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Condiments.
See
Dressings, sauces, and condiments

Cookware, recommended,
200

Costs

of animal foods,
203
,
203
,
204
,
204

starch-based diet saving,
203
,
205–6
,
205
,
206

D

Dairy foods.
See also
Animal foods; Milk

as calcium source, myth of,
35
,
103–5
,
118

contamination of,
117–18

illnesses from,
114
,
115

increased consumption of,
104

studies showing few benefits of,
109

Dairy industry,
104
,
108
,
109
,
118

Depleted soil, myth of mineral deficiencies from,
156–57

Diabetes.
See also
Chronic diseases

high-carbohydrate diet and,
179–80

from obesity,
179
,
180–81

prevalence of,
16

starch-based diet controlling,
49
,
149
,
187

supplements increasing kidney damage with,
155
,
158

Diet(s)

American, food groups in,
5

ancient Egyptian,
10–12

Asian,
3
,
20
,
84
,
85
,
123
,
141

Atkins,
26
,
36
,
65
,
84
,
110
,
214–15

balanced, as toxic,
33

caution about changing,
vi

chimpanzee,
12–13

chronic diseases from,
xv
—xvi,
16
,
31
,
38
,
45
,
67–68
,
70
,
86
,
100
,
101
,
168
,
170

failure of,
vii

starch-based (
SEE
Starch-based diet; Starch Solution; Vegan diet)

Dietary acids, in foods,
39
,
39
,
40
,
40
,
112

toxic effects of,
41
,
43
,
107
,
109

Diet book trends,
67
,
68

Dining out

avoiding, for maximum weight loss,
216

expense of,
203–4
,
204

food choices for,
202

DNA, of starch eaters,
12–14

Dressings, sauces, and condiments,
202

recipes for,
242–49

E

“Eat More Starch” Challenge,
24–25

Eggs.
See
Animal foods

Energy, food sources of,
4
,
6
,
14
,
15
,
181–82

Environmental problems

from fish farming,
130

from livestock production,
17
,
70
,
72–73
,
7
2
,
74–75

solutions to,
viii
,
80
,
184

ineffective,
79

Exercise, for weight loss,
216

F

Fast food, cost of,
203–4
,
204

Fat, body.
See
Body fat

Fats, dietary

in animal foods,
39
,
39
,
40
,
114

avoiding, in
7
-Day Sure-Start Plan,
210

essential,
121–23

heart disease and,
135
,
136

increasing appetite,
21

overconsumption of,
70

in plant foods,
39
,
40
,
40

stored as body fat,
14
,
25
,
26
,
41
,
129
,
135
,
137

toxic effects of,
41–42

Fettuccine.
See
Pasta

Fiber, dietary

animal foods lacking,
39

in indigestible carbohydrates,
6

in plant foods,
40

underconsumption of,
70

Fish

cholesterol in,
125
,
125

depletion of,
120–21
,
120
,
130–31

farmed, problems with,
129–30

health claims about,
123–24

health dangers from,
124–25
,
129

mercury contamination of,
124
,
125
,
128

omega-3 fats in,
122
,
123
,
124
,
125

studies refuting benefits of,
126–28

Fishing, author’s experience with,
119–20
,
130–31

Fish oils,
124
,
126

Folic acid supplements,
154
,
155
,
158

Food groups

in American diet vs. Starch Solution,
5

chronic diseases and,
xv–xvi

Food Guide Pyramid,
67

Food preparation, in Starch Solution,
193–94

Fossil fuels,
71
,
78
,
79

Fractures

hip,
109
,
112
,
113

supplements contributing to,
116
,
155
,
158–59

Freezing home-cooked foods,
194
,
201

Frozen foods, stocking,
198
,
201
,
281

Fruits,
7

cost of,
205

limiting, for maximum weight loss,
216

nutrients in,
150–51

recommended consumption of,
66
,
67

in
7
-Day Sure-Start Plan,
210
,
212

in Starch Solution,
189

types of,
192–93

vegetables classified as,
191

G

GI.
See
Glycemic index

Global warming,
17
,
70
,
72–73
,
72
,
74

Glycemic index (GI),
180–82
,
181
,
182

Grains,
4
,
15
,
99
,
137
.
See
Rice.

in “Eat More Starch” Challenge,
24
,
25

recommended consumption of,
66
,
67

as starches, examples of,
7
,
7
,
190

Greenhouse gas emissions, from livestock,
7
2
,
74

H

Healing

body’s ability for,
46–47

from chronic diseases, starches for,
45
,
46
,
57

repeated injury preventing,
46

spontaneous

of cancer,
51
,
55
,
56
,
56

of heart disease,
48–49
,
51–52

of inflammatory arthritis,
51
,
52–53
,
53–54

of other diseases,
57

after trauma,
47
,
50

Heart attacks,
116
,
125
,
127
,
128
,
130

Heart disease.
See also
Chronic diseases

in ancient Egyptians,
10–11
,
12

contributors to,
41
,
42
,
168

fish consumption and,
123
,
125–28

myth about vegetable oils preventing,
135
,
136

prevalence of,
16

spontaneous healing from,
48–49
,
51–52

trials on useless or dangerous supplements for,
153–55
,
158

Herbs,
194
,
199

High blood pressure

sodium restriction and,
172–74

starch-based diet reducing,
ix
,
49
,
52
,
111
,
139
,
149
,
173–74
,
187
,
215

Hip fractures,
109
,
112
,
113

Hunger

avoiding, when achieving maximum weight loss,
216

difficulty controlling,
21

foods promoting,
21–22

from nonstarchy vegetables,
8

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