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People with Obesity Don't See the Problem - Weight Management and Metabolic Disorders including weight loss programs and medical treatments and therap

2006-04-11T16:12:00.000-07:00

People with Obesity Don't See the Problem - Weight Management and Metabolic Disorders including weight loss programs and medical treatments and therapies
Can you be fat and not know it? This study says you can. When a group of men and women were asked to report their weight and classify themselves as obese, normal weight, or underweight. Study subjects were also asked what weight would be considered obese for them. The study found overall an accurate reporting of weight, but that obese persons tended to overestimate the weight that they would consider themselves obese.

For persons with weight issues, denial is a big factor. They convince themselves "I don't really need to diet; I'm not that fat". What's significant is that individuals who fail to see their as a problem are not likely to do anything such as diet and/or exercise to correct it. Read on for more information.

Pine Nut Oil Boosts Appetite Suppressors Up To 60 Percent For 4 Hours

2006-04-08T18:20:00.000-07:00

Pine Nut Oil Boosts Appetite Suppressors Up To 60 Percent For 4 Hours
Here is another weight loss help. According to this study, pine nuts (Korean pine nuts) help suppress appetite. Apparently the pine nuts work on the body chemistry to supress appetite. For low-carbohydrate dieters, this could be good news. Pine nuts could be easily incorporated into a low-carbohydrate diet plan. Read on for more information on the appetite-suppressant effects of Korean pine nuts.

KVIA.com � The El Paso News Leader - Over-the-counter version of prescription fat-blocking pill "approvable," company says

2006-04-07T19:52:00.000-07:00

KVIA.com � The El Paso News Leader - Over-the-counter version of prescription fat-blocking pill "approvable," company says
The prescription weight loss drug Xenical (orlistat) may become an over-the-counter weight loss product by next year. Xenical has been used for many years as an adjunct in weight loss. Xenical works to block the absorption of fat. A major side effect of Xenical is oily, fatty stools. By blocking the absorption of fat, a reduction in calories is achieved and, presumably, weight loss will occur. No other major side effects have been reported with this diet drug. Read on for more information about this prescription diet pill going OTC.

RGJ.com: The link between food, mood

2006-04-06T19:56:00.000-07:00

RGJ.com: The link between food, mood
This article describes how certain foods effect our mood. What we often term "comfort food" is largely carbohydrate. These carbohydrates increase serotonin levels in the brain and lift mood. Many of us who are veteran dieters know that we usually don't eat because we're hungry; we eat because we want to eat and feel better. There are apparently other connections between food and mood. Read on for more information on how diet effects mood.

RGJ.com: Small weight loss has big benefits

2006-04-04T15:46:00.000-07:00

RGJ.com: Small weight loss has big benefits
Low-carbohydrate diet or not, a small loss of weight is really beneficial. Dieting and losing 10% of your body significantly reduces risks of heart disease. This author suggests small changes such as taking stairs or walking more can really add up and benefit your health. For more information on diet and the benefits of small weight loss, read on.

High protein/low carbohydrate diet when pregnant leads to higher stress susceptibility in children

2006-04-03T18:59:00.000-07:00

High protein/low carbohydrate diet when pregnant leads to higher stress susceptibility in children
This article describes a study suggesting that low-carbohydrate, high protein diets should be avoided during pregnancy. I am not here to give medical advice, though I have a health care background. I also learned to critique research studies in grad school. And I would tear this junk apart. This study of the effects of low-carbohydrate diets in pregnancy was intended to study the long-term effects on the baby. The study included 89 subjects!! Now that's a real representative sample, I tell you. These 89 subjects were born to women who had been advised to follow a high-protein diet as a treatment for pre-eclampsia (a complication of pregnancy). Researchers recently subjected this whole big group of 89 subjects to tests of stress, such as public speaking and mental math. Apparently the subjects stress hormone levels rose in proportion to the amount of meat the mother had consumed in late pregnancy. On this basis, they suggest that low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets should be avoided during pregnancy.
This report is truly bogus and for this study to be passed of as scientific research with integrity and credibility is unreal!! I can poke holes in it all day long!!
This study assumed that the subjects' ability to handle stress would be related to the rise in cortisol levels. This bogus study also defined stress as public speaking and mental math, assuming that all subjects would perceive this test as stressful. The study did not measure how the person handled or reacted to the stress, or if the researchers' "public speaking" and "mental math" tests were even perceived as stress by the subjects. And lastly, there was no control group at all used in this study!!
This is a great example of how "research" is being used to sway the public about low-carbohydrate diets and other issues as well. No scientist could draw ANY conclusion about high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets from this study. I feel fortunate that I can look at such studies with a critical eye, but how many are deceived by this junk? Read on for more detail about this study of low-carbohydrate diets - if you want a laugh, that is.
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Think lean protein to lose weight - Orlando Sentinel : Health & Medicine

2006-03-28T19:05:00.000-08:00

Think lean protein to lose weight - Orlando Sentinel : Health & Medicine
The backbone of low carbohydrate diets is protein. This article discusses a study that found that lean protein increases energy levels, and that dieters eating lean protein would consume about 20% less calories eating lean protein. So the low-carbohydrate dieter could eat 20% less calories but still feel full and have energy. This study was not advising going to Atkins or Protein Power, but for the dieter to incorporate increased amounts of lean chicken breast, etc. Read on for more information on how lean protein is a low-carbohydrate diet's best friend!
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Why low-fat is not low-cal

2006-03-28T15:14:00.000-08:00

Why low-fat is not low-cal
Nor low carb. Good article that explains why low-fat products are often not low-calorie. I've discussed this about low-fat before; many low-fat products enhance taste by adding sugars. Other diet food myths are presented as well. Using margarine instead of butter does nothing to help lose weight. Skim milk can help you lose weight by reducing fat (no replacing with sugars). If you're going low-fat or low-carbohydrate, it's important that the dieter be savvy in choosing packaged foods. Read on for more diet information.

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Health News Article | Reuters.com

2006-03-27T16:38:00.000-08:00

Health News Article | Reuters.com Calcium and Weight Loss
We've all seen the ads and heard the reports that calcium aids weight loss. Dieters were urged to include dairy in their weight loss plan. This study, however does not support the fact that calcium aids weight loss. According to this study, results have been inconsistent as to the effect of calcium on weight. The author admits that calcium may aid efforts to lose weight, but there was no consistent evidence to support calcium as a weight loss aid. Read on for more information on calcium and weight loss.

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Study: Atkins diet may cause side effects - Diet & Fitness - MSNBC.com

2006-03-26T07:26:00.000-08:00

Study: Atkins diet may cause side effects - Diet & Fitness - MSNBC.com
Here we go again. Low-carbohydrate diets such as the Atkins diet don't produce lasting weight loss, according to this study. The study also blames low-carbohydrate diets for a number of complaints, such as headache, diarrhea, etc. The article admits that low-carbohydrate diets can produce weight loss in the short term, but in the long term, the study noted no difference between low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets.

The fact that low-carbohydrate diets and low-fat diets produce the same weight loss results long-term is evidence that the l0w-carbohydrate plans work as well as the "healthy" low-fat diet plans. Many who prefer low-carbohydrate diets, however, report that the experience less hunger. And the quick results seen in low-carbohydrate diet plans certainly are helpful in motivating dieters to continue.

To me, this study showed no "downside" to the low-carbohydrate diet. Such side effects of low-carb dieting as are reported here could be attributed to almost anything. Read on for more information on low-carb dieting vs. low-fat dieting.

Limiting Carbs Results in Greater Weight Loss - PakTribune

2006-03-23T19:10:00.000-08:00

Limiting Carbs Results in Greater Weight Loss - PakTribune
A study of low-carbohydrate diets and weight loss showed that obese women lost more weight on low-carb than on other diet plans. Read on for more information.

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Depression may raise women's obesity risk - 11 Mar 2006 - World News

2006-03-21T05:51:00.000-08:00

Depression may raise women's obesity risk - 11 Mar 2006 - World News
This article links depression and stress to obesity in women. This was particularly true when depression was diagnosed when the woman was young. The conclusion was that treating the mental health issue could help prevent obesity. Separating the physical self from the mental/emotional is very difficult. Read on for more information.

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Low-carb and low-cal: not created equal - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM

2006-03-20T18:43:00.000-08:00

Low-carb and low-cal: not created equal - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
This article offers information about "low-carb" foods out on the market - beer, candies, even bread. Back during the low-fat days, all these "low-fat" products came out on the market. One problem - people were eating low-fat but not losing weight. And that was mainly because food manufacturers replaced the fat in these foods with sugars to enhance the flavor. Many products had similar calorie value to their full-fat counterpart. There is a similar situation in the "low-carbohydrate" trend.

Bottom line is, calories do count. I personally don't believe that calories in/calories expended is that simple. I believe it's more complicated than that. On the other hand, consuming unlimited calories will make it difficult to lose weight, whether low-carbohydrate or low-fat. Read on for more information on low-carbohydrate products.

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cbs4.com - Food Companies A Target In Obesity Fight

2006-03-19T15:18:00.000-08:00

cbs4.com - Food Companies A Target In Obesity Fight
Great article looking at who the real culprits are in the battle against overweight. Many would blame food companies for the countrys' weight problems, and they have certainly made available fattening food in large quantities. However, personal responsibility for our weight is the only way we will solve the problem. The author also mentioned other factors involved in the "fattening" of America, including science hesitation in researching the subject and the medical community's reluctance to tackle obesity in their practice. Read on for more information.

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News - ?Low-Carbohydrate Danger?

2006-03-17T06:12:00.000-08:00

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In the UK, a case of ketoacidosis lead to a woman being hospitalized. This article states that the low-carbohydrate Atkins diet caused the ketoacidosis. The doctors reporting this case of low-carbohydrate diet side-effects admitted that this severe case is rare. And in yet another article, the low-carb dieter was reported to also have pancreatitis, which they admitted probably contributed to the ketoacidosis. Well, I guess so!! The pancreas produces insulin, and inflammation of the pancreas leads to all sorts of serious problems. (The pancreatitis was not linked to the low-carbohydrate diet). Seems that they are trying to find another "danger" to low-carbohydrate diet plans. Read on for more information.

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Low Carb: Living It: Dining out on the South Beach Diet

2006-03-16T05:15:00.000-08:00

Low Carb: Living It: Dining out on the South Beach Diet
For those low-carb dieters who favor the South Beach diet, this article offers advice on dining out while maintaining your diet plan. The South Beach low-carbohydrate diet is a more flexible low-carbohydrate diet (or controlled-carb diet), and this article shows that it is possible to dine out and stay on the plan. Read on for more information.

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Health 24 - Weight loss - Obesity

2006-03-15T06:41:00.000-08:00

Health 24 - Weight loss - Obesity
Do food advertisements wreck your diet? That is the advertisers' intent; to have you buy their product. This article offers help on resisting such temptation to cheat on your diet. Read on for more information.

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Rx for Weight Loss - Forbes.com

2006-03-14T05:27:00.000-08:00

Rx for Weight Loss - Forbes.com
Encouraging weight loss is frustrating for physicians, basically because they realize that most patients won't heed their advice. This article describes some ways that health care providers are motivating us to agree to lose weight and actually lose it. Read on for more information.
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Ham and High: Wood and Vale Edition

2006-03-13T16:42:00.000-08:00

Ham and High: Wood and Vale Edition
Very interesting article about weight loss from the UK. A couple of UK women devised a diet and weight loss plan that allows you to eat what you want. Sound like some of those "Eat doughnuts and hot fudge sundaes and lose 30 pounds a month" claims? That's not the rationale these women used. They based their plan on some of Geneen Roth's books about compulsive eating. Ms. Roth has suggested that dieting itself makes us fat, but mostly due to the deprivation mentality we assume when we go on a diet. Eliminate the deprivation form the diet, and deal with underlying issues that drive one to overeat, and you'll lose weight. Read on for more information.

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Diet for Metabolic Syndrome

2006-03-11T16:14:00.000-08:00

Diet for Metabolic Syndrome

This article discusses research on low-carb diets and their effectiveness in persons with "metabolic syndrome". Metabolic syndrome is almost a pre-diabetic state, usually manifest by overweight, especially in the trunk, high cholestrol and other lab markers. Low-carbohydrate diets seemed to be more effective with these dieters, both in aiding weight loss and improving lab markers of metabolic syndrome. Read on for more information.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press | 03/07/2006 | Women's bladder control improves with weight loss

2006-03-07T06:34:00.000-08:00

St. Paul Pioneer Press | 03/07/2006 | Women's bladder control improves with weight loss
Here's one for us ladies, especially those of us who have had kids. This study finds that weight loss improves bladder control. Read on for more information
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Plan for quick weight loss draws lots of interest

2006-03-06T17:00:00.000-08:00

Plan for quick weight loss draws lots of interest
Apparently this doctor is having success with patients using a strict low-carb diet plan and appetite suppressants. His patients seem to be losing large amounts of weight in thie diet plan. Read on for more information.
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Study: Lifting Weights Attacks Belly Fat - Yahoo! News

2006-03-03T16:13:00.000-08:00

Study: Lifting Weights Attacks Belly Fat - Yahoo! News
We're not just about diet, especially low-carb diets; we're about looking good and getting healthy. According to this information, strength training with weights my reduce abdominal (belly) fat. Read on for more info.
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Study: Lifting Weights Attacks Belly Fat - Yahoo! News

2006-03-03T16:12:00.000-08:00

Baylor University || The Lariat Online || News

2006-03-02T20:15:00.000-08:00

Baylor University || The Lariat Online || News
Diets for quick weight loss can lead to loss of lean muscle mass and damage your health. Read on for more information.

Psychology Today: The Protein-Hunger Connection

2006-03-01T05:56:00.000-08:00

Psychology Today: The Protein-Hunger Connection
One benefit of low-carbohydrate dieting is that hunger is less of a problem. This article offers some explanation why low-carb diets decrease hunger and how to utilize this information. Read on for more information.
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RedOrbit - Health - Dietitian - A Voice of Reason on Low-Carb Versus Low Fat Diets

2006-02-26T07:52:00.000-08:00

RedOrbit - Health - Dietitian - A Voice of Reason on Low-Carb Versus Low Fat Diets

Surprise! Both low-carb and low-fat diets can reduce cholestrol and triglycerides. According to this dietitian weight loss itself is what improves these health indicators regardless of diet plan. Read on for more info.
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Long term low-carb diet leads to cholesterol rises

2006-02-25T19:44:00.000-08:00

There is some evidence that low-carbohydrate diets may raise cholestrol levels when used long term. Proponents of low-carb diet plans have claimed that the diet actually lowers cholesterol levels. Read on and decide for yourself.
Long term low-carb diet leads to cholesterol rises

Low-Fat, High-Carb Diets Don't Cause Weight Gain in Older Women

2006-01-11T17:48:00.000-08:00

Diets high in carbohydrate and low in fat cause weight gain in older women, accoring to this study. Read on for more detail. Keep up to date on health information at Health-Infosource.com
Low-Fat, High-Carb Diets Don't Cause Weight Gain in Older Women: "
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I'm Back!!

2006-01-06T06:07:00.000-08:00

I am back to posting on my low-carbohydrate diet blog. I haven't posted in over a month. My brother, age 49, died Nov. 19 after a 6-month battle with cancer. He is now with our youngest brother who died of leukemia in 1983 at age 23. Needless to say, it's been a difficult time and I haven't been up to my usual activities.

But here I am, and I'm planning to get out more information about low-carb and other dieting methods. I know that my brother would want me to go on with life.

In loving memory of Bob Ferrell, 1956-2005

New Findings on Low-Glycemic-Load Diets for Weight Loss / December 27, 2005 / News from the USDA Agricultural Research Service

2006-01-06T05:47:00.000-08:00

New Findings on Low-Glycemic-Load Diets for Weight Loss / December 27, 2005 / News from the USDA Agricultural Research Service

Understanding the glycaemic index

2005-11-02T19:22:00.000-08:00

Good explanation here about glycemic index. Carbs do covert to simple sugars at different rates. For low-carbohydrate dieters, glycemic index differentiates between "good" and "bad" carbs. Read on for more information.
Understanding the glycaemic index

Walk a Dog, Lose Weight

2005-10-25T18:37:00.000-07:00

Surprising fringe benefit of owning a dog; walk your dog and lose weight. Read on for more details.
Walk a Dog, Lose Weight

Lost: 30 pounds permanently; Found: a new, enjoyable lifestyle - baltimoresun.com

2005-10-25T05:43:00.000-07:00

Interestng article on keeping pounds off once you lose them. The National Weight Control Registry studies people who have lost weight and maintained the loss to determine their habits and methods. Read on for more info.
Lost: 30 pounds permanently; Found: a new, enjoyable lifestyle - baltimoresun.com

Vegan diet for weight-loss hailed by study

2005-10-25T05:39:00.000-07:00

Now the vegetarian or "vegan" diet is being studied as a weight loss plan. Researchers from George Washington University School of Medicine concluded that vegan diets can be nutritionally adequate for long-term use when supplemented with vitamin b-12. Just another twist on the old diet wars. I would have a difficult time giving up burgers, steak, etc. Read on for more info.
Vegan diet for weight-loss hailed by study

Protein-rich diet boosts benefit of exercise

2005-09-08T06:05:00.000-07:00

We know that low-carb diets help with weight loss, but this study indicates that the benefits of exercise are boosted by a protein (low-carb) diet. Read on.
Protein-rich diet boosts benefit of exercise

the Mail online | Mail - news, sport, showbiz, health and more | Weight loss success investigated

2005-08-23T17:27:00.000-07:00

A grouop in the UK are studying the success of low-carb diets and hope to discover why they work as they do. Read on for more detail.
the Mail online | Mail - news, sport, showbiz, health and more | Weight loss success investigated

Spa tricks that will help you melt pounds - 08/09/05

2005-08-16T06:30:00.000-07:00

Spa tricks that will help you melt pounds - 08/09/05

Low-carb supporters contend the love affair isn’t over yet | TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA

2005-08-12T17:44:00.000-07:00

This article contends that the low-carb craze is not over. There are still many devotees to the low-carb way of life in one form or another. Read on.
Low-carb supporters contend the love affair isn’t over yet | TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA

WOAI: San Antonio News - Cell Phone Diet

2005-08-08T20:06:00.000-07:00

Using your mobile phone as a weight loss tool. Read on.
WOAI: San Antonio News - Cell Phone Diet

Mediterranean diet allows longer lives for seniors, research shows - 08/02/05

2005-08-03T15:40:00.000-07:00

This article discusses the Mediterranean diet. Read on.
Mediterranean diet allows longer lives for seniors, research shows - 08/02/05

KOTV - The News on 6 - New Weight Loss Fad

2005-08-02T18:27:00.000-07:00

Ear stapling appears to be a new procedure to try for weight loss. It reportedly helps with weight loss by supressing appetite and is loosely based on acupuncture. Read on.
KOTV - The News on 6 - New Weight Loss Fad

Study Reveals Secret To Low-Carb Success

2005-07-29T20:55:00.000-07:00

This article discusses the impact of low-carbohydrate dieting and bone health. Read on.
Study Reveals Secret To Low-Carb Success

The UW Daily Online

2005-07-28T09:48:00.000-07:00

Apparently increasing protein does help with weight loss. There is something to the low-carb diet approach! Read on.
The UW Daily Online

The Protein Solution

2005-07-19T17:31:00.000-07:00

This study advises to increase protein to lose weight. Sounds like low-carb to me. Read on.
The Protein Solution

DNC: Health News - Healthy, Wealthy and Thin

2005-07-05T15:33:00.000-07:00

What can you say? Get slim and rich!! Read on.
DNC: Health News - Healthy, Wealthy and Thin

Telegraph | News | Farewell Atkins as dieters go bananas for berries

2005-06-29T20:40:00.000-07:00

Further discussion on the glycemic index (GI) diet, a newer form of low-carb plan. Read on
Telegraph | News | Farewell Atkins as dieters go bananas for berries

Modest weight loss curbs high blood pressure risk - Yahoo! News

2005-06-21T19:20:00.000-07:00

This article suggests that losing even a small amount of weight can have a beneficial effect on blood pressure. Read on
Modest weight loss curbs high blood pressure risk - Yahoo! News

RedNova News - Health - The Truth About Our Obesity and Diets Obsession

2005-06-19T19:28:00.000-07:00

Coping with obesity in the UK. Doesn't seem much different that here in the USA. Read on.
RedNova News - Health - The Truth About Our Obesity and Diets Obsession

icWales - Experts in quandary over effects of Atkins diet

2005-06-17T17:38:00.000-07:00

icWales - Experts in quandary over effects of Atkins diet

HoustonChronicle.com - Diet drinks won't provide weight-gain shield

2005-06-12T16:42:00.000-07:00

This study implicates diet soft drinks as a risk factor for later weight gain. I'm guily as charged; rarely without a diet Mountain Dew. Read on.
HoustonChronicle.com - Diet drinks won't provide a weight-gain shield

Daily Times - Site Edition

2005-06-06T17:14:00.000-07:00

This article says that combining low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets is the way to go. I know that true low-carbohydrate fans will disagree. Read on and decide for yourself.
Daily Times - Site Edition

SJ-R.COM - Low-carb still hot

2005-05-19T20:27:00.000-07:00

The low-carb diet is alive and well according to this article. Apparently people recognize the harm in carbohydrates in the diet - at least the "unhealthy" types. Read on.
SJ-R.COM - Low-carb still hot

Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, Fla.

2005-05-17T19:23:00.000-07:00

Looks like the new "trend" in diets may be restricting sugar and not all carbs. Low-carbohydrate diets may not be key; restricting sugar may be key. Read on. What do you think?
Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, Fla.

Effectiveness of Low-Carb Diets Study Results

2005-04-27T17:05:00.000-07:00

Yet another tidbit from the Annals of Internal Medicine about the effectiveness of low-carbohydrate diets. Their studies show that low-carb diets work because the dieter does not substitute fat or sugar for the limited carbs. Effectiveness of Low-Carb Diets Study Results

News - ACP: New and Proven Therapies for Treating Obesity

2005-04-27T06:24:00.000-07:00

According to the American College of Physicians, low-carbohydrate diets result in more weight loss than low-fat diets up to the 6-month point. After that, there is little difference in weight loss between the two. Another very interesting point is that people who participate in online diet programs such as e-diets, dietwatch, diet.com,South Beach Diet, lost more weight than those that did not
News - ACP: New and Proven Therapies for Treating Obesity

ABC News: A Few Good Carbs: The New Glycemic Index Diet

2005-04-22T19:09:00.000-07:00

According to this article, the old adage that "a carb is a carb is a carb" may not be true. Certain carbohydrates cause a more rapid increase in blood glucose. Atkins has apparently devised a scientifically valid "glycemic index". ABC News: A Few Good Carbs: The New Glycemic Index Diet

CBS News | Comparing Low-Carb Diets | April 15, 2005�19:00:04

2005-04-15T22:13:00.000-07:00

Good article comparing the major low-carbohydrate plans.CBS News | Comparing Low-Carb Diets | April 15, 2005�19:00:04

New Study Suggests Being 'Choosy' About Carbohydrates and Other Foods May Be More Important Than Counting Calories

2005-04-04T15:43:00.000-07:00

New Study Suggests Being 'Choosy' About Carbohydrates and Other Foods May Be More Important Than Counting Calories

Study compares low-carb and low-fat diets

2005-03-28T06:53:00.000-08:00

Many people question whether to go low-carb or low-fat/low cal. This article offers a comparison of both types. Among other noteworthy findings, the article reports that the American Heart Association no longer fully supports the low-fat diet.Study compares low-carb and low-fat diets

Study indicates carbohydrates stimulate overeating

2005-03-28T06:48:00.000-08:00

This article studies the effects of carbs on appetite. One big finding was that persons on low-carb diets spontaneousley reduce food intake. The study was a small one and the subjects were type2 diabetics, but there was good indication that refined carbs stimulate appetite.Study indicates carbohydrates stimulate overeating

Health News Article | Reuters.com

2005-03-21T20:06:00.000-08:00

Apparently limiting carbs results in speedier weight loss, according to this article.
Health News Article | Reuters.com

Health News Article | Reuters.com

2005-03-20T12:56:00.000-08:00

This article discusses the effects of caffeine on insulin and blood sugar. Thought it interesting. It helps explain why many low-carb diets advise limiting diet soft drinks and other caffeine-containing beverages

Health News Article | Reuters.com

Need Info From Veteran Dieter?

2005-03-18T20:00:00.000-08:00

I have a health care background and education, but what qualifies me BEST to discuss low-carb diets, or any diet for that matter, is - I am a lifelong dieter! I have been "watching my weight" ever since I can even remember. And, as you can imagine, I've tried every diet plan and weight loss product under the sun. What better qualifies me as a diet expert??

I was a fat little girl; I was considered "chubby" from the age of 4-5 yrs. I did manage to lose weight and keep my weight under 120# for a number of years - about 20, actually. However, I married 10 years ago, and have fought weight gain ever since. I am currently at the highest weight since I was about 14 years old. I'm over 150# now - may not sound like a lot but I'm under 5' tall!! 150# is too much for someone that short!

I have been on the Weight Watcher's plan, took (REAL!) diet pills (not phentermine, but more like dexedrine and other REAL amphetamines) as a teenager, fasted, and used Slim-Fast. However, the low-carb plans seem to work for a lot of people. Having a Master's degree in nursing, I understand the biophysics and biochem involved in low-carb dieting. And I certainly realize that conventional "low-fat", and "low-cal" plans were not always best!

I found some info recently on low-carb diets and I wanted to share them.

Now we know how Atkins diet works!

2005-03-18T18:09:00.000-08:00

Information About "How" The Atkins Diet Works - Surprise!!
Now we know how Atkins diet works!