July 2008
This study compares the health effects of four commercially available weight loss diets: Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution, The Slim-Fast Plan, Weight Watchers Pure Points Program, and Rosemary Conley’s ‘Eat Yourself Slim’ Diet.
July 2008
The researchers randomly assigned 322 moderately obese, mostly middle-aged people to one of three weight loss diets: a low fat diet with calorie restriction, a “Mediterranean diet” with restricted calories, and a low carb diet without any calorie restriction.
July 2008
The present case study describes one such patient, a 48-year-old woman. The patient was moderately obese, physically healthy, and taking no medications other than the common appetite suppressant medication phentermine.
April 2008
The authors of this study explain the underlying principle guiding the treatment of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome patients with carbohydrate restriction. The purpose of the present study is to bring together recent data which demonstrates that the substitution of dietary carbohydrate for dietary fat, even saturated fat, actually improves cardiovascular risk factors.