im armenian and assyrian with a bit of northern briton tossed in. i do not feel well on ZC, but can only ever seem to lose weight on VLC or LC. if at all. i have great blood glucose numbers though.

my whole family is overweight on my fathers side (my father is the assyrian, and is not overweight himself as a yoga instructor) and all the women on that side have been diagnosed with wither type II DM, or with insulin resistance. on my mothers side, they are all quite thin and small, but both my mother and my grandfather have been diagnosed as type II DM despite being of normal weight. no one on either side of the family, despite all the metabolic issues, would eat what i would ever refer to as an unhealthy diet. they arent paleo, but they are eating very high quality food with lots of fresh fruits and veggies and high quality meats. a lot of traditional food on my fathers side.

i just dont get it......