There is a lot of evidence in her book, "Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Intestinal Health Through Diet." Her theory was based on the biochemistry of carbohydrates, as some are digested easily (simple sugars), while others require enzymes for their digestion. The latter can feed harmful bacteria if you are not able to digest them perfectly. Also, gluten and lactose allergy are common. She eliminates those completely.
I don't know what you mean by simple starches, but her book explains all of this and it's very short. The whole book is 165 pages and much of that is recipes, index, and recipes. Book itself is under 100 pages, I think. Anyway, starches are very complex molecules that often escape digestion.
You said yourself that if you eat lot of sugar you gain weight, but if you eat a banana you lose the weight. This is showing that the carbs in the banana are better, IMO. I wouldn't want to eat something that easily caused weight gain. Gottschall says to avoid starches and double sugars. Eat all of the ripe fruits and honey you want. But also some cheese or eggs or meat. Maybe vegetables, nuts, and seeds. But she blames many health problems on grains, potatoes, milk, and sugar, because they are more problematic to digest.
I don't know whether she is right or not, but I do feel good on diet with no starches and just simple sugars. If you want, you can probably borrow her book from the library. |
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