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Low Carb Diets Blog with Laura Dolson July 2008 Archive

By Laura Dolson, About.com Guide to Low Carb Diets since 2005

Videos From Low-Carb Experts

Tuesday July 29, 2008
There are a couple of great videos out right now from two favorite low-carb experts. In response to the recent diet comparison study, a great interview with Dr. Mary ... Read More

How to Make Cheap Steaks Taste Good

Friday July 25, 2008
A good rib-eye steak is great, but these days more of us are going for the less-expensive cuts. In the last few months I've done lots of experimenting with different ... Read More

How to Make Sugar-Free Jam

Wednesday July 23, 2008
Our plum tree is just going nuts this year. I hadn't made plum jam since I was making the sugary kind, but I just couldn't let all those plums ... Read More

Low-Carb Comes Out Ahead in Diet Comparison

Monday July 21, 2008
As promised, here is my analysis of the diet research from last week's New England Journal of Medicine. I dug into it, and I think you'll find information here ... Read More

Getting Started on a Low-Carb Diet

Sunday July 20, 2008
Because of the recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine, we have lots of new people coming to this site right now for information about how to get ... Read More

Is the Media Softening Towards Low-Carb Diets?

Friday July 18, 2008
Yesterday's release of the diet comparison study in the New England Journal of Medicine brought on an immediate and overwhelming media response, with every major newspaper and TV news show ... Read More

Low-Carb Diet Wins Another Food Fight

Thursday July 17, 2008
It's all over the news! Today's New England Journal of Medicine published the results of a two year study comparing three diets: a low-fat diet, a low-carb diet, and ... Read More

Do Low-Fat Diets Make People Hungry?

Monday July 14, 2008
Today's Los Angeles Times has a series entitled "What's Making Us Fat?", looking at a few of the theories about this. One of them is that "Maybe Low Fat ... Read More

Let's Hear it for Berries!

Friday July 11, 2008

How to Get Started on the South Beach Diet

Sunday July 6, 2008
There’s no doubt about it, the South Beach Diet has had a lot of staying power as the most popular diet plan in recent years. If you’ve been thinking ... Read More

Could Low-Carb Diets Help Prevent Memory Loss?

Thursday July 3, 2008
We ordinarily think of HDL cholesterol ("good cholesterol") as being "good" because high HDL is associated with a lower risk of heart disease. Recently, we are finding out other ... Read More
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