A healthy and enjoyable diet that starts with a book

Due to changes in social structure and eating habits, obesity and its derived metabolic diseases such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease are on the rise.
In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) has defined obesity as a new epidemic of the 21st century and has recommended measures to control obesity, such as 'banning the sale of carbonated drinks in schools' and 'imposing a sugar tax'.
Meanwhile, in Korea, there was a time when diets that sought quick results, mainly for cosmetic purposes, were popular. However, as the side effects of extreme short-term diets became known through the media, many people are seeking diet methods that pursue health rather than beauty.

Author Minwoo Bang, who is currently the director of Daithan Hospital, emphasizes that it is important to control your diet healthily and consistently, regardless of your purpose. He suggests a 'carbohydrate control diet' as a dietary method that can free you from the feeling of deprivation from not being able to eat food, the stress of calorie restriction, the side effects of extreme and short-term diets, and the painful psychological mechanisms of dieting.

When you think of dieting, what comes to mind first? Most people probably think of extreme, painful dieting methods (calorie control) aimed at losing weight quickly.
What I felt while talking to many patients struggling with obesity at the hospital was the desperation with which they now wanted to 'please' stop dieting.
Their desperation led them to starve themselves every evening, or even three meals a day, torturing their precious bodies to the utmost.
Or it made them adopt extreme diets, such as eating only fruit or only salad all day.

There was an OECD forecast that the number of obese people in our country would double from the current level by 2030.
It is ironic that the current health trend is moving from wellness to wellness, yet the obese population is expected to increase even more significantly with the abundance of food.
Many experts still attribute obesity to the consumption of high-fat, high-calorie foods and lack of exercise.
Just as a doctor needs to perform a thorough examination to provide effective treatment, you need to understand the cause of obesity to find a solution.
We need to check whether the existing story is true and whether our diet is going in the right direction.

In my previously published book, “Carbohydrate Control Project - Ketogenic Diet,” I introduced a carbohydrate control diet method that is different from existing diet methods.
This is a story about changing existing common sense and prejudices about food and putting them into practice in your diet to maintain appropriate blood sugar levels through carbohydrate control.
In fact, “cholesterol and fat (oil) are unconditionally bad.
Or, incorrect nutritional knowledge such as “You should stay away from it” or “Rice is a healthy medicine” are making our bodies sick.
In addition, we would like to inform you that the widely known low-carb, high-fat, carbohydrate-based diet, and diet methods that restrict carbohydrates and consume meat and oil are not the same as the carbohydrate control diet.
To put it simply, carbohydrates are also found in apples, which are synonymous with healthy fruits.
Carbohydrate control does not mean restricting dietary fiber, while carbohydrate exclusion means excluding dietary fiber as well.
For reference, dietary fiber, like protein and fat, plays a role in slowing the rise in blood sugar levels.

The importance of carbohydrate control cannot be overemphasized.
It has been revealed that not only obesity but also various diseases such as diabetes, Alzheimer's, and atopy are related to 'carbohydrate control = blood sugar control'.
Although the book, "Carbohydrate Control Project - Ketogenic Diet," provides a detailed medical introduction to understanding "carbohydrates" and their effects in the body, I still felt that there was a lack of professional advice on practical methods for everyday life.
We had to address the concerns of readers who felt there was no specialized book that could be used to refer to what ingredients to buy at the market for dinner tonight or what kind of meal to prepare.
I believe that providing guidance on the amount of sugar in each ingredient and food, tailored to our country's circumstances, is the completion of the "Carbohydrate Control Project."

I hope this will be of great help to readers.

Director of Dait Oriental Medical Clinic
Bang Min-woo (Doctor of Oriental Medicine)

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