Experts Say Low-Carb Craze May Be Over
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About a year ago, Dave Champlin and his two roommates lived in what their friends at the University of Missouri called the House of Fat. At a combined weight of 890 pounds, the three decided to try the Atkins diet. By sticking to the low-carb, high-protein diet, Champlin lost about 45 pounds and his roommates each lost between 50 and 60 pounds.
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THE TREND: Low-carbohydrate diets were wildly popular a year ago, but interest has waned. A study by NPD Group, an independent marketing information company, found that the percentage of American adults on any low-carb diet in 2004 peaked at 9.1 percent in February and dropped to 4.9 percent by early November.
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NEW YORK  - People who manage to reduce their waistlines may also lower their risk for diabetes and heart disease, a study suggests.
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A low-fat diet only conferred the benefit if it lasts for many years, a new study indicates.
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The percentage of people following low-carb diets has dropped dramatically since January, according to new data from two market research firms.
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Evidence in support of low-glycemic diets has lent new validity to age-old wisdom: a healthy diet includes vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains and nuts.
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Stroll down any pharmacy aisle these days and you'll find that the low-carb craze has invaded the $20 billion dietary supplement industry.    From multivitamins to starch blocker pills, loosely regulated supplements are popping up in the burgeoning low-carb market dominated by food companies...
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The grain industry has a message for the legions of low carb dieters: ``Bread. It&#39;s essential.&#39;. Millers and bakers tired of hearing their products bad-mouthed by diet gurus preaching
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PEOPLE may be endangering their health and excluding vital foods such as eggs and cheese from their meals because of a faddish interest in low-carbohydrate diets, experts warned today.
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A study of four popular diets found that women put on the one with the least carbohydrates -- the Atkins plan -- lost at least twice as much weight as those on the others, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Aug. 26, 2004 -- You&#39;ve heard how people can shed pounds on those controversial but popular low-carb diets. So how do rodents, those treasured laboratory test animals used to predict human results, eat their way to less body fat and better health?
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LONDON - Dieters on the popular high-fat, low-carb Atkins approach lose just as much body fat as those on low-fat diets, but the annoying low-carb side effects could mean problems down the road, according to a scientist who reviewed five dozen diet studies.    Danish obesity expert Dr...
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The number of U.S. consumers on  low-carbohydrate diets rose sharply in the first two weeks of  2005, but many Americans are likely to give up the diets as the  year progresses, according to a new survey.
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NEW YORK  - Short bursts of exercise may  help reduce the potentially dangerous spikes in blood fats that  occur after fatty meals.
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The number of U.S. consumers on low-carbohydrate diets rose sharply in the first two weeks of 2005, but many Americans are likely to give up the diets as the year progresses, according to a new survey.
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NEW YORK  - Some researchers are questioning whether national guidelines advising Americans to eat a low-fat diet have had the unintended consequence of feeding the current obesity epidemic.
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Sorry, diet devotees calorie counters and carb cutters: Scientists say there&#39;s no proof that popular weight-loss programs help keep the pounds off.