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Low Carb Diet Part 01

Lose Weight, Lower Health Risks, Look Great Over the past year, 5 best-selling low carb diet books and widespread media reports are promoting the health benefits of reduced carbohydrate/high protein diets. Based upon the popularity of the Atkins, Protein Power, Zone and Sugar Buster’s diets, experts believe that more than 25 million Americans are now following some form of low carb /high protein diet. According to eDiets the low carb diet offers the following benefits: Successfully lose weight Keep you weight off Lower your insulin production Reduce risk factors for heart disease, hypertension and diabetes Boost your energy level Improve your appearance The basic concept behind these popular low carb diets are to eat more protein and fewer carbohydrates and sugar. With a low carb diet a person reduces their carbohydrate consumption, the body’s blood-sugar levels decrease and cause the pancreas to produce less insulin. With less insulin to draw on, the body is forced to burn fat reserv...
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Atkins Diet

Proof that the Atkins Diet Works The Atkins diet is probably the most controversial weight loss plan. But regardless of the countless ridicule by medical and nutritional experts, latest studies show that it work and gets results. Two studies in one of medicine’s most distinguished journals show it really does help people lose weight faster without raising their cholesterol. Research in a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, found that people on the high-protein, high-fat, low-carbohydrate Atkins diet lose twice as much weight over six months as those on the standard low-fat diet recommended by most major health organizations. Atkins Diet Books have sold 15 million copies since the first one was published in 1972. From the start, doctors branded the Atkins diet foolish and dangerous, warning that the large amounts of beef and fat would lead to sky-high cholesterol levels. In both studies, the Atkins dieters generally had better levels of “good” cholesterol and triglyceri...
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Yogurt Diet

Once upon a time, it was believed that consuming too many dairy products would create too much fat on one’s body. Of course, too much of any kind of food can cause weight-gain! However, new discoveries have shown that including dairy in your daily diet can actually increase weight-loss! Yogurt is one of the best dairy sources to include in your weight loss plan. According to research conducted at the University of Tennessee, individuals who included yogurt in their weight loss plans lost ‘significantly’ more weight than those individuals who merely cut their caloric intake. Michael Zemel, Ph.D ., professor of nutrition at the University of Tennessee, and his colleagues conducted a 12-week study on how including yogurt in a reduced-calorie diet may impact the rate and efficiency at which an obese person loses weight. Thirty-four obese adults were the subjects of this study. They were randomly divided into two diet groups. The results of the study showed that those who included yogurt in...
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