I got asked for an Induction-friendly recipe video, and my mind immediately went to the Poblano peppers I had in my fridge. Peppers are an awesome part of any Atkins Diet menu, and are loaded with vitamins and nutrients.

Ingredients:
4 Large Poblano Peppers, Broiled, skin removed
1.5 pounds Ground Beef (85%/15%)
1 TBS Taco Seasoning (see recipe below)
1/2 cup Heavy Cream
1/2 cup Salsa
1 1/4 cup Shredded Cheese
1/4 cup diced tomatoes (optional)

1. Brown Ground Beef, Drain, and add Taco Seasoning
2. Roast Peppers on Top Shelf under broiler, rotating every 2-3 minutes
3. Add Salsa, Cream, and Cheese to ground beef, and heat until cheese is melted.
4. Remove Peppers from Oven, and peel loosened skin off peppers. Remove Stem core and seeds from inside.

5. Add meat mixture to roasted peppers, and cover with 1-2 oz of Shredded Cheese
6. Bake for 20 minutes or until cheese is golden brown.
Makes 4 servings.

Nutrition Info per Serving:
510 Calories, 37g Fat, 7g Carbs (1.5g Fiber), 37g Protein

Taco Seasoning:
2 TBS Chili Powder
2 TBS Paprika
4 tsp Cumin
1 TBS Onion Powder
1 TBS Garlic Powder
1 TBS Salt
1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper (to taste)

(IF = Induction Friendly)

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This video is the second half of the Atkins Diet Misconception: Diabetes series. If you have not seen Part 1, please watch it here:

The last video dealt with case damning the existing treatment or recommendations to follow a high carb diet managed with ever increasing doses of insulin. This video deals with the evidence for rather managing it with a low carb lifestyle. There are two great studies for advocating this method.

1:) Dietary carbohydrate restriction in type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome: time for a critical appraisal
Nutrition and Metabolism(Lond) 2008; 5: 9.
Numerous authors including Richard Bertstein, Mary Vernon, Jeff Volek, Eric Westman

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2359752&tool=pmcentrez

Conducted Multi-center trial in which 63 obese men and women were randomly assigned to either diet, 21 Low Carb, 21 Control, 21 High Carb for a one year study.
This discussion focuses on type 2 diabetes but many of the principles will apply to metabolic syndrome and possibly to type 1 as well[6,7].
1. Carbohydrate restriction improves glycemic control, the primary target of nutritional therapy and reduces insulin fluctuations.
2. Carbohydrate-restricted diets are at least as effective for weight loss as low-fat diets.
3. Substitution of fat for carbohydrate is generally beneficial for markers for and incidence of CVD.
4. Carbohydrate restriction improves the features of metabolic syndrome.
An important idea guiding current medical thinking is that clustering of seemingly disparate physiologic states, obesity, atherogenic dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia and hypertension, termed metabolic syndrome (MetS) suggests a common underlying cause. A recent review showed that carbohydrate restriction improves all of these markers[24].
5. Beneficial effects of carbohydrate restriction do not require weight loss. It’s not simply a weight loss argument or due to people losing weight do they achieve the benefits.

2.) Low-carbohydrate diet in type 2 diabetes: stable improvement of bodyweight and glycemic control during 44 months follow-up
Jörgen V Nielsen email and Eva A Joensson email

http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/5/1/14

Conclusion:
There is now little evidence for the claim that a fat-reduced diet for weight reduction has any particular value beyond caloric counting [10]. Current dietary recommendations seem to be a major part of their problem rather than being part of the solution. Carbohydrate restriction, however, reverses or neutralises all aspects of the metabolic syndrome [20,21].

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Here is my review of salad dressing options while doing a low carb diet. Here are some tasty commercial low carb options:

http://bit.ly/btflYG

Low Carb Caesar Dressing Recipe:
Ingredients
* 1 1/2 cups olive oil
* 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
* 1/4 cup lemon juice
* 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
* 2 tablespoons anchovy paste
* 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
* 4 cloves garlic, crushed
* 3 tablespoons sour cream
* 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions
1. In a food processor or blender, combine the olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, anchovy paste, mustard, garlic, sour cream and Parmesan cheese. Process until smooth. Pour into a glass container, seal, and refrigerate until ready to use.

CHIPOTLE RANCH DRESSING

http://genaw.com/lowcarb/chipotle_ranch_dressing.html

1/4 cup ranch dressing
1/2 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
1 tablespoon cilantro
Mix and chill before serving.

Makes 1/4 cup dressing
Per Tablespoon: 79 Calories; 8g Fat; 1g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 1g Net Carb

Duration : 0:5:39

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In this Atkins Diet Quick Hits video deal the question “how fast did I lose the weight?” and “if you lost it slower, do you think loose skin would be less prevalent?”

I responded that I averaged about 4.3 pounds per week during much of the weight loss phase, and over 3 pounds throughout the 15 months of the diet. I advised against intentionally slowing down the diet by overeating or eating when you aren’t hungry. I do HOWEVER recommend eating above one’s Basal Metabolic Rate to avoid starvation mode and crash dieting, such as water restriction. I have read a story where the winner of the first Biggest Loser gained 35 pounds of water within 3 days after their weigh-in due to lost water weight. Eat according to the plan and ~3-5x per day, and you should be fine.

The whole point is to lose fat cells not muscle mass as much as possible. If you are worried about lost muscle mass, keep exercising and gauge your long term performance as a key indicator.

Duration : 0:3:21

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I wanted to make another Induction Friendly recipe, and what better way to extend one’s food budget than a meat loaf recipe. Most traditional meat loaf recipes have binders of bread crumb to hold it together and soak up some of the beef fat. They also can be a little dry on the outside as the center gets to the right temp.

This recipe attempts to fix both of those concerns. The binder in this recipe is the cheese (cheddar and the Parmesan). The Parmesan really performs the same function as the bread crumbs did. The coating of bacon also helps keep the top from over cooking.

This recipe is derived from a recipe at Linda’s Low Carb recipe site (http://genaw.com/lowcarb/bacon_beef_rolls.html).

Ingredients
2.5# Ground Beef
2 eggs, beaten
1 Medium Red Pepper, chopped
1 Medium Onion, chopped
2 TBS Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Pepper
2 TBS Worcestershire sauce
4 oz Cheddar Cheese
1/4 cup Low Carb Ketchup

Makes 10 servings
Per Serving: 304 Calories; 20.5g Fat; 24.1g Protein; 4g Carbs (.5g Fiber, 3g Net Carbs)

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Duration : 0:7:41

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My recipe video to celebrate the holidays – a perfect complement to most holiday menus. This recipe was derived from a recipe from Linda’s Low Carb (http://genaw.com/lowcarb/mushroom_chicken-sausage_casserole.html) but was changed due to taste and items in the house. My wife loves this recipe!

Ingredients:
2 pounds Sausage
3 cups Roast Chicken or Turkey
1 Medium Onion, Chopped
1 Medium Green Pepper, Chopped
2 stalks of Celery, Chopped
1 Medium Head of Cauliflower
8 oz. Cream Cheese
8 oz. Cheese, Shredded
1/2 tsp Black pepper
Paprika
Makes 10 servings.

Cook covered 30 minutes @ 350 degrees, and 10-15 minutes uncovered.

Nutrition Info:
391 Calories, 28.6g Fat, 6.5g Carbs (2g Fiber – 4.5 Net Carbs), 28g Protein.

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Duration : 0:8:56

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I produced another Atkins Diet Quick Hits videos. In this one, I deal with question of how long to stay on Induction and what the warning signs to progress to the Ongoing Weight Loss Phase. I normally get this question from those with lots to lose or those people who become carb phobic. My response normally goes – you can stay on Induction for a really long time, but you should progress to OWL when you hit one of the warning conditions.

Here are the warning signs:
1. poor exercise performance, prolonged fatigue, or tiredness
2. Blood work comes back out of whack – One of mine came back borderline for globulin, the doc recommended I start eating nuts. I had it rechecked shortly thereafter, and it was fine.
3. Boredom with the food choices.

For additional information:
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-low-carb-dieting-faqs/6765-how-long-can-i-stay-induction.html

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My second cooking show on how to make low carb comfort foods. Fauxtatoes are a great dish to have at Thanksgiving or for those who typically have to fight to get their veggies. A couple of my kids and my wife even make cameo appearances in this video. It’s the least I can do for all the taste testing I make them endure as I try new recipes. My non-low-carbing family members even like this recipe as an alternative to starchy mashed potatoes.

Try this recipe; I think it’ll be a hit with you as well!

Recipe:
1 Head Cauliflower
2.5 TBS Butter
1/3 cup Heavy Cream
1 Chicken Bouillon cube
1 tsp salt
White pepper to taste

Directions:
* Cook Cauliflower until fork tender. Drain well.

* Place cooked cauliflower and other ingredients (crush bouillon cube first) into the food processor. Run on high until consistency of mashed potatoes. You may need to scrape the sides of the bowl a couple times to prevent lumps.

Makes 6 Servings:
Total Fat 1.04g2%
Saturated Fat 0.63g3%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.26g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.22g
Cholesterol 3.06mg1%
Sodium 287.66mg12%
Potassium 426.82mg12%
Total Carbohydrate 7.64g3%
Dietary Fiber 3.5g14%
Sugars 3.53g
Protein 2.77g6%

(IF = Induction Friendly)

Duration : 0:7:39

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This video comes out of the multiple comments I have received does it work as well for X as it does for Y. Often, Low carb as been seen as a “Man’s” diet. While it certainly does work for men quite well, it works for women as well too. The second half of this video deals with does it work better for the morbid obese people like my former self or just slightly overweight people.

Male vs. Female:
Role of a critical visceral adipose tissue threshold (CVATT) in metabolic syndrome: implications for controlling dietary carbohydrates: a review
Eric S Freedland
Boston University School of Medicine
Nutrition & Metabolism 2004, 1:12
“Jeff Volek and colleagues, from the University of Connecticut, also show for the first time that a low carbohydrate diet is much more effective in losing fat from the stomach and chest. They found that fat loss in men was three-times greater in the trunk area, when they were on a low-carbohydrate regime compared to the low-fat diet. Nearly all participants in the study (12 of 15 men and 12 of 13 women) lost more fat on their upper body on the low- carbohydrate diet.”

Comparison of the Atkins, Zone, Ornish, and LEARN Diets for Change in Weight and Related Risk Factors Among Overweight Premenopausal Women

http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/297/9/969

“Results Weight loss was greater for women in the Atkins diet group compared with the other diet groups at 12 months, and mean 12-month weight loss was significantly different between the Atkins and Zone diets. Mean 12-month weight loss was as follows: Atkins, 4.7 kg, Zone, LEARN, 2.6 kg, and Ornish, 2.2 kg. Weight loss was not statistically different among the Zone, LEARN, and Ornish groups. At 12 months, secondary outcomes for the Atkins group were comparable with or more favorable than the other diet groups. ”

Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/359/3/229?ijkey=58dbedc8c14ebc49227bb223b0f110be44d459af

Among the 277 male participants, the mean 24-month weight changes were 3.4 kg for the low-fat group, 4.0 kg for the Mediterranean-diet group, and 4.9 kg ( 6.2 max) for the low-carbohydrate group. Among the 45 women, the mean 24-month weight changes were 0.1 kg for the low-fat group, 6.2 kg for the Mediterranean-diet group, and 2.4 kg (max loss 6.9) for the low-carbohydrate group

Low-carbohydrate-diet score and risk of type 2 diabetes in women13

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/reprint/87/2/339

Effects of Low-Carbohydrate vs Low-Fat Diets on Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Risk Factors
A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/166/3/285?ijkey=72bc2cf654b28bdc20e2161fb7ffdd9d47ef6231

My opinion on the morbid obese vs. slightly overweight argument is that both groups can be very successful on low carb. There are probably more people that have reached goal with 20-40 pounds lost than 100+ pounds lost. I do sometimes have reservation that those with 10-20 pounds to lose might not be as willing to make the tough choices as those that have hit rock bottom and see the medical problems of their excess weight. They may be more attracted to the quick weight loss and return quickly to their old eating styles once at goal. Those with few pounds to lose also need to progress through OWL and the carbohydrate rungs more quickly than those with more weight to lose. There are a number of successful examples though of people ever here at Youtube who had only a few pounds to lose and saw the health benefits of low carbing.

A notable example of a person like this is SugarFreeShiela, http://www.sugarfreesheila.com/. I highly suggest you check her story out.

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This video is again a reactionary video to a prompt made to me in a vegan video. One of the reasons I enjoy the discussion with vegans is because it makes sure I eliminate the things I feel and replaces with things I know. The comment was:

Bowulf, I am afraid you and? I are going to disagree on this one. Can you offer any honest peer reviewed long term study which shows what you are claiming for the Atkins diet?

First a foreword there is a wealth of short term studies out there, whose results or findings could certainly be extrapolated to suggest long term results. I have mentioned these studies quite often in other videos, but I can understand how some people might be waiting for the other shoe to drop. In fact, one person said you wont see the true effects for five years, which seemed rather the red herring.

One of the problems with long term studies is two fold. For some long term studies, they often turn out to be epidemiological studies or studies of large groups of people. While there are some really good studies, there are some really horrible ones. They often breed bias in researchers on what to look for or variables to consider. The second problem is self-reporting. While it might be possible to control or be diligent in recording ones eating patterns for 2-3 or even 6 months, carrying it over 24 or 60 months seems impossible. You are thereby left with people self-reporting how they are eating.

Here are the studies:
Two years:
Carbohydrate-restricted diet for obesity and related diseases: an update (2008)
Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet.

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/359/3/229

Three years:
Long-term consumption of a carbohydrate-restricted diet does not induce deleterious metabolic effects.(3yrs)
Studied the low carb Optimal Diet and the risk factors for cardiovascular disease did not increase.

http://www.nrjournal.com/article/S0271-5317%2808%2900213-3/abstract

Long-Term Outcome of the Ketogenic Diet for Intractable Childhood Epilepsy (3 years)

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/122/2/e330

Four years: (44 months)
Low-carbohydrate diet in type 2 diabetes” by Jörgen V Nielsen and Eva A Joensson.

http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/5/1/14

Twelve years:
Long-term use of the ketogenic diet in the treatment of epilepsy

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=548112

Twenty years:
N Engl J Med. 2006 Nov 9;355(19):1991-2002.
Low-carbohydrate-diet score and the risk of coronary heart disease in women.

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