Blog Search
Low Carb Spring Brunch Tips and Recipes
A low carb brunch is a wonderful way to bring in spring and the perfect excuse to transition from the heavier dishes of winter to lighter fare. Whether you’re celebrating Easter or Passover, when you embrace the Atkins nutritional approach of eating right, not less, it’s easy to make smart and delicious choices. Here’s how:Read More
Low Carb Tips for Spring
Although it may not feel very spring-like, depending on what part of the country you live in, spring is just around the corner. If you’ve noticed you have a little extra layer of “insulation” you’d like to shed, along with those winter clothes, it’s time to give your kitchen a “spring clean” and fine-tune yourRead More
4 Reasons Why a Low Carb Diet is Better Than a Low Fat Diet
Last week, I wrote about a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association where a low carb diet and low fat diet were shown to be equally effective at weight loss. While the diet in the study was too high in carbs to be considered a true weight loss level of aRead More
Low Carb vs. Low Fat: The Debate Continues
You may have heard all the hype recently about how a new study showed that a low carb diet and a low fat diet are equally effective in helping people lose weight. These findings were published in the February 20 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. But before you hit the groceryRead More
A Sweet Solution to Type-2 Diabetes
It’s no secret that a low carb diet can help manage type-2 diabetes, but making this lasting lifestyle change can seem like a daunting challenge at times, without the proper level of support and guidance. But there is a promising solution. Three of our Atkins Scientific Advisory Board members just completed and published the resultsRead More
The Saturated Fat Debate Continues
The role of dietary fats, specifically saturated fat, in heart disease, continues to be a hot topic. While the American Heart Association (AHA) has softened its stance on dietary fats, the latest recommendation to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat still does not cut it, and the media continues to discuss the finer points ofRead More
Tips For Eating High Fiber on A Low Carb Diet
Fiber plays an important role in losing weight, maintaining stable energy levels, regulating blood sugar, managing your digestion, and controlling your hunger on a low carb diet . Although fiber is a carbohydrate, it doesn’t raise your blood sugar like other carbohydrates because it doesn’t convert to glucose. This is because your body doesn’t breakRead More
The “Best Diet” Is Not Necessarily the Best for You
It’s that time of the year again: U.S. News and World Report recently released its annual best diets rankings for 2018. The problem with this rating system is that diets are rated against the USDA Food Guide pyramid as the gold standard. While the U.S. public has gotten smarter about the right way to eat forRead More
The #1 Thing You Should Do for Better Health and Weight Loss This Year
While researchers continue to debate how effective various diets are, today they all agree that eating too much sugar can harm your health. The fact that sugar is bad is not a new theory; just an old one that now is getting traction. The history of sugar and its role in our health is aRead More