Low-carb diet may help cut risk of heart diseaseSally Squires
A low-carb diet that is high in cholesterol and saturated fat is no healthier than a high-carb diet full of sugar- and fat-filled junk food and lacking in fruits and vegetables. The risk of death fromheart diseaserose by 51 percent; the risk of stroke rose by 50 percent; and the ris...
Low-carb diets have been around for years. The Paleo diet is the latest diet to build upon the popular Atkins diet, a 1970s brainchild of Dr. Robert Atkins. Now, a new clinical study concludes that low-carb, high-fat diets may not only help dieters lose weight but keep the poun...
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But researchers from Aberdeen's Rowett Research Institute found low-carbohydrate regimes - such as the popular Atkins Diet - can cause a four-fold reduction in the cancer-fighting bacteria. Low-carbohydrate diets have long been controversial. Criticisms include increased risk of heart disease, incr...
Dorans said the study doesn’t prove that a low-carb diet prevents diabetes. But it does open the door to further research about how to mitigate the health risks of those with prediabetes and diabetes not treated by medication. “We already know that a low-carbohydrate diet is one dietary...
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Dorans said the study doesn't prove that a low-carb diet prevents diabetes. But it does open the door to further research about how to mitigate health risks of those with prediabetes and diabetes not treated by medication. "We already know that a low-carbohydrate diet is one dietary approac...
“The nutrient-specific effects of these diets on cardiovascular health are largely unknown,” says Dr. Gutterman. “Low-carbohydrate diets are significantly higher in total grams of fat, protein, dietary cholesterol and saturated fats than are low-fat diets. While a low-carbohydrate diet may resu...
"Right now, if I were considering a high-fat, low-carb diet, I would ask myself if the benefits outweigh the heart-attack issues this research has revealed," said Steven Lloyd of UAB, who led a set of four complementary studies. "If I had heart disease or I waspredisposed to having...