Reports on scientific studies having to do with low carbohydrate diets and related subjects (weight loss, obesity, nutrition, etc.)
Reports of science in the news in 2009, from Laura Dolson's Low-Carb Diets blog.
Reports of science in the news in 2008, from Laura Dolson's Low-Carb Diets blog.
A July 2008 study in the New England Journal of Medicine compares three diets. Results and observations.
Report from the 2008 Nutrition and Metabolism Conference, which focus on the research about saturated fat.
In a study of four diets published in March 2007, Atkins came out on top.
This study showed that people with more insulin in their blood benefited more from a low carb diet.
Most low carb diets substantially increase their vegetable consumption, and other myth-busting stats.
The top stories from the About Low Carb site for 2006.
Report of a long term study in the New England Journal of Medicine in November 2006 on low carb diets and heart disease.
More protein in the diet stimulates a peptide that keeps us satisfied longer.
The results of a study which looked at blood lipids (cholesterol, triglycerides) and what happened with various diets with and without weight loss.
Feb 8, 2006 Report from the Women's Health Initiative study on low fat diets.
Editorial regarding the media response to the JAMA study about low fat diets and health risks in February 2006, with some thoughts about the science of low fat and low carb diets.
This well-controlled study looked at the effects of insulin resistance on the effectiveness of high carb vs reduced carb diets.
A review of the 2005's top ten important headlines in the science of low carb.
Researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University discovered that a diet's overall "glycemic load" may be an important determinant of weight loss, but only for some people.
Lots of studies about the science of low carb eating.
Nutrition & Metabolism, 12/1/2005 (Abstract) The low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet improved glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes such that diabetes medications were discontinued or reduced in most participants.
Heavy-duty science article about developments in understanding the brain circuits that regulate weight. From Science News Daily.
This is a woman after my own heart - a low carber AND a science nut! Regina Wilshire analyzes the recent diet-oriented studies.
