Don't play a
numbers game, experts say, just eat your vegetables
New York Times,
9/14/2004
Low-carbohydrate diets are everywhere, and the glycemic index
has become the trendiest new concept in weight loss. Dr. Atkins'
"New Diet Revolution," "The South Beach Diet," "The Zone" and
even "The Idiot's Guide to Weight Loss" teach readers that all
carbohydrates are not alike and that the way to judge which are
good and which are bad is by how fast they are digested.
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Low-Carb
Diets Take a Punch
Washington Post, 7/6/04
While the South Beach Diet and the Atkins Diet continue to tally
book sales -- an estimated 30 million to date -- 11 health
organizations have teamed up to dispel what they call popular
misconceptions about the low-carbohydrate approach and to warn
about the risk of its long-term use.
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Dieter sues Atkins estate and company
New York Times, 5/27/04
A 53-year-old man sued the estate of Dr. Robert C. Atkins and
the company that promotes his diet yesterday. The suit says
following the Atkins diet for two years raised the man's
cholesterol so much that his arteries became clogged and
required a medical procedure to open them.
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The Cola Wars
go low-carb
Coca-Cola, Pepsi to promote mid-calorie sodas
Washington Post 5/26/04
Major soda companies have been spinning out
new flavors for years without a lot of success at jump-starting
sales, which have been growing annually at a paltry half-percent
since 1998.
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The changing rules of low-carb dieting
New
York Post, 5/25/04
The new trend
is to be smart about carbs - not to avoid them altogether, a
July article in Fitness Magazine reveals.
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Low carb
diet may be losing steam
Washington Post 5/18/04
The nation's appetite for
low-carbohydrate foods seems bottomless, but ales of low-carb
products have fallen sharply at independent and health food
stores.
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Low-Carb Diets Work Better in Short Term - Reports
Yahoo! News 5/17/04
Low-carbohydrate diets help
people lose weight in the short term but work no better than
other diets after a year, researchers reported on Monday.
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Study: Chopping, chewing certain vegetables can release
cancer-fighting chemical
FoodNavigator
Chemicals produced by some vegetables when they are chopped,
chewed or otherwise processed could kill colon cancer cells –
new evidence that diet could play an important role in fighting
- and indeed preventing - the disease.
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Nutrition Q&A: Nutrition facts panel only reliable information
on carbs in food
Pittsburgh Post Gazette 5/6/04
Two registered dietitians
address the differences between net carbs, impact carbs and
effective carbs in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. They note such
phrases have not been approved by the FDA and advise consumers
to go directly to the nutrition labels on the side or back of
packages to get complete information on carbs.
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Low-carb dieters face bewildering array of food options
USA Today 5/5/04
With more than 600 low-carb
foods introduced last year, how are dieters supposed to figure
out which ones are best?
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Can
only the rich afford to be thin?
USA Today 5/3/04
Millions of American are
finding that popular low carb diets like the Atkins and South
Beach Diets are too expensive. Nutrition experts are beginning
to worry that America's war on obesity might be lost because,
for many people, it costs too much — in time and in money.
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DUELING DIETS
For the careful eater: Low-carb and delicious
The
Times Picayune 4/30/04
Ronnie Vix has found new favorite foods at Jazzfest. Sporting a
deep tan and a sleeveless tank top last Saturday, Vix is 50
pounds lighter than he was at Jazzfest 2003. He's a trim,
white-haired poster boy for low-carbohydrate-diet success.
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Low-carb
craze reaches the office
FortWayne.com 4/29/04
A year ago, meeting planner Margo
Martin's clients wanted fruit, yogurt and bagels for their
breaks. Today, the hottest items are cheese, Slim Jims, beef
jerky and nuts - lots of mixed nuts.
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Athletes don't benefit from low-carb diets
Chicago Sun-Times
4/19/04
Carbohydrates are necessary for
athletes to properly recover from strenuous activity, experts
say. Carbs, stored as glycogen in muscle cells, are depleted
during a workout and must be replaced by more carbs in
post-workout meals if athletes are to avoid muscular breakdown
and fatigue.
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What
does "low-carb" really mean?
The New York Times (free registration)
4/15/04
Some scientists caution that
low-carb foods will make people fatter if they overeat them. And
confusion still reigns over how to calculate total carbs, as the
FDA struggles to develop a definition. The Canadian government
announced that no low-carb claims will be permitted on food
labels, while an industry group says the low-carb label should
mean no more than nine grams of total carbohydrates per serving.
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South
Beach doctor is interested in hearts, not weight loss
The New York Times (free registration)
4/14/04
Dr. Arthur Agatston, of South Beach diet fame, makes it clear
that he's not a diet doctor; rather, he's a cardiologist
interested in helping patients lower their risk of heart attack
and stroke. His latest cookbook went on sale this week and, like
the diet, it touts nutrient density, fiber and some good oils.
Agatston currently is in talks with food companies about
starting a line of South Beach meals.
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