For Public Release: A modest reduction in consumption of carbohydrate foods may promote loss of deep belly fat, even with little or no change in weight, a new study finds. Presentation of the study results will be Sunday [June 5, 2011] at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston. When paired with weight loss, consumption of a moderately reduced carbohydrate diet can help achieve a reduction of total body fat, according to principal author Barbara Gower, PhD, a professor of … [Read more...]
Examining the government’s food plate
"Faced with decades of explosively increasing numbers of obese people and diabetics the US government answer is to find a more effective way to give the exact same fat phobic advice." Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt The United States Department of Agriculture has unleashed its Food Plate, a replacement for the venerable Food Pyramid. As you can see, it is actually a plate plus a glass and a fork, and darn colorful. The general idea is to show Americans how to eat a healthy meal. The U.S. … [Read more...]
Diets ranked and raked
"What Is the 'Best Diet' for You?" asks US News and World Report. According to the magazine'srankings, the DASH Diet is the best overall. Atkins and other low-carb approaches finish in the second-division. Despite claims of a rigorous methodology, the rankings betray a conventional and increasingly suspect thinking about fat, carbohydrates, and health. The usual low-fat/ high-carb approach wins because it is presumed to be balanced, healthy and effective. But presumption is not … [Read more...]
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