Two major studies last year offered some insight into the role carbs play in making us fat, but unfortunately they don’t settle the question of how best to lose weight in 2019.
Tag: Lowcarb
Low-carb diet better when it includes more vegetables, nuts
People who cut back on carbohydrates may end up increasing their risk of premature death if they load their plates with meat and cheese instead of vegetables and nuts, a U.S. study suggests.
Low-carb diets associated with lower life expectancy, study suggests
Many people have embraced low carbohydrate diets to lose weight, but they may be putting their long-term health at risk by eating too much animal protein and fat.
Diabetes type 2: Low-carb diet can ‘absolutely’ reverse condition and control blood sugar
DIABETES type 2 happens when the body can no longer control blood sugar levels due to problems with the hormone insulin. Although seeming like a life-sentence, it is ‘absolutely’ possible to reverse the condition with the low-carb diet according to an expert with more than 20 years experience.
Low-carb vs low-fat? Both led to ~12lb loss after a year, regardless of genes
(credit: Allan Foster / Flickr) In a 609-person, year-long study, dieters lost an average of about 12 pounds—regardless of whether they were trying to stick to a low-fat or a low-carb diet and regardless of whether they carried genetic variations linked to success on one of those diets. The lackluster finding, published by Stanford researchers […]
