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Drop pounds quick on the 17-day Diet

Is the 17-day diet the one that Americans have waited for?Yes, a new diet again that seems to be attracting fans and media attention lately. The 17...
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Understanding carbs, fiber and the digestive process

Understanding how our bodies work is empowering.What is a Carb? "Carbs" come from the word carbohydrate which simply means carbon,...
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The 2010 Dietary Guidelines are here: Still loving the carbs, dissing saturated fat

It’s the day we’ve been waiting for ever since the now-infamous 13-member advisory committee of national nutrition and health experts...
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Hospital cafeteria goes 'heart healthy' by removing fat, not carb-heavy foods?

At some point or another in our lives, we’ve all had the unfortunate experience of finding ourselves inside of a hospital. Whether it is for...
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If Fiber Is Not Digested, Then Why Do We Count The Calories Or Carbs In It?

If you are looking for support and encouragement in your healthy low-carb lifestyle, then you could not do much better than to join in on the...
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Count your carbs

Here is a great resource for doing so: Nutrition Facts and Analysis. As a reminder: Eating carbs (save for leafy, cruciferous veggies only) = sharp...
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Low-carb diet creates as much glucose as a low-calorie one, research shows

Whenever an honest discussion of low-carbohydrate diets comes up within the realm of science and medicine, invariably two common points of...
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Is the 'fix' in on the role of fructose on weight and health or are all carbs culpable?

There’s a lot of new research coming out about the root causes of obesity and disease that it can keep your head spinning round and round for...
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Leading children's health expert warns about coming 'fatty liver' catastrophe

I just love it when the research finally catches up to what we already know regarding the negative impact of carbohydrates on our health. Whether...
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High-carb diet makes you 'slimmer' and 'healthier' UVA professor claims

With all this preponderance of the evidence AGAINST consuming a high-carb, low-carb diet for the sake of your weight and health these days,...
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