Low-carbohydrate diets have a long history of therapeutic use for obesity, diabetes and epilepsy.
Millions of people all around the world have tried such a diet, usually with good results.
Despite that, nutritionists and health authorities do not recommend such a diet and in fact claim that it is dangerous.
They claim that low-carb diets don't have scientific evidence behind them and often refer to them as "fad diets."
With this article, I plan to prove them wrong.
It is true that 10 years ago low-carbohydrate diets
Monday, August 27, 2012
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Carnivores Eat Herbivores - Low-Carb Beats Low-Fat Vegetarian Diet
Diet fanatics are everywhere.
People pick sides and defend them as if they were in a war.
One of the largest and loudest fanatic groups out there are the vegans and vegetarians.
Now I have nothing against vegan/vegetarian diets as I'm sure they do work well for some people.
But some of their proponents make claims that challenge both common sense and science.
One of those claims is that a low-carb, high-fat, high-protein diet that is rich in animal foods is either ineffective or dangerous.
They often claim that a
People pick sides and defend them as if they were in a war.
One of the largest and loudest fanatic groups out there are the vegans and vegetarians.
Now I have nothing against vegan/vegetarian diets as I'm sure they do work well for some people.
But some of their proponents make claims that challenge both common sense and science.
One of those claims is that a low-carb, high-fat, high-protein diet that is rich in animal foods is either ineffective or dangerous.
They often claim that a
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Is Butter Good For You? 8 Health Reasons to Eat More Butter
Butter has been unfairly demonized by outdated nutritionists and blamed for everything from heart disease to obesity.
The reason, they say, is that it's high in fat. Saturated fat in particular.
The consequence of this unfair crusade is the appearance of artificial butter replicates like trans-fat laden margarine.
As Kris's law states, when the nutrition authorities do something that is supposed to improve our health...
(For example, reducing the amount of butter in the diet to reduce cholesterol and heart
The reason, they say, is that it's high in fat. Saturated fat in particular.
The consequence of this unfair crusade is the appearance of artificial butter replicates like trans-fat laden margarine.
As Kris's law states, when the nutrition authorities do something that is supposed to improve our health...
(For example, reducing the amount of butter in the diet to reduce cholesterol and heart
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Is Stevia Good For You? Health Benefits of This Natural Sweetener
Sugar is sweet. It tastes good.
Most people have a love/hate relationship with it.
Sugar is arguably the world's favourite ingredient to make food that tastes incredible and makes you feel good.
Unfortunately, it has a massive downside.
It also happens to be loaded with calories, void of essential nutrients, potentially addictive, fattening and perhaps even a major contributor to obesity and the metabolic syndrome.
As the obesity epidemic and the low-fat fad gained popularity, food manufacturers started replacing fat
Most people have a love/hate relationship with it.
Sugar is arguably the world's favourite ingredient to make food that tastes incredible and makes you feel good.
Unfortunately, it has a massive downside.
It also happens to be loaded with calories, void of essential nutrients, potentially addictive, fattening and perhaps even a major contributor to obesity and the metabolic syndrome.
As the obesity epidemic and the low-fat fad gained popularity, food manufacturers started replacing fat
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