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How do low-carb diets affect mood?

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The promise of many popular diets often includes not just weight loss, but a happier outlook. Yet, a new study shows that the expected mood improvement—the added perk usually seen when losing weight—seems to be short-lived in successful dieters on a low-carb diet. The low-carb diet debate is one that doesn’t seem to want to fade away. The diet itself is an old one. The idea that eliminating most carbs as a weight-loss strategy is an idea that preceded Dr. Atkins by more than a century. There are many types of low-carb diets with varying restrictions on the types and amounts of carbohydrates permitted. Just like other diets, they work as long as you eat fewer calories.

No kidding: Study says women eat crappy comfort food when they're stressed

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A new study conducted by the University of California-San Francisco reveals what any woman who has ever experienced a job loss, break up, tantruming child, ongoing illness, micromanaging boss, or filing taxes in more than one state knows -- those of us who are under chronic stress are more likely to eat fattening foods.

Cheers? 1 in 20 Women Never Have Had Sex Sober

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About 64 percent of TrèsSugar readers say they worry about how they look during sex. Apparently similar concerns are driving women to drink before they hop in the sack.

Create a DIY back-to-school study area

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It's official: School's in. Just keep in mind that your kid's homework grades won't be as high as they could be if they're scrawling answers onto loose leaf while watching…

Beware of Flashy Men!

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A hot hunk dumps me, and now I know why

-Carrie Seim, BettyConfidential.com Beware of Flashy Men!

"Research by evolutionary biologists at the University of…

Portion Control Really Works!

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By Timothy S. Harlan, M.D. aka Dr. Gourmet It's pretty well established that in the last few decades people have gained weight at a much higher rate. There are a lot of reasons for this and one is the increasing portion sizes of meals in restaurants. We tell patients all the time to be…