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Low-Carb Dieters Eat More Vegetables (press release)

11/21/2006 - Are people on a low-carb diet replacing starches and sugars with unhealthy high-fat foods? A new survey suggests they may do something radically different. A recent study of an internet-based support group (Active Low-Carber’s Forum: http://forum.lowcarber.org/)...

Study Shows Low-Carb Diet Improves Cholesterol (press release)

9/1/2006 - People who followed a low-carbohydrate diet for six months raised their good cholesterol and lowered their triglycerides, changes that can help lower the risk of heart disease, Duke University Medical Center researchers found. The Duke study compared...

Researchers Say Low-Carb Diet Benefits Diabetics (press release)

8/8/2006 - With a continuing epidemic of type 2 diabetes and dwindling resources to combat it, new approaches are clearly needed. Because it is disease of insulin and blood sugar regulation, low-carbohydrate diets have been an obvious choice for diabetic patients...

Low-carb vs. low-fat diet debate distracts from the real weight loss solution

11/16/2004 - With all the focus on low-carb versus low-fat diets in the news these days, you might think those are the only two options to consider when it comes to losing weight and reversing obesity. Proponents of one diet or the other debate over the merits of...

Low-carb Oreo cookies from Kraft designated "most ridiculous low-carb product" on the market

7/26/2004 - Kraft has introduced new Low-Carb Oreo cookies that I have now designated "the most ridiculous low-carb product" yet introduced to U.S. consumers. The idea of having Low-Carb Oreo cookies, however, may be appealing to many consumers who are attempting...

The Atkins Diet Food Guide Pyramid, Part 4: The Importance of Exercise

7/18/2004 - The use of the exercise gradient on the Atkins pyramid is nothing less than brilliant. With the use of one vertical arrow, the pyramid clearly conveys the idea that increasing your level of physical exercise allows you to choose from an expanded list...

Dieting Americans discover they can't pig out on low-carb foods and still lose weight

7/18/2004 - Popularity of the low-carb diet is edging downwards, say polls. The reason? More than half of all Americans who have tried the Atkins Diet and other low-carb diets have given up. The real issue here, however, isn't whether low-carb diets actually work...

The Atkins Diet Food Guide Pyramid, Part 3: All Foods Shown On the Atkins Pyramid Are Unrefined, Unprocessed Foods

7/18/2004 - If you look closely at the Atkins pyramid, you'll notice that it contains pictures of raw, unprocessed food ingredients. You don't see any packaged meat products in the meat category, and there are no canned vegetable soups in the vegetables category....

The Atkins Diet Food Guide Pyramid, Part 6: Health Improvements

7/18/2004 - As good as the Atkins Good Guide Pyramid is, I think it's worth noting how it could be improved. First, the pyramid would benefit from clarifying the difference between refined and unrefined foods and ingredients. As mentioned previously, all the pictures...

The Atkins Diet Food Guide Pyramid, Part 7: Superior Nutritional Advice

7/18/2004 - Despite the few areas where I think the Atkins Food Guide Pyramid could be improved, the pyramid nonetheless remains an impressive guide to sound nutrition. In fact, I think it should replace the USDA Food Guide Pyramid. The Atkins pyramid simply describes...

The fight over low-carb dieting isn't about health, it's about healthy profits

7/18/2004 - There's a whole lot of bickering going on over the effectiveness and potential dangers of low-carb diets, but the participants in this fight aren't concerned about your health: they're concerned about their profits. Ever since the popularity of the Atkins...

The Atkins Diet Food Guide Pyramid, Part 2: Structure of the Food Guide

7/18/2004 - The pyramid is quite cleverly constructed. Mirroring the USDA's Food Guide Pyramid, the Atkins pyramid puts the "foundation" foods at the bottom, indicating that these foods should make up the majority of your diet. On the Atkins pyramid, these foods...

Diet pills promise appetite suppressant properties, but low-carb nutrition and whole food supplements work far better

6/13/2004 1:10:25 PM - A Paris-based pharmaceutical company has unveiled an experimental new drug to combat obesity. The drug is, according to preliminary research data, a powerful appetite suppressant. Prescribe it to patients, the thinking goes, and they'll automatically...

Doctor invents disease name for low-carb diet habits

5/9/2004 8:50:25 PM - Doctors just love to come up with new disease names for behaviors or patterns of symptoms. Once you give it a label, it seems, it's suddenly a "real" affliction (like Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, which was really just normal childhood...

Atkins diet more expensive to follow, but the real reason is government subsidies on high-carbohydrate, disease promoting foods

5/7/2004 8:30:26 AM - A new cost analysis of diet foods reveals that following the Atkins diet or the South Beach diet can cost nearly twice as much as following the USDA's "thrifty" dietary plan. Now here's the real story behind this news: it's true that the Atkins...

The Hamptons Diet offers new twist on Atkins Diet: healthy oils

5/3/2004 8:13:37 AM - Get ready to hear about the Hamptons Diet -- a new, healthy twist on the traditional Atkins diet that encourages eaters to shift to healthier oils and avoid processed foods that contain metabolic disruptors like refined white flour. The Hamptons...

Restaurants realize that low-carb menu items are not only good for customers, they're good for business

1/30/2004 10:02:34 AM - The low-carb diet trend is having a huge impact on fast food restaurants. Customers don't want the bun, the bread, or the sugar candy soft drinks. They want high-protein, high-fiber meals, and if you restaurants are listening and starting to deliver...

Kudos to Burger King for making fast food low-carb food

1/18/2004 9:07:44 AM - It's rare that I have any praise for a fast food chain, but in this case, I applaud Burger King's move to offer bunless hamburgers to their customers. It's being done in response to consumer demand and the accelerating popularity of the Atkins...

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