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Personal Bias or Science?
A presentation at the recent meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando, Florida, comparing the maintenance stages of three diet regimens, Atkins, South Beach and Ornish, has relied on faulty research and a misunderstanding of Atkins protocols to suggest the Atkins diet may not be heart healthy. Dr. Michael Miller, who made the presentation, Read More
New Study on Low Carb Diet and Mood
Quite a lot of research has compared the results of a low-carb diet with a high-carb diet on weight loss. Most of the research shows that low-carb dieters do lose more weight in the short term, (perhaps inspiring people to stay on them), although some studies show that the amount of weight lost over time Read More
Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies Evaluating the Association of Saturated Fat with Cardiovascular Disease
The following information is available at Pub Med and was not written by Atkins professionals. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Siri-Tarino, P.W., Sun, Q., Hu, F.B., Krauss, R.M., “Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies Evaluating the Association of Saturated Fat with Cardiovascular Disease,”American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2010, Jan. 13. BACKGROUND: A reduction in dietary saturated Read More
Low-Carb, Higher-Fat Diets Add No Arterial Health Risks to Obese People Seeking to Lose Weight
Newswise — Overweight and obese people looking to drop some pounds and considering one of the popular low-carbohydrate diets, along with moderate exercise, need not worry that the higher proportion of fat in such a program compared to a low-fat, high-carb diet may harm their arteries, suggests a pair of new studies by heart and Read More
How to Follow Phase Two, Part 2
Establishing your personal Critical Carbohydrate Level for Losing (CCLL) is critical for sustained weight loss. By incrementally increasing your carbohydrate intake you can personalize an eating program that suits your individual needs, tastes and lifestyle. Your individual CCLL may be as low as 25 or as high as 50, or even more if you are Read More
How to Follow Phase Two, Part 1
Learn how to add up those grams of carb intake and you’ll be rewarded with the ongoing subtraction of excess weight. There are three key differences between Induction and Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL). The first is obvious: You will consume more carbohydrates. Second, whereas during Induction you ate your protein and fat foods—plus three cups Read More
Escaping the Fat Trap: Atkins Diet And Ketosis
Once you’ve been heavy for some time, your high insulin levels can make it hard to succeed in losing weight. Trying diet after diet and failing on each and every one is depressing. But when you discover the perfectly natural bodily process called lipolysis, hope can replace despair. To a person longing to lose weight, Read More
Effects of Dietary Carbohydrate Restriction Versus Low-Fat Diet on Flow-Mediated Dilation
The following information is available at Pub Med and was not written by Atkins professionals. Metabolism Volek, J.S., Ballard, K.D., Silvestre, R., Judelson, D.A., Quann, E.E., Forsythe, C.E., Fernandez, M.L., Kraemer, W.J., “Effects of Dietary Carbohydrate Restriction Versus Low-Fat Diet on Flow-Mediated Dilation,” Metabolism, 2009 Dec; 58(12): pages 1769-77. Epub 2009, Jul 25 We previously Read More
Effect of 6-Month Adherence to a Very Low Carbohydrate Diet Program
The following information is available at Pub Med and was not written by Atkins professionals. The American Journal of Medicine Westman, E.C., Yancy, W.S., Edman, J.S., et al., “Effect of 6-Month Adherence to a Very Low Carbohydrate Diet Program,” American Journal of Medicine, 113(1), 2002, pages 30-36. Summary: To determine the effect of a 6-month Read More
Could we have been wrong about exercise and weight loss?
In a thought-provoking article in New York Magazine, Gary Taubes reviews the evidence for exercise and weight loss and the relationship turns out to be far more complex than most of us thought. For years, conventional wisdom held that you lose weight by exercising (and, of course, by eating less). These two cornerstones of dietary Read More
