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Low-carb diets limit the intake of certain carbohydrates. Researchers believe that carbohydrate intake increases the insulin level, which leads to weight gain. Two of the most popular low-carb diets are…
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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. Read More »
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Which is better - a low-carb
diet or a low-fat one? And how can eggs help your heart? FatFighterTV has a look at the
top diet and fitness headlines making news this week.
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I don't like to subscribe
to the belief that certain foods are so "bad" they should be
eliminated, but it's also true that I don't typically eat white
bread any more. It's not that I'm a low-carb devotee, exactly, but
as long as I'm watching what I eat I'd...
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I love a baked potato much as the next gal, but I avoided them for years because I thought they were carb bombs that would go straight to my thighs. Not so. Potatoes are low in calories (161 for a medium baked potato, with 4 g of filling fiber). What also changed my mind? A recent roundup of 160... Read More »
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