Saturated fat - you can hardly read a nutrition article these days without a few negative words about saturated fat. But is it really the demon food we're constantly ... Read More

About.com is always adding new sites to its network, and recently there have been a few that I thought my readers would be especially interested in. So let me ... Read More

Time and time again I hear that low-carb diets are bad because we don't eat vegetables or fruit, or because our bones will suffer, or other negatives...none of which are ... Read More

A couple of years ago, while researching how our bodies use carbohydrates, I became interested in the benefits of resistant starch, a type of starch that is not digested in ... Read More

Kimkins is an unhealthy scam diet which started on the Internet, and is making its way through the media -- and the court system. The latest is that the ... Read More

Perhaps you are a few weeks into your low-carb way of eating -- or perhaps you've been eating this way for a few months or even years. What do ... Read More

There's no doubt about it -- eating low-carb tends to make the grocery bill grow as we shun cheap starches and sugars. Is this inevitable? How can we eat in ... Read More

As the science is building, doctors are beginning to recognize the value of low-carb diets. About.com's Guide to Heart Disease, Dr. Richard Fogoros, has been following the research over ... Read More

Did you know that in the United States, the Super Bowl is the second biggest food day of the year, next to Thanksgiving? For those of us that aren't ... Read More

If you've been around the low-carb community for very long, you probably know Jimmy Moore, of the Livin' La Vida Low-Carb book, blog, and podcast. Well, he's got something ... Read More

It's 4 PM. You're hungry. Dinner is hours away. What do you do? It’s so important to plan for those times when we’re hungry and we ... Read More

The South Beach Diet caught on a few years ago and remains one of the most popular diets. It is meant to be high in nutrients and fiber, and ... Read More

When you get up, do you automatically reach for the cereal box, the loaf of bread, or the packet of oatmeal? When first starting out on low-carb eating many people ... Read More

In the minds of many, "low carb" still means "Atkins". Robert Atkins is truly the father of modern low carb eating, and untold numbers of people credit him with ... Read More

So many of us try year after year to make the same change, using basically the same strategy, which boils down to “I’m REALLY going to do it this time!” ... Read More

If you're just starting out on a low-carb way of eating, there are some things you should know about - common pitfalls that sabotage the most earnest dieter. Inform ... Read More

When I started developing this site, my husband said, "just tell people what to eat". Unfortunately, it's not that simple! We all have different preferences, different lifestyles, and ... Read More