise in
fiber in
fruit in
good fats in
heart disease and
hypertension and
ketosis in
for metabolic syndrome
Net Carbs in
nuts in
OWL in
protein in
realistic goals for
saturated fat in
sugar and
supplements and
trans fats eliminated by
for Type 1 diabetes
vegetables in
vitamin and mineral intake in
Atkins Carbohydrate Equilibrium (ACE)
Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine
Atkins Essential Oils
Atkins Glycemic Ranking (AGR)
Atkins Lifestyle Food Guide Pyramid
Atkins Nutritional Approach (ANA)
ABSCP vs.,
four phase of
ketosis in
Net Carbs in
protein in
studies supporting
sugar and
vegetarians and vegans on
Atkins Nutritionals
Atkins Physicians Council (APC)
Atkins Ratio
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
autoimmune disease
Avandia (rosiglitazone)
bariatric medicine
Baychol
beans
beef
bepridil
berries
beta-blockers
beta-carotene
beta cells
beta glucan
beverages
biceps curl
bicycling
biguanides
biotin
black tea
blindness
blood cells, red
blood clots
blood glucose, see glucose
blood lipids
on ABSCP
on Atkins
high
medications for
supplements for
blood lipids, abnormal
blood pressure
about
in ABSCP
accurate readings for
caffeine and
exercise and
gestational diabetes and
heart disease and
low
medications for
stress and
supplements for
blood pressure, high
in metabolic syndrome
see also hypertension
blood sugar
abnormalities
about
caffeine and
carbohydrates and
and children's behavior
control of
in diabetes
elevated
exercise and
fasting
gestational diabetes and
heart disease and
herbs for
high
hypertension medications and
levels of
lipid values and
low
after meals
Net Carbs and
protein and
regulation of
stress and
supplements for
symptoms of abnormal
tea and
tracking
unstable
vegetables and fruits and
blood sugar levels
blood sugar stress, see prediabetes
blood sugar tests
postprandial
blood vessels
body mass index (BMI)
for children
bone mineral density, tea and
bones
borage seed oil
boron
bowel movements
brain tissue
bran, bran cereal
bread
breakfast
breakfast cereals
breast cancer
breathing difficulties
broccoli
brown rice
bullying
butter
cabbages
caffeine
calcium
channel blockers
calories
cancer
candy
canola oil
carbohydrate grams
Carbohydrate Ladder
carbohydrates
blood sugar and
in children's diets and
complex
controlling
conversion to glucose of
cravings for
diabetes and
in fat storage
food with most
hypertension and
in Induction phase
limiting portions of
metabolic syndrome and
in Net Carbs
in plant foods
refined
simple
sugars in
cardiomyopathy
cardiovascular disease, see heart disease
cardiovascular health
cardiovascular risk
carnitine
carotenoids
Carter, Glenda
catechins
Caucasians
cauliflower
CBC (complete blood count)
cell membranes
cellulose
cell walls
central obesity, see abdominal obesity
cesarean delivery
chair exercises
see also specific exercises
cheese
Cheddar
string
children:
on ABSCP
controlled-carb approach for
diabetic symptoms in
exercise for
family habits and overweight
gestational diabetes and
health risks in obese
healthy eating and
overweight and obesity in
Type 1 diabetes and
Type 2 diabetes in
chlorpropamide (Diabinase)
chocolate
shakes
cholesterol
levels
chromium
chromium picolinate
chromium polynicotinate
circuit training
clots
clotting factors
cobalamin, see vitamin B12
coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10; ubiquinone)
coffee
cold-pressed oils
collard greens
complex carbohydrates
comprehensive chemistry panel
condiments
congestive heart failure
controlled-carbohydrate nutrition
copper
CoQ10 (coenzyme Q10; ubiquinone)
corn, sweet
corn syrup
coronary artery disease
and metabolic syndrome
cortisol
c-peptide
C-reactive protein (CRP)
Critical Carbohydrate Level for Losing (CCLL)
dairy beverages
dairy products
deep venous thrombosis (DVT)
dehydration
deltoids
depression
“diabesity,”
DiaBeta (glyburide)
diabetes
abdominal fat in
about
alcohol and
blood lipids and
blood sugar levels in
death risk for
epidemic in
exercise and
family history of
fasting blood sugar (FBS) level for
fats and
fibrinogen in
fructose and
gestational, see gestational diabetes
GTT for
heart disease and
hunger as symptom of
incidence of
lifestyle changes and
low-GI diets for
magnesium levels in
managing
medical costs of
medications for
metabolic syndrome and
onset of
path to
prescriptions for
risk factors for
sugar and
symptoms of
Type 1, see Type 1 diabetes
Type 2, see Type 2 diabetes
undiagnosed
urination as symptom of
vegetables and
walking and
weight gain in men and
weight loss and
diabetes mellitus
diabetic nephropathy
diabetic retinopathy
Diabinase (chlorpropamide)
diarrhea
diastolic blood pressure
Dietary reference intake (DRI)
diet soda
digestible fiber
diuretic/aldosterone antagonists
diuretics
DNA
docosahexanoic acid (DHA)
Drake, Ralph
drug interactions
dumbbells
Eberstein, Jacqueline A.
echocardiograms
eel
eggs
egg yolks
eicosanoids
eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
electrolytes
electrons
elliptical trainers
elliptical training machine
endothelial cells
endothelial dysfunction (ED)
endothelium
energy levels
enzymes
epinephrine
Equal (aspartame)
erythcitol
essential amino acids
essential fatty acids
Essential Oils Formula
estrogen
ethnicity, as risk factor
exercise
aerobic, see aerobic exercise
beginning
blood sugar and
and body fat
chair
children and
danger signs for
for diabetes
drinking water for
goals for
gradual increase in
for hypertension
motivation and
pain in
resistance
strength training
stress and
stretching before
tracking progress in
walking
working into daily routines
exercise bikes
exercise machines
expeller-pressed oils
extra virgin olive oil
eye disease
families, controlling carbs by
fasting
fasting blood sugar (FBS)
in diabetes
level of
in metabolic syndrome
test for
fasting glucose
fasting insulin levels
fasting plasma glucose
fat, body
abdominal
burning of
stored
fats, dietary
bad
cooking with
diabetes and
essential
good vs. bad
healthy
monounsaturated
natural
polyunsaturated
saturated
unsaturated
fatty acids
fenfluramine
fiber
amounts of
digestible
nondigestible
Fiberall
fibrinogen
fish
mercury and other toxins in
fish oil
flavonoids, see phytonutrients
flaxseed oil
fluid retention
folic acid
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
food cravings
food intolerance
Framingham Osteoporosis Study
free radicals
free T3
free T4
French fries
fructose
diabetes and
fruit juices
fruits
AGR for
American consumption of
Atkins Ratio for
low-glycemic
nutritional quality of
in Power of Five and Ten
sugars in
see also specific fruits
fruit snacks
gallbladder disease
gallstones
gamma linoleic acid (GLA), see omega-6 fatty acids
gangrene
gelatin, sugar-free
gestational diabetes
glibenclamide
gliclazide
glimepiride (Amaryl)
glipizide (Glucotrol)
glitazones (thiazolidinediones, TZDs)
glucagon
Glucobay (acarbose)
Glucophage (metformin)
glucose
glucose intolerance
glucose levels, see blood sugar levels
glucose meters
glucose tolerance, impaired
in metabolic syndrome
glucose tolerance factor (GTF)
glucose tolerance test (GTT)
glucose and insulin values in
insulin levels in
process of
results of
two-hour
Glucotrol (glipizide)
Glucovance (glyburide)
glyburide (DiaBeta, Glucovance, Micronase)
glycated hemoglobin (A1C)
test for
glycation
glycemic index (GI)
glycemic load (GL)
glycerin
glycerol
glycogen
Glyset (acarbose)
gout
grains
AGR for
in Power of Five and Ten
refined
greens
green tea
Greer, April
HDL1
HDL2
HDL3
HDL cholesterol
metabolic syndrome and
recommended levels of
headaches
health clubs
health insurance
heart arrhythmias
heart attacks
hypertension and
silent
heart disease
antioxidants for
diabetes and
GI and
GL and
low-GI diets and
prediagnosis risk of
resveratrol and
risk factors in children
supplements for
tea and
vegetables and
heart failure
heart rate
hemochromatosis
hemoglobin
herbal teas
herbs, for blood sugar
heredity, as risk factor
high blood pressure, see blood pressure, high
high-carbohydrate diets
cholesterol and
for diabetes
hypertension and
low-fat
metabolic syndrome and
as risk factor
triglycerides and
weight gain and
see also American Diabetes Association, diet of; standard American diet
high-density lipoprotein, see HDL cholesterol
high-low curve
Hispanic Americans
HMG Co-A reductase
home blood sugar meter
homocysteine
hormones
imbalances in
stress
Horstman, Steve
hunger
hydrogen
hydrogenated starch hydrolysates (HSH)
hydrogenated vegetable oil
hyperactivity
hyperglycemia
hyperinsulinism
hypertension
diagnosing of
gestational diabetes and
heart disease and
medications for
metabolic syndrome and
nondrug approach
in obese children
see also blood pressure, high
hypoglycemia
hypoglycemia (continued)
insulin administration and
reactive
hypothyroidism
iceberg lettuce
ice cream
immune system
impaired fasting glucose (IFG)
impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)
inactivity, metabolic syndrome and
Induction phase
in ABSCP
alcohol forbidden in
of ANA
foods for
inflammation
inflammation markers
in-line skating
inositol
inositol hexanicotinate (IHN)
insulin
on ABSCP
caffeine and
calcium for
chromium for
coenzyme Q10 and
fasting
high
iron and
levels of
long-acting (NPH)
magnesium for
as medication
production of
protein and
stored
supplements for, see blood sugar, supplements for
supplements to simulate
in Type 2 diabetes
zinc and
insulin/blood sugar levels
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome and
weight gain and
insulin secretion, high
insulin sensitivity
insulin testing
intermediate-density lipoprotein (IDL)
irbesartan (Avapro)
iron
ischemic heart disease
isoflavones
isomalt
isometrics
jogging
joints
inflammation of
problems with
support
juices:
fruit
Power of Five and Ten and
junk food
television and
juvenile diabetes, see Type 1 diabetes
kale
ketoacidosis
ketones
ketosis
kidney beans
kidney disease
protein and
kidneys
kidney stones
kness extensions
lab values
lactitol
lactose
latent autoimmune disease in adults (LADA)
LDL cholesterol
recommended levels of
statin drugs and
lean body mass
learning disabilities
leg swings
legumes
AGR for
in Power of Five and Ten
lentils
Less, Donna G.
lettuce
L-glutamine
Lifetime Mainteance
lignans
linoleic acids, see omega-6 fatty acids
linolenic acids, see omega-3 fatty acids
lipid panels
lipid profile
lipids
elevated
levels of
routine
lipid values, xv
lipoic acid, for neuropathy
lipolysis
lipolysis test strips
lipoprotein (a) (lp(a))
lipoprotein lipase
lipoproteins
liver
function tests
long-acting (NPH) insulin
loop diuretics
love handles
low-carbohydrate diets
cookbooks for
for diabetes
studies supporting
low-carbohydrate foods
Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL cholesterol)
low-fat diets
Lupron
lutein
lycopene
mackerel
macrobiotic diet
macronutrient
macular degeneration, age-related
magnesium
magnesium citrate
magnesium gluconate
magnesium orotate
magnesium taurate
maltitol
manganese
mannitol
marching in place
McCoy, Joe
McKay, Ann
meals:
frequent smaller
regular
meats
organic
processed
medications
on ABSCP
children on
for diabetes
and GTT
for hypertension
for metabolic syndrome
and weight loss
see also statins
meditation
meglitinides
men, weight gain and diabetes in
menstruation
mercury
metabolic control
metabolic improvement, in ABSCP
metabolic obesity
metabolic syndrome
abdominal obesity in
antioxidants and
coronary artery disease and
C-reative protein (CRP) and
criteria for
diabetes and
exercise for
fasting blood sugar in
fibrinogen in
fructose and
glucose tolerance in
HDL cholesterol in
heart disease and
high blood pressure in
high-carb diet and
metabolic syndrome (continued)
high triglycerides in
hypertension and
impaired fasting glucose in
inactivity and
insulin resistance and
lifestyle changes for
magnesium levels in
medications for
microalbuminuria in
overweight and
prediabetes and
prothrombotic state in
as risk factor
sugar and
vegetables and
WHO definition of
metabolism
Metamucil
metformin (Glucophage)
microalbuminuria
Micronase (glyburide)
milk
minerals
mineral supplements
mitiglinide
mitochondria
Mmol/L
molasses
molybdenum
monounsaturated fats (MUFA)
Montaquila, Mark Anthony
mood swings
morbid obesity
multivitamins
muscle
muscle mass
muscle tone
myoinositol
n-3 fatty acids, see omega-3 fatty acids
n-6 fatty acids, see omega-6 fatty acids
nateglinide (Starlix)
National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP)
Adult Treatment Panel (ATP III) of
Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) diet of
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
body-weight guidelines of
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Native Americans
nephropathy, diabetic
nerve cells
nerve endings
Net Carbs
neuropathy
biotin for
lipoid acid for
neurotransmitters
niacin
nicotine
nitrates
nondigestible fiber
nonessential amino acids
Normal Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS)
Nurses' Health Study
NutraSweet (aspartame)
nuts
AGR for
in Power of Five and Ten
obesity
abdominal
Atkins' crusade against
in children
consequences of childhood
epidemic in
extreme or morbid
gestational diabetes and
heart disease and
high-GI diet and
hypertension and
metabolic imbalances and
metabolic syndrome and
morbid
as risk factor
supplements for
oils
oleic acid
olive oil
extra virgin
olives
omega-3 fatty acids
omega-6 fatty acids
omega-9 fatty acids
Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL):
in ABSCP
in ANA
oral glucose tolerance test, see glucose tolerance test
organic foods
Orinase (tolbutamide)
osteoarthritis
osteoporosis
overweight
in children
among families
health risk of
metabolic imbalances and
oxalates
oxidation
oxidative stress
oxygen
packaged foods
pain, good vs. bad
palm oil
pancreas
pantethine
pantothenic acid
partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, see trans fats
pasta
peanut butter
peanut oil
peanuts
peas
pectins
peptides
peripheral neuropathy
personal trainers
phenfen
phosphorus
physical education
physicians:
for ABSCP
GTT and
Physicians' Health Study
phytates
phytoestrogens
phytonutrients
pioglitazone (Actos)
plaques
plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1)
polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
polyphenols
polyunsaturated fats (PUFA)
polyunsaturated vegetable oils
pork
portion sizes
postprandial hyperglycemia
postprandial test, two-hour
potassium
potatoes
baked
French-fried
poultry
Power of Five and Ten
Prandin (repaglinide)
Precose (acarbose)
prediabetes
abdominal fat in
exercise in
fibrinogen in
fructose and
heart disease and
impaired fasting blood sugar in
impaired glucose tolerance in
magnesium levels in
medications for
metabolic syndrome and
sugar and
vegetables and
pregnancy, complications in
prehypertension
Pre-Maintenance phase
processed meats
processed oils
progesterone
prostaglandins
prostate cancer
protease
protein
protein (continued)
amounts of
blood sugar and
bones and
insulin and
and kidney disease
sources of
protein-and-fat snacks
protein bars
proteinuria
prothrombotic state
Prozac
psyllium
puberty
pulmonary embolus
pyroxidine, see vitamin B6
quercetin
RDA (Recommended Dietary Allowance)
reactive hypoglycemia
Reason, Traci
Reaven, Gerald
red blood cells
red wine
relaxation
repaglinide (Prandin)
resistance exercise
resveratrol
retinopathy
riboflavin
rice
brown
white
wild
romaine lettuce
rosiglitazone (Avandia)
rowing machines
running
saccharin (Sweet'n Low)
safflower oil
salad dressings
salad greens
salads
salmon
salt
sardines
saturated fats
school food
School lunches
screening, for prediabetes
scurvy
sedentary lifestyle
seeds
AGR for
in Power of Five and Ten
selenium
seltzer
sesame oil
shakes, low-carb
side hip raise
silent heart attacks
simple carbohydrates
skating, in-line
sleep apnea
sleep deprivation
small intestines
smoking
snacks
children and unhealthy
healthy
protein-and-fat
soda
soft drinks
soluble fiber, see digestible fiber
sorbitol
sound wave tests
soy
soybean oil
soymilk
spinach
spironolactone
Splenda (sucralose)
stair-steppers
standard American diet (SAD)
starch blockers
Starlix (nateglinide)
statin drugs
stationary bike
step exercises
stevia
strength-training exercise
stress
blood pressure and
stress hormones
stress test
stretching
stroke
substitute sweeteners
sucralose (Splenda)
sucrose
sugar
sugar alcohols
sugar substitutes, see substitute sweeteners
sulfonylureas
Sunett (acesulfame K)
supplements
antioxidants and
for blood lipids
for blood pressure
for blood sugar control
essential fatty acid
fish oil
for heart health
insulin-stimulating
oils
reasons for
surgical risk
Sweet'n Low (saccharin)
Sweet One (acesulfame K)
sweet potatoes
swimming
Swiss chard
syndrome X, see metabolic syndrome
systolic blood pressure
Taubes, Gary
taurine
tea
teenagers as overweight
television
testosterone
thiamin
thiazide diuretics
thiazolidinediones (TZDs, glitazones)
thioctic acid, see lipoic acid
thirst
thrombosis, deep venous (DVT)
thyroid
tocopherols
toe stands
tofu
tolazamide (Tolinase)
tolbutamide (Orinase)
Tolinase (tolazamide)
tomatoes
trans fats
trapezius
treadmill
triacylglycerol
triceps
triglycerides
in metabolic syndrome
recommended level of
truncal obesity, see abdominal obesity
TSH
tuna
Type 1 diabetes
about
ABSCP and
in children
late-developing
prevalence of
Type 2 diabetes
Atkins' crusade against
in children
complications of
diagnosing
as epidemic
gestational diabetes and
hemochromatosis and
in metabolic syndrome
as most common
risk factors for
signs of
see also diabetes
TZDs (thiazolidinediones, glitazones)
ubiquinone (coenzyme Q10; CoQ10)
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Dietary Guidelines Committee
food guide pyramid of
unprocessed foods
unsaturated fats
upward row
uric acid
urination, as diabetes symptom
urine
urine protein excretion
vanadium
vegans, on Atkins
vegetable juices
vegetable oils
polyunsaturated
vegetables
AGR for
American consumption of
Atkins Ratio for
blood sugar and
cardiovascular health and
cooked
crunchy
diabetes and
green leafy
high-carb
high-fiber
leafy green
low-carb
low-glycemic
nutritional quality of
in Power of Five and Ten
raw
servings of
starchy
sugars in
variety of
vegetarians, on Atkins
Vernon, Mary
very low density lipoprotein (VLDL)
Vioxx
visceral adiposity, see abdominal obesity
vitamin A
vitamin B3, see niacin
vitamin B6
vitamin B12
vitamin B family
vitamin C
as antioxidant
vitamin D
vitamin E
as antioxidant
vitamins
waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)
walking
water
water aerobics
weight
goals
normal
normalizing
as risk factor
weight gain
in children
and diabetes
diabetes medications and
disease and
as gradual process
insulin resistance and
weight loss
on ABSCP
on ANA
in children
tea and
weight-loss programs
weight training
Westman, Eric
“What If It's All Been a Big Fat Lie?” (Taubes)
wheat sensitivity
white bread
whole grains
wine, red
women, weight gain and diabetes in
Woodruff, Barbara
World Health Organization (WHO)
metabolic syndrome definition of
xylitol
Yancy, William S., Jr.
yoga
yogurt
zeaxanthin
zinc