Low-Carb for You

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Low-carbers spend lots of their time thinking about fat, both in terms of the excess girth on their bellies and hips, and as an important ma...

As most of my readers know, low-carbing is a lifestyle, not a quick weight-loss diet. Early in the process of low-carbing, weight is often l...

In the previous post we learned that eating 30 grams of protein per meal can increase fat loss, preserve lean muscle, prevent osteoporosis ...

Normally the topics of discussion in this blog center around carbohydrates. But for something completely different, this time we'll disc...

Yes. I'm married. I have been for 38 years. (That's not him in the picture, by the way.) Until six years ago, both Hubby and I were ...

Insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome are most often thought of in connection with middle age. However, an article in the March 2009 ...

Unfortunately there is still no cure for type 2 diabetes . But a recent study published by Eric Westman's group at Duke University sug...

Heart disease is increasing in the United States. According to the following graph, hospital discharges for coronary heart disease went from...

Body fat serves a number of purposes. It cushions our organs, it insulates us, and it provides a way to store energy. A normal amount of bod...

Foie gras , French for "fat liver," is a delicacy produced by force-feeding ducks or geese with corn meal. However, ducks and gee...

Just the taste of a sweet beverage can result in liking, wanting and sipping of more of the sweet beverage. (Please see the previous blogpos...

Those who read food labels realize that high fructose corn syrup is added to all sorts of products, from pickles to yogurt to spaghetti sau...

Perhaps you overdid it a bit at Christmas and are looking for a weight-loss plan. Although low-carb diets are currently out of fashion, they...

Type 1.5 diabetes , as the name implies, falls between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. It manifests some of the symptoms of both types, and it i...

Type 2 diabetes is a condition affecting slightly more than 7% of Americans. It used to be called adult-onset diabetes, but we now know it ...

The pancreas is a multifunctional organ that sits below and behind the stomach. As an exocrine organ, it empties digestive enzymes into the ...

Metformin (brand name Glucophage) is a member of the class of antidiabetic drugs called biguanides . Unlike the sulfonylureas such as glipiz...

About six weeks ago, Woodswalker asked me to write a post addressing the role of alcohol in a low-carb diet. This is a huge topic, but I wil...

The previous post discussed a three-legged stool approach to dealing with reactive hypoglycemia. The three legs of the stool are critical f...