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Which Low Carb Diet Plan Really Works?

Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

Low Carb Diet PlanIf you are looking for that one ultimate low carb diet plan, then you are definitely not alone. Just take a look online, there are hundreds if not thousands of low carb diet plans, all touting that they are the best. Picking just one to follow is hard.  If you are looking for a more natural diet plan then you may have considered using a low carb diet plan, but how effective are they? Keep reading to find out.

The Science Behind a Resistant Starch Foods Diet (ContributorNetwork)

Friday, January 28th, 2011

Resistant starch foods have their own website, a diet foods name (“The Skinny Carbs Diet”) and a suddenly devoted following. So what is the science behind resistant starch; are starch foods the latest diet fad, or is there more to them than meets the eye?

Why are Resistant Starch Foods in the News?

In a word: marketing! World News Insight explains that a cookbook titled “The Skinny Carbs Diet” is on the shelves and promising to offer healthy diet foods that capitalize on resistant starch for weight loss.

New Diet Pill Wins FDA Panel’s Backing (HealthDay)

Thursday, December 20th, 2012

TUESDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDay News) — An expert advisory panel recommended on Tuesday that Contrave, a new weight-loss pill that combines an antidepressant with an anti-addiction medication, be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The 13-7 vote in favor of Contrave came amid agency concerns that the drug might raise blood pressure in some patients and increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes among some users, according to the Associated Press. But panelists voted 11-8 earlier in the day that those potential health risks could be studied after Contrave was approved.

New Diet Pill Wins FDA Panel’s Backing (HealthDay)

Thursday, February 28th, 2013

TUESDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDay News) — An expert advisory panel recommended on Tuesday that Contrave, a new weight-loss pill that combines an antidepressant with an anti-addiction medication, be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The 13-7 vote in favor of Contrave came amid agency concerns that the drug might raise blood pressure in some patients and increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes among some users, according to the Associated Press. But panelists voted 11-8 earlier in the day that those potential health risks could be studied after Contrave was approved.

FDA declines to approve Orexigen diet drug (AP)

Friday, October 26th, 2012

WASHINGTON – The government on Tuesday unexpectedly rejected what appeared to be the most promising candidate among a class of new diet drugs, wiping out hopes for a new medication to fight obesity anytime soon.

Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. said the Food and Drug Administration is concerned about the heart side effects of its drug Contrave and will require a new study, a costly undertaking that may prove too burdensome for the small drugmaker.

The FDA’s ruling marks the third rejection of a weight loss drug in recent months, raising questions about whether any new drugs in the class can be made safe enough to win approval. The FDA has not approved a new diet pill in more than a decade.

Improved Kidney Function Possible With High-Fat Diet

Monday, March 25th, 2013

In an age when obesity rates have reached epidemic proportions, a diet containing an extreme amount of fat may sound absurd. But in reality, a high-fat, low-carbohydrate food plan—or ketogenic diet—has been successfully used to rid or markedly reduce seizures in children with drug-resistant epilepsy. By starving the body of carbs and sugars it tricks the body into using fat stores instead of glucose for energy. And that same concept may soon lead to an effective treatment for another serious condition.

A Twinkie diet? It comes down to calories

Thursday, January 10th, 2013
When I tell people I’m on a high-carbohydrate diet, they give me a highly skeptical look, as if I just told them the moon landing was faked.

From a pure weight-loss perspective, I could eat nothing but bacon-wrapped sticks of butter topped with chocolate-covered Froot Loops, and as long as I maintained a caloric deficit I would lose weight. This concept has been proved time and again, most recently by the Twinkie Guy.

Twinkie Guy — also known as Mark Haub, a professor of human nutrition at Kansas State University — is the genius who lost 27 pounds in 10 weeks subsisting almost exclusively on Twinkies, Doritos, Oreos and other treats by ensuring that he consumed fewer calories than he burned.

Atkins Diet Plan

Saturday, September 15th, 2012

The Atkins Diet Plan gained popularity in 1972 with the publication of the book, Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution. Dr. Atkins, the founder and former Executive Medical Director of The Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine, was one of the first vocal proponents of a low-carbohydrate diet. Long a voice for nutritional medicine, that first book has spawned newly revised versions as well as diet variations such as the South Beach Diet.

The Cabbage Soup Diet

Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

Cabbage Soup DietOne of the trendiest diets for quick weight loss is the Cabbage Soup diet. This diet has also been known under several different names including the “Military Cabbage Soup”, and the “Russian Peasant Diet”, among others. The creators of this diet suggest that you will lose up to 10 lbs by the end of seven days.

Keep in mind that diets for quick weight loss are seldom diets that you should stay on for any period of time.  They are normally not balanced diets and are only intended to be used for 3-7 days at the most. Many of these fad diets either restrict caloric intake to the extreme of they have you eating the same type of food daily.

Lose Weight The Healthy Way With The 1200 Calorie Diet

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

1200 Calorie DietLots of people don’t know what to do in order to lose weight and remain healthy, so they will search for an easy and effective diet plan. The 1200 calorie diet plan is said to a healthy option for women who need to lose weight. Dieting for one or two weeks cannot keep the weight off. But, gradual and continuous effort that the 1200 calorie diet plan calls for will provide long-lasting results, high self-esteem and even more compliments.