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• Diets over the Years

• Last statistics taken in America, July 2005 of 295,734,134 million people

• Costs for Weight Loss

• Pre-packaged dehydrated foods

• 2004 University of Illinois study

• We are still getting fatter as a nation!

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Diets over the Years

• First Recorded Low Carb Diet 1860

• First Diet Movement 1898

• Calorie Theory USA 1930

• Low Carb USA 1960’s

• Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution 1972

• American Diet Craze Starts 1972

• Hyperinsulinism & Obesity Connection Canada 1979

• Glycemic Index Invented 1981

• Low Fat USA 1980’s

• Low Glycemic Australia and Canada 1990’s

• Low Glycemic USA 1997 (Harvard Medical School Only)‏

• Low Glycemic Makes Front Page USA Today March 2005

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Last statistics taken in America, July 2005 of 295,734,134 million people:

• 105 million had cholesterol above 200 mg/dl

• 73 million had high blood pressure

• 61 million were obese!

• Over 30% of the population

• 17 million diagnosed with diabetes

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Costs for Weight Loss

• In 2005 Americans spent almost 63 Billion dollars on weight loss products, not including weight loss programs and dietary supplement programs.  That’s up 18 % from 2002.  Guess what? We are getting fatter!

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• Pre-packaged dehydrated foods
  Look good but taste awful
  Are loaded with synthetic chemical preservatives.
  Your Certified GK Coach can teach you how to select healthy, tasty food and save money too!

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• In 2004 University of Illinois study revealed women who ate two frozen diet dinners a day and followed a 1365 calorie diet lost more weight that those on a the same calories from the USDA food pyramid.  Why? Two reasons:
  *  Portion Control
  *  The USDA food pyramid is low fat and high glycemic.

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• Low Glycemic is not Low Carb
  The Atkins Diet introduced in 1972 is revived about every ten years. Each generation thinks it’s a new diet.
  In 1999 Atkins Nutritionals Inc. flooded the market with low carb foods of every kind. Sales peaked in 2004. and they filed for bankruptcy in July 2005.
  We are still getting fatter as a nation!