Book review: Carbohydrates Can Kill, by Robert K. Su, M.D.

We've heard that carbohydrates can cause myriad problems in the body, but rarely is that sentiment laid out this boldly. Rarer yet is when it is penned and asserted by a physician.

Subtitled, "With a physician's personal experience, and a mountain of evidence..." this is a book written by a doctor with great experience regarding medicine, and, moreover, the knowledge of physiology as regards carbohydrate ingestion.

The book opens with a brief discussion of carbohydrates and the human body to how carbohydrates affected his body, complete with illustrations. In Chapter 5, the book segues quickly to Dr. Su's personal journey. A meaty section of the book, outlining, in about 130 pages, Su's personal battle with weight and health, and his ability to turn things around with physical activity and reducing carbohydrates, this portion tends to be more of a working diary than anything (I skipped around a bunch).

Chapters 6- 7 outlines medical evidence of the many dangers of carbohydrate intake, and forms the premise of this book. For research from everything from Alzheimer's to Diabetes, Su shows the temerity of a doctor getting to the bottom of the carbohydrate debacle, and takes readers along on his journey.

A great read for knowledge regarding one physician's journey to better health, this book is worth a weekend of quiet contemplation.

Title: Carbohydrates Can Kill
Author: Robert K. Su, M.D.
Publisher: Two Harbors Press, , Minneapolis, MN
Pages: 383
Paperback
Publication Date: 2009

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