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There is a very interesting book called "Life without Bread" by Christian B. Allan, Wolfgang Lutz. It shows research and it is their opinion that we should not be eating more than 75 grams a day. If you want to lose weight then you would eat fewer. Their book states that serious health issues start to arise when we consume more than that 75.

I found it very interesting and though I have read many more books on the subject, I found this the most interesting.

Another Atkins fan here. 30 lbs in 4 months or so, and I'm happy at my current weight, though i have to build more muscle. For me, what works is McDonalds without the bun, George Foreman'ed turkey burgers with no-sugar salsa, lots of water, and lots of Atkins Advantage bars. For some reason, this diet makes me very thirsty and forces me to drink lots of water, which never happenned when I was a sugar fiend. This is a good thing, of course. Also, don't eat anything big after 8pm. My LDL (bad) cholesterol has stayed the same buy my HDL (good) cholesterol has shown a big improvement. I'm on Lipitor anyway so it would have been a miracle to get my LDLs any lower.