--- title: "1 Body weight Quotes By William Davis" description: "1 Body weight quotes by William Davis. Plus more from William Davis and more Body weight sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5f/william-davis-3014_blood-sugar_therefore-wheat-products-elevate-blood-s_1646984.jpg" --- > [“Therefore, wheat products elevate blood sugar levels more than virtually any other carbohydrate, from beans to candy bars. This has important implications for body weight, since glucose is unavoidably accompanied by insulin, the hormone that allows entry of glucose into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-davis/therefore-wheat-products-elevate-blood-sugar-levels-more-than/) [William Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5f/william-davis-3014_blood-sugar_therefore-wheat-products-elevate-blood-s_1646984.jpg) ## More by William Davis > [“You should also eat eggs. Not “one egg per week” or some such non-physiologic restriction. Eat what your body tells you to eat, since…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-davis/you-should-also-eat-eggs-not-one-egg-per-week-or-some-such-non/) [William Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-davis/) > [“Nineteenth-century French physician Apollinaire Bouchardat observed that sugar in the urine of his patients diminished during the four-month-long siege of Paris by the Prussian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-davis/nineteenth-century-french-physician-apollinaire-bouchardat-observed/) [William Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-davis/) > [In fact, two slices of whole wheat bread increase blood sugar to a higher level than a candy bar does. And then, after about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-davis/in-fact-two-slices-of-whole-wheat-bread-increase-blood-sugar-to-a/) [William Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-davis/) > [“A similar cautionary note that applies to nonwheat grains also applies to legumes (outside of peanuts). Kidney beans, black beans, Spanish beans, lima beans,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-davis/a-similar-cautionary-note-that-applies-to-nonwheat-grains-also/) [William Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-davis/) > [“And, on top of that, for some people wheat is a drug, or at least yields peculiar drug-like neurological effects that can be reversed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-davis/and-on-top-of-that-for-some-people-wheat-is-a-drug-or-at-least-yields/) [William Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-davis/) > [“Similar cautions apply to whole soybeans and edamame.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-davis/similar-cautions-apply-to-whole-soybeans-and-edamame/) [William Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-davis/) > [“Never exceed 15 grams net carbohydrates per meal or per 6-hour (digestive) period. We calculate net carbs by the following simple equation: NET CARBS…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-davis/never-exceed-15-grams-net-carbohydrates-per-meal-or-per-6-hour/) [William Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-davis/) > [“Among the safest sweeteners are pure liquid or powdered stevia; stevia with inulin but not maltodextrin; monk fruit (also known as luo han guo);…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-davis/among-the-safest-sweeteners-are-pure-liquid-or-powdered-stevia-stevia/) [William Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-davis/) > [Tobacco farmers would say, "Look, I'm just trying to make a living and feed my family." Nevertheless, tobacco is incredibly harmful and kills people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-davis/tobacco-farmers-would-say-look-i-m-just-trying-to-make-a-living-and/) [William Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-davis/) > [“Americans have become helpless wheataholics, with per capita annual consumption of wheat products (white and wheat bread, durum pasta) having increased by twenty-six pounds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-davis/americans-have-become-helpless-wheataholics-with-per-capita-annual/) [William Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-davis/) > [“To this day, the notion of treating diabetes by increasing consumption of the foods that caused the disease in the first place, then managing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-davis/to-this-day-the-notion-of-treating-diabetes-by-increasing-consumption/) [William Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-davis/) > [“CHEESES. Purchase real cultured cheeses only (not Velveeta or single-slice processed cheese), preferably organic and full fat, not skim or reduced fat. The cheese-making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-davis/cheeses-purchase-real-cultured-cheeses-only-not-velveeta-or-single/) [William Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-davis/) > [“Restoration of vitamin D, in my view, is second only to wheat and grain elimination as the most powerful tool for health available.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-davis/restoration-of-vitamin-d-in-my-view-is-second-only-to-wheat-and-grain/) [William Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-davis/) > [“Let me describe a typical person with wheat deficiency: slender, flat tummy, low triglycerides, high HDL (“good”) cholesterol, normal blood sugar, normal blood pressure,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-davis/let-me-describe-a-typical-person-with-wheat-deficiency-slender-flat/) [William Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-davis/) > [“In daily life, the pH of the body is locked at 7.4, thanks to the elaborate control systems in place. By-products of metabolism, such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-davis/in-daily-life-the-ph-of-the-body-is-locked-at-7-4-thanks-to-the/) [William Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-davis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body-weight/william-davis/#itemlist", "name": "1 Body weight Quotes By William Davis", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Therefore, wheat products elevate blood sugar levels more than virtually any other carbohydrate, from beans to candy bars. This has important implications for body weight, since glucose is unavoidably accompanied by insulin, the hormone that allows entry of glucose into the cells of the body, converting the glucose to fat. The higher the blood glucose after consumption of food, the greater the insulin level, the more fat is deposited. 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