Latest Medical research related to low-carbohydrate diets Stories

CHICAGO, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- New research continues to link tart cherries, one of today's hottest "Super Fruits," to lowering risk factors for heart disease. In addition to lowering cholesterol and reducing inflammation, the study being presented by University of Michigan researchers at next week's American Dietetic Association annual meeting, found that a cherry-enriched diet lowered body weight and fat -- major risk factors for heart disease. In the study, at-risk, obese rats that...

Young adults on a diet low in calories but nutritionally sound for six months appear to lose weight and fat without a much bone loss, U.S. researchers say. Leanne M. Redman and colleagues at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, La., studied 46 healthy, overweight men and women, who were randomly assigned to one of four groups for six months. Eleven formed the control group, who ate a healthy diet; 12 consumed 25 percent fewer calories than expended per day; 12 ate fewer...

By ROSAMUND CROFT SO it's summer and you've just realised last year's bikini or shorts aren't going to fit you this time round. But turning to a gimmicky diet - be it Atkins, Southbeach, cabbage soup or celeb detox - to shed weight in just a few weeks isn't going to work. Nor is gnawing on a celery stick or skipping breakfast when really you're dreaming of a decent meal with meat and two veg - let alone fantasising over a bar of chocolate or a glass of wine. Instead help is at hand from...

ATLANTA - The Atkins diet might have proved itself after all: A low-carb diet and a Mediterranean-style regimen helped people lose more weight than a traditional low-fat diet in one of the longest and largest studies to compare the dueling weight-loss techniques. Another surprise: The low-carb diet improved cholesterol more than the other two. Some critics had predicted the opposite. "It is a vindication," said Abby Bloch, of the Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Foundation, a...

By The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - The Atkins diet might have proved itself after all: A low-carb diet and a Mediterranean-style regimen helped people lose more weight than a traditional low-fat diet in one of the longest and largest studies to compare the dueling weight-loss techniques.A bigger surprise: The low-carb diet improved cholesterol more than the other two. Some critics had predicted the opposite."It is a vindication," said Abby Bloch, of the Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins...

By Mike Stobbe ATLANTA - The Atkins diet may have proved itself after all: A low- carb diet and a Mediterranean-style regimen helped people lose more weight than a traditional low-fat diet in one of the longest and largest studies to compare the dueling weight-loss techniques. A bigger surprise: The low-carb diet improved cholesterol more than the other two. Some critics had predicted the opposite. "It is a vindication," said Abby Bloch of the Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Foundation, a...

By Nanci Hellmich New research shows that dieters who followed a low-carbohydrate diet lost and kept off about 12 pounds over two years, losing more than others on a Mediterranean or restricted-fat diet. Study participants who followed a traditional Mediterranean diet, which includes a lot of vegetables and a moderate amount of olive oil and nuts, achieved and maintained a 10-pound loss in that time. Dieters who followed a restricted-fat plan with about 30% of calories coming from fat...

Otherwise-healthy adults who eat two or more servings of meat a day -- the equivalent of two burger patties -- increase their risk of developing metabolic syndrome by 25 percent compared with those who eat meat twice a week, according to research published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk factors including elevated waist circumference, high blood pressure, elevated triglycerides, low...

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who ate a low-fat vegan diet, cutting out all meat and dairy, lowered their blood sugar more and lost more weight than people on a standard American Diabetes Association diet, researchers said on Thursday. They lowered their cholesterol more and ended up with better kidney function, according to the report published in Diabetes Care, a journal published by the American Diabetes Association. Participants said...

By Megan Rauscher NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In motivated people who are overweight and have type 2 diabetes, a low-carbohydrate diet with some caloric restriction has lasting benefits on body weight and blood sugar control, Swedish researchers report. Dr. Jorgen Vesti Nielsen and Dr. Eva A. Joensson from Blekingesjukhuset, Karlshamn, previously reported that 16 obese patients with type 2 diabetes who followed a low carbohydrate diet achieved significantly better diabetes control and...