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07/01/2018 / By S.D. Wells

The 5 WORST diet fads that DUPED American consumers

How do you go from bad to worse quickly when trying to lose weight? Just go on YouTube and watch videos of popular diets, without doing any research or consulting a nutritionist. It’s even getting tougher to trust medical doctors and dietitians these days, as many of them are pushing chemical-based pharmaceuticals and even saying […]

03/12/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

They both work: New study says low-fat and low-carb diets are equally effective for weight loss; just choose one

Many people say that the best way to lose weight is to go on a low-carbohydrate diet. Others are solidly in the camp of low-fat equaling weight loss. In an effort to uncover which of the two was the superior diet, researchers from Stanford Medicine undertook a year-long study wherein 609 participants (half of whom […]

12/03/2017 / By Ralph Flores

Want to get off those diabetes meds? Research shows a diet high in protein and good fats but low in carbs helps manage the disease

People suffering from type-2 diabetes may have themselves a good reason to eat protein, based on research. The diet, according to researchers at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), is composed of a low volume of carbohydrates paired with higher amounts of protein and unsaturated fats. Associate Professor Grant Brinkworth, who is the […]

12/04/2015 / By Vicki Batts

Mega-study shows low-fat diets don’t work

A meta-analysis of over 68,000 adults has revealed that low-fat diets are not any more effective for long-term weight loss efforts than higher fat or lower carb diets. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology published the review, which featured data pooled from a whopping 53 randomized trials that compared the effectiveness of low-fat diets to other […]

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