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Is a Food Journal the Secret to Weight Loss?
Research Says Yes! According to a new study from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, women who kept a food journal lost more weight than those who didn’t. I’ve always thought that a food journal is a valuable tool when it comes to
Read MoreSmall but Significant Changes
Atkins has evolved over the years in response to the latest nutritional research. For example, we now encourage consuming considerably more low glycemic vegetables—we call them foundation vegetables—from the get-go. In fact, no less than 12 to 15 grams of the 20 grams of Net Carbs you’ll be eating should be in the form of
Read MoreAtkins-Friendly Low-Carb Food Prep
It’s that time of the year again. Children are starting to go back to school, many summer vacations are drawing to an end, and our thoughts turn to school supplies and schedules. This is the perfect opportunity to streamline your low-carb food prep routine and weekly meal planning. Here are some tips: Shop ahead. Pick
Read MoreNews Flash: Low-Fat Diets Aren’t For Everyone?!
Have you ever struggled through the ups and downs of a low-fat diet without losing weight, and/or even gaining weight in the long run because it was not a diet that worked with your body? Meanwhile all you heard from medical professionals and through the media was that a low-fat diet was the only way
Read MoreWeight a Minute: Your Age and the Scale
Is an expanding waistline an unavoidable part of growing older, along with those smile lines and crow’s feet? Not necessarily. Research and experts in the field concur that gaining weight need not be an inevitable side effect of aging. Here is what you need to know: Gaining weight as we age is all about muscle
Read MoreBreaking News: Low-Carb Diets Win in the Fight Against Diabetes
In a new study to be published in October in the journal of Nutirition, 363 overweight and obese patients were recruited for a 24-week diet intervention trial; 102 of the patients had type-2 diabetes. Each participant was given a choice of either a low-carb diet or a low-calorie diet. Body weight, body mass index, changes
Read MoreLow Carb Diet Expectations
The stop-start waiting game of weight loss is something most of us can relate to. Many dieters have experienced delays or detours at least once during their weight loss journeys. That’s why instead of using it as an excuse to give up, you should view it as a normal part of the weight loss waiting
Read MoreLower Your Carbs and Lower Your Alzheimer’s Risk
A recent study funded by the National Institute on Aging from the Mayo Clinic and published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease has found that people 70 and older who eat food high in carbohydrates have nearly four times the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, and the danger also rises with a diet heavy
Read MoreOnce Again—New Research Shows that Low-Carb Diets Reign Supreme
I love it when I can be one of the first share the positive results of brand-new research on low-carb diets. In a study presented today at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine show that when overweight or obese people lose weight, whether through a low-carb or low-fat diet, they
Read MoreThe Skinny on Fat
It’s quite likely that over the years, you’ve tried any number of diets before discovering Atkins. Back in the day, low fat was what everyone thought was the way to go. Remember all those low-fat and fat-free products you thought you could eat because the popular belief was that fat made us fat? And what
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