CarbSmart Podcast Episode 31: Have you been at war with your metabolism all your life, or were you slim as kid only to gain weight with middle age and a desk job? Has losing gone smoothly for you? Or are you stuck at a greater weight and size than you'd like?
Read More »Is a Low-Carb Diet Low in Antioxidants? by Dana Carpender
I find the pronouncements from the dieticians and the medical industry more and more amusing every day. I recently read a column by a dietician who admitted that all of the research demonstrates that a low carbohydrate diet works for weight loss, and contrary to the dire predictions, actually results in better blood work than a low fat/high carb diet. She also admitted that there have been no indications of a problem with low carb diets long term. Still, she said, people shouldn't go on low carb diets because, after all, antioxidants are terribly important, and to get them we need to eat fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
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