Low-Carb Vegetables
Lists of low-carb vegetables, as well as ones to avoid on low-carb diets.

What is a Low Carb Diet?
Basic description of a low carb diet. Examples: Atkins, South Beach, Zone Diet, Protein Power, Sugar Busters, Carbohydrate Addict’s Diet.

Sugar Busters Food Lists
Lists of acceptable and unacceptable foods on the Sugar Busters diet.

Protein
Illustration of a low-carb food pyramid, with advice on how to decide how much protein to eat for a nutritionally complete low-carb diet.

New Chart: Carbs and Fats in Nuts and Seeds
nutsbl Alkaline diet   Low Carb VegetablesEver wonder which nuts and seeds have the least carbs, or the most omega-3 fats? I’ve made a new handy chart making it easy to compare the most commonly-eaten nuts and seeds. It contains the carbs, fiber, and types of fats in each, so check out my chart of Carbs and Fat in Nuts and Seeds.

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Low Carb For You?
Advice to help you determine whether a controlled carbohydrate diet is worth a shot.

Gradual Steps to Low Carb
Would you rather cut carbs gradually rather than all at once? Here are some steps you can take to make it easier to control your carbs and stick to a low-carb diet.

My Message to the USDA
food Just under today’s deadline for public comment about the latest Dietary Guidelines proposal, I submitted my comment, and I thought I’d share it with you:

I am a journalist who has been writing about healthy reduced-carbohydrate diets for six years. Over that time, I have received correspondence from many hundreds of people whose health has been improved using this approach. Complications from diabetes reversed, blood pressure normalized, weight lost, triglycerides plummeting – these are all very very common and are only the most obvious health improvements people can find from reducing the amount of carbohydrate in their diets.

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My Message to the USDA originally appeared on About.com Low Carb Diets on Thursday, July 15th, 2010 at 17:59:42.

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