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Low Carb Diets Blog with Laura Dolson May 2009 Archive

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

Reader's Digest Gets It Wrong About Low-Carb Eating

Sunday May 31, 2009
OK, granted, the Reader's Digest is not the first place I'd choose to go to for science, but a lot of people read its health-oriented articles every month. When ... Read More

Around About - Interesting Tidbits

Saturday May 30, 2009
One of the great things about being an About.com Guide is that I learn valuable and interesting things from my fellow Guides. Did you that there are almost 800 ... Read More

Low-Carb Eating at KFC

Wednesday May 27, 2009
KFC (Formerly Kentucky Fried Chicken) is the world's most popular chicken restaurant chain. Low-carbers rejoiced recently when they added grilled chicken to their menu. But is the chicken any good? ... Read More

Beware of Acai Supplement Scams

Sunday May 24, 2009
Is there anyone who hasn't heard of acai berries by now? And at least vaguely you probably have heard that there are wonder-claims for this small berry from South ... Read More

Great New Low-Carb Ideas!

Thursday May 21, 2009
If you've been to our Low Carb Forum, you know the fun of swapping ideas to help us in our low-carb lives. Now I have some pages on the ... Read More

Fire Up the Grill!

Tuesday May 19, 2009
In the U.S. the first long weekend of the summer is on its way, -- the traditional beginning of the summer grilling season. There's so much to love about grilling. ... Read More

Bathing Suit Time is Around the Corner

Saturday May 16, 2009
Have you found yourself lagging a bit in your low carbing? Have a few pounds crept back on? Perhaps it's time to "reboot" and get back to basics ... Read More

Another DVD for Low-Carbers: Fat Head

Wednesday May 13, 2009
Do you like to be entertained and educated at the same time? If so, then this may be just the DVD for you. Intended partially as a response to the ... Read More

My Big Fat Diet: Great DVD!

Monday May 11, 2009
Imagine would it be like if a lot of the people in your town went on a low-carb diet. Potlucks with lots of low-carb food, grocery stores fully stocked, ... Read More

Fresh Asparagus -- YUM!

Saturday May 9, 2009

Have a Happy Low-Carb Mother’s Day

Tuesday May 5, 2009
On Mother's Day, usually kids and spouses think of feeding Mom some high carb treats. But what if Mom's body really does better without all the sugar and starch? ... Read More

Low-Carb Cinco de Mayo

Monday May 4, 2009
Break out the sugar-free margaritas and guacamole! It’s Cinco de Mayo, the most celebrated Mexican holiday in the United States. I've collected a lot of low-carb resources together, and ... Read More

Popular Weight-Loss Supplements Recalled

Sunday May 3, 2009
Although there is very little evidence to support the use of weight-loss dietary supplements, they are a huge and growing segment of the even larger supplement market. Most of ... Read More

Crisps Made Entirely of Cheese!

Friday May 1, 2009
Crackers made of cheese? You heard right. These "crisps" were developed by a low-carb dieter who grew tired of not having a cracker for dips and spreads. He ... Read More
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