News tagged with low carbohydrate diet


Discovery offers new treatment for epilepsy

New drugs derived from components of a specific diet used by children with severe, drug-resistant epilepsy could offer a new treatment, according to research published today in the journal Neuropharmacology.

Neuroscience created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Healthy diets have long-lasting positive effects even with partial weight regain

Mediterranean and low-carbohydrate diets have lasting, healthy effects, even with partial weight regain, according to a follow-up study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Israel's Nuclear Research ...

Overweight and Obesity created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Experts warn of significant cardiovascular risk with Atkins-style diets

Women who regularly eat a low carbohydrate, high protein diet are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease (such as heart disease and stroke) than those who do not, a study published in the British Medical Journal today ...

Health created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study compares effect of three common diets on energy expenditure following weight loss

In an examination of the effect on energy expenditure and components of the metabolic syndrome of 3 types of commonly consumed diets following weight loss, decreases in resting energy expenditure and total energy expenditure ...

Overweight and Obesity created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets may reduce both tumor growth rates and cancer risk

Eating a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet may reduce the risk of cancer and slow the growth of tumors already present, according to a study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer ...

Cancer created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The skinny on fat: Debate rages on pros, cons of low-fat diet

(PhysOrg.com) -- In recent years a fierce debate has raged among nutrition experts over the wisdom of prevailing dietary guidelines that emphasize eating less saturated fat. Two experts from the UNC Department of Nutrition ...

Health created May 11, 2011 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Medical myth: Cutting carbs is the best way to lose weight

There seems to be an endless number of fad diets and "golden rules" for weight loss. One of the most popular of these rules is that cutting carbohydrates (carbs) is the best way to lose weight.

Health created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

'Bad' dieting increases cardiovascular disease risk

A 25 year study in Northern Sweden, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition Journal, is the first to show that a regional and national dietary intervention to reduce fat intake, decreased cholesterol levels ...

Cardiology created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Do low-carb diets damage the kidneys?

Low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets—like the Atkins diet—have been popular among dieters for years. For just as long, experts have worried that such diets might be harmful to the kidneys. A study appearing in an ...

Health created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0