Low Carb Diet News

Low carb diets, such as Atkins, which are popular for people who want to lose weight, have been found not to cause any noticeable harm to the kidneys, researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine reported in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology .

THURSDAY May 31, 2012 -- High protein, Atkins-type diets don't cause noticeable harm to the kidneys in healthy patients without kidney disease, a new study indicates.

Constant dieting may not be the best way to maintain weight, but chances are you've been on one at one point in your life.

People often ask me if fruit is too high in sugar, especially for diabetics. This fear of fruit, I believe, is left over from the Atkins craze, which discouraged eating some fruits on the grounds that they are high in carbohydrates.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Just when we thought there was nothing new under the Tex-Mex sun, along comes Lime Fresh Mexican Grill occupying the former Tommy Bahama location at the Summit.

It is perhaps today's most maligned diet - assailed as "crazy" and "gross" since pictures emerged last month of a bride outfitted with a feeding tube to drop weight quickly before her big day.

Do you suffer from "carb confusion?" The Atkins diet company conducted a survey and discovered that many of us aren't sure just how to incorporate the right carbs into our diets to lose weight successfully .

Q: Can I eat carbs and still lose weight? A: While eating fewer carbs is essential for optimal weight loss, you don't need to completely eliminate carbs from your diet.

Rustica exemplifies the super premium-quality mentality that Gourmet, Food & Wine, Saveur and other glossies are talking about when they brandish the foodie word of moment: artisanal.

Arthur Agatston, M.D., preventive cardiologist and author of The South Beach Diet book series, has joined Baptist Health Medical Group as medical director of wellness and prevention for Baptist Health South Florida , announced Brian E. Keeley, president and CEO.

Miley Cyrus is much braver than the rest of us, but then, she's not one to shy away from showing off her legs -- even, it seems, in knitwear.

To me, there is an 800-pound gorilla looming in the background of "The Weight of the Nation," the four-part documentary that began on Monday and concludes Tuesday on HBO.

The big guns, some of whom are paid to draw pictures of big guns, are coming to Summit City Comic Con this year.

The Effect of a Plant-Based Low-Carbohydrate Diet on Body Weight and Blood Lipid Concentrations in Hyperlipidemic Subjects by: David J. A. Jenkins , Julia M. W. Wong , Cyril W. C. Kendall , Amin Esfahani , Vivian W. Y. Ng , Tracy C. K. Leong , Dorothea A. Faulkner , Ed Vidgen , Kathryn A. Greaves , Gregory Paul , William Singer Background ... (more)

Future brides wanting to shed that final ten or twenty pounds on their wedding day have taken to a controversial European diet, called the K-E Diet , which involves placing a feeding tube into their noses, for up to ten days, for rapid weight loss.

CarolinaEast Health System is hosting a Wellness Expo at the New Bern Mall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today in observance of National Hospital Week and National Nurses Week.

This question comes from Nick: I'm having trouble getting to my ideal weight and want to keep my health risks low.

Move over Atkins and weight watchers. Desperate dieters looking to squeeze into their summer best are turning to a new craze this season.

My name is Jeanne and I am a carbo-holic. My problem is that I am also a T2 diabetic.

According to a 2010 CDC study , over one-third of U.S. adults are obese. A recent Gallup poll notes that two-thirds of Americans think of themselves as over their target weight, regardless of their actual size.