51-60 of 65 Results for "General Health Issues"
Premenopausal Women Following a Low-Carbohydrate/High-Protein Diet Experience Greater Weight Loss and Less Hunger Compared to a High-Carbohydrate/Low-Fat Diet
Summary: The following information was written by Atkins professionals. Premenopausal women were instructed to follow either a low carbohydrate/high protein diet (20 grams of carbohydrate per day) increasing carbohydrate by 5 grams per week, or a high carbohydrate/low fat diet (150 grams of carbohydrate, 30% energy from fat) for six weeks. Both groups lost a Read More
Physiogenomic analysis of weight loss induced by dietary carbohydrate restriction
Summary: Background Diets that restrict carbohydrate (CHO) have proven to be a successful dietary treatment of obesity for many people, but the degree of weight loss varies across individuals. The extent to which genetic factors associate with the magnitude of weight loss induced by CHO restriction is unknown. We examined associations among polymorphisms in candidate Read More
Dietary Protein Intake and Renal Function
Summary: Dietary protein intake and renal function Recent trends in weight loss diets have led to a substantial increase in protein intake by individuals. As a result, the safety of habitually consuming dietary protein in excess of recommended intakes has been questioned. In particular, there is concern that high protein intake may promote renal damage Read More
Change in Food Cravings, Food Preferences, and Appetite During a Low-Carbohydrate and Low-Fat Diet
Martin, C.K., Rosenbaum, D., Han, H., Geiselman, P.J., Wyatt, H.R., Hill, J.O., Brill, C., Bailer, B., Miller Iii, B.V., Stein, R., Klein, S., Foster, G.D., “Change in Food Cravings, Food Preferences, and Appetite During a Low-Carbohydrate and Low-Fat Diet, Obesity , 2011. The study objective was to evaluate the effect of prescribing a low-carbohydrate diet Read More
The Perils of Sugar
The overconsumption of sweet stuff has ruined our eating habits and contributed to obesity and other major health problems. Sugar may provide calories for energy, but it has no nutritional value and over consumption can be harmful to your health. Hundreds of studies clearly show how dangerous (and even deadly, in the case of diabetics) Read More
The Importance of the Low Glycemic Impact, Part 2
Research confirms the long-term advisability of eating foods with a low glycemic rating. One of the latest installments of the famed Harvard Nurses Study (conducted since 1976) confirms the importance of the glycemic index. Researchers tracked the dietary habits and the health of 75,521 nurses for 10 years. The research team discovered that the consumption Read More
More Dangers of High-Fructose Corn Syrup
Fructose used to enjoy something of a good reputation as sugars go, largely because, unlike other sugars, it doesn’t raise blood sugar very quickly. This property made it a long-standing favorite of diabetics and those who treated them. But like so much other “conventional” wisdom, this turned out to be anything but wise. Fructose- and Read More
How to Read a Food Label
To ensure that consumers know what is in the foods they buy, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires that the packaging of every manufactured food product display certain information. Ingredients must be listed in descending order of weight. Labeling must also include a Nutrition Facts panel. Although the intent is informational, such labels do Read More
High -Fructose Corn Syrup Has a Press Agent!
After years of media reports linking the increasing consumption of high-fructose corn syrup with the growing obesity and diabetes epidemics, the Corn Refiners of America have decided to fight back with a series of misleading commercials designed to persuade you that this stuff’s not so bad after all. Not so fast. Up until the 1970s, Read More
Atkins Is a Low-Glycemic Approach
You may have heard the term “low glycemic” in the media and in discussions about weight loss, but Dr. Atkins was on to it many decades ago. With Atkins, it’s easy to know which foods have the lowest glycemic impact. It’s All About Sugar “Glycemic” simply means “relating to sugar.” The higher the glycemic impact Read More
