An Updated Guide for Low-Carb Dieters By TARA PARKER-POPE August 13, 2010, 3:51 pm
A recent study of low-fat versus low-carbohydrate diets confirmed what followers of the Atkins diet have long believed: a low-carb diet can be good for your heart. The study, reported in The Annals of Internal Medicine, showed that no matter what plan dieters followed, they saw improvements in heart disease risk factors, and low-carb dieters had a greater increase in HDL, the "good" cholesterol. Recently I spoke with Dr. Eric C. Westman, associate professor of medicine at Duke University Health System and one of three co-authors of the book "The New Atkins for a New You,'' the latest update of the Atkins low-carb diet. We spoke about how the diet has changed and what many people don't know about low-carb eating plans. Here's our conversation. ... http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/13/an-updated-guide-for-low-carb-dieters/ _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
