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Many people have turned to a low-carb diet in recent years to lose weight. Due to the diet's extreme carbohydrate restriction, its effectiveness and safety have been questioned. Medical studies, such as one conducted by the Division of General Internal Medicine at Duke University, show that a low-carb diet can indeed help people to... more »
Many dieters find it hard to stick to a diet. When a diet severely restricts one type of food, it's just human nature to want it. If you remember that a low carb diet does allow carbohydrates, it will be easier to stick to. Here are some tips to help you stick to a low carb diet. more »
A low-carb diet is not a "no-carb diet"; it's just a smart-carb diet, in which you can consume foods that have some carbohydrates but also fiber. What you have to watch out for are the high-carb "white and/or sweet" foods: white flour, white rice, white sugar and honey. There's an easy way to identify foods that are low carb: If they... more »
A variety of foods are appropriate to eat on a low-carb diet. To stay healthy, you need to eat some carbohydrates. Choose carbs that are good for you, such as complex carbohydrates like whole grains, vegetables and fruits. Carbohydrates to avoid are called simple carbohydrates, which are found in refined foods and table sugar. more »
Dieting of any variation is difficult. Usually it means limiting foods that you have become accustomed to eating. Low carb diets are no different. When you enjoy a life eating plenty of breads and sugar, your body begins to crave carbs. You will actually begin to experience a type of withdrawal when you start eliminating them. This... more »
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There are many different types of low carb diets, which have different levels and amounts of carbohydrates allowed. In general, however, low carb... more »
When low-carb diets first came into the public spotlight, many people were unsure of what the phrase meant and that confusion still exists today.... more »
The popularity of low-carb diets peaked in 2003. It requires a commitment to a high protein, low carbohydrate meal plan. Unlike other diets, a... more »
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Low-carbohydrate diets or low-carb diets are dietary programs that restrict carbohydrate consumption usually for weight control or for the treatment of obesity. Foods high in digestible carbohydrates (e.g. bread, pasta) are limited or replaced with foods containing a higher percentage of proteins and fats (e.g., meat, soy products) and often other foods low in carbohydrates (e.g., green leafy vegetables).
The American Academy of Family Physicians provides the following definition of low-carbohydrate diets.
:Low-carbohydrate diets restrict caloric intake by reducing the consumption of carbohydrates to 20 to 60 g per day (typically less than 20 percent of the daily caloric intake). The consumption of protein and fat is increased to compensate for part of the calories that formerly came from carbohydrates.
This definition is typical of most sources although no universally recognized definition has been established. Such diets are generally ketogenic (i.e. they restrict carbohydrate intake sufficiently to cause ketosis) for example, the induction phase of the Atkins diet.Stefanov, Sebastien: , AskMen.comHanlon, Kathie: , Vanderbuilt University, 25 April, 1997 Some sources, though, consider less restrictive variants to be low-carbohydrate as well.Dolson, Laura: , About.com: Low Carb Diets, retrieved 11 March 2008
Apart from obesity, low-carbohydrate diets are often discussed as treatments for some other conditions, most notably diabetes"Diabetes Group Backs Low-Carb Diets">, U.S. News and World Report, 28 Dec. 2007"epilepsy.com">Kossoff, Eric: , Epilepsy.com, updated 22 Feb 2008Newman, Bettina: , Prevention Magazine, 21 September 2004 and epilepsy,Schachter, Steven C.: , Epilepsy.com, 15 March 2006Brownlee, Christen: , Press Release, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 28 January 2008Kleffman, Sandy: , Oakland Tribune, 30 Jan 2008 although, other than for intractable epilepsy in children, these treatments still remain controversial and lack widespread su read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-carbohydrate+diet
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