low-carbohydrate

Low-carb Diets Could Be Better For Weight Loss


Research: Low Carbohydrate diet is superior for weight loss

Restricting calories on low-carbohydrate results in more weight loss than a low-fat diet. Products rich of complex carbohydrates. The low carbohydrate versus low fat argument…

 

Research: High protein works but not superior


Research: Study confirms weight loss with Higher Protein, Lower Carbohydrate Diet

Research study shows support for use of high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet to lose weight and lower cholesterol High-Protein Many dieters around the globe turn to higher…

 

Question: Do low carb diets work?

Research shows that low-carb diets work for weight loss and maintenance and lower cardiac risk. Low Carbohydrate Low carbohydrate diets have been around for centuries…

 

Research: Low Carb without Weight Loss Improves Metabolic Syndrome

Dietary carbohydrate restriction improves metabolic syndrome through improved insulin sensitivity Metabolic Syndrome Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance are the banes of many of the obese…

 

Research: Saturated fat may assist with weight loss

Saturated fats can assist with weight loss and a healthy cholesterol profile. Low Carbohydrate Many dieters reach for a low-carbohydrate diet or a ketogenic diet…

 

Research: Reduction in carbohydrates improves metabolic syndrome.

Independent of weight loss, carbohydrate restrictions can help improve metabolic syndrome. Metabolic Syndrome We have all heard about the evils of metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome…

 

Editorial: Moderate of carbohydrates is the key for health and weight loss

Reducing carbohydrates intake is essential for weight loss.

Low-carb diets are commonplace in our society.  You will be hard pressed to find a single individual that has not tried on the form of this dietary spectrum or another.  Many of these diets replace carbohydrates with proteins and/or fats.  The low carb craze is nothing new.  The craze, as I like to call it, has been around for well over a century if not two.  I have tried it and will admit that it does work and can work fast, but it is likely not healthy.

 

Research: Low-carb diets may increase risk of heart disorder

Low carbohydrate diets are not without risk.  

Low carbohydrate diets are at near epidemic levels and you cannot walk in a gym and throw a rock without hitting a half-dozen people that are currently following one form of the diet or another.   Restricting carbohydrates has become a popular way to lose weight quickly in recent years.  There are many different low-carbohydrate diets to include the Adkins, ketogenic, paleo, Protein Power and South Beach diets.  The low-carbohydrate books would like you to think that carbohydrates are the enemy, but reducing your carbohydrate intake might not be the panacea for good health that they want you to believe it is.