August 2003
Low Carb News for August 2003
1950's Women were healthier
MODERN women may work themselves ragged in the office and the gym, but those in 1953 burned three times as many calories...
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AskMen.com: The Lowdown On The South Beach Diet
The South Beach Diet -- sadly, it doesn't involve lounging on the beach all day, or partying at a trendy club all night....
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Atkins Becomes Popular, Red Meat Sales Boosted
The Atkins diet, invented in the 1970s by the late Robert C Atkins, a New York cardiologist, encourages people to cut do...
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Belfast Telegraph: Chewing the fat over best-seller Atkins diet
weight-watchers were today advised to stick to a balanced diet as the controversial Atkins diet book sells a treat.
T...
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Business Weekly:(New Mexico) Restaurants beef up menus to please low-carb customers
You've heard the tales of losing weight while eating piles of bacon and eggs for breakfast, huge pork chops for dinner. ...
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CarbHealth: New Magazine, CarbHealth Riding The Low-Carb Wave
CarbHealth Magazine approaching one year anniversary as favorable media coverage of low-carb diets continues...
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Clarion Ledger: Cashing in on low-carb diets
As popularity of Atkins diet grows, more menus offer fare that helps dieters stick to plan...
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DailyHerald(chicago): Watch your weight by counting calories, exercising more
Extra weight affects your running/walking by placing more stress on your cardiac and respiratory systems, as well as you...
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Doc's South Beach diet differs from other plans
Though some critics have dubbed his plan a simple variant of Robert Atkins' low-carb diet, Arthur M. Agatston says the S...
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KSDK.com: Carb Crazy-The Anti-Carb Phenom
They're decadent, delicious, and a dieters dream. Low carb candy bars are flying off local store shelves.
Atkins tout...
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madison.com: $5 lunch: Low-carb specials distinguish O'Grady's
Amid the throng of chain restaurants circling West Towne sits a bar with some character. When my companion and I stopped...
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Miami Herald: Cardiologist's diet book to become a franchise
The South Beach Diet by Arthur M. Agatston has sold more than a million copies, says publisher Rodale Press. At least th...
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MSNBC: The Man Behind the South Beach Diet
By following the national guidelines for low-fat, high-carbohydrate eating, my patients were getting heavier, I was gett...
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NPIcenter: Carbsense Foods Launches 21 New Low-Carb Food Products
Carbsense Foods, Inc., a leading manufacturer of all natural, reduced-carbohydrate foods, turns up the heat in this alre...
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ParentsPlace.com: Atkins diet while nursing?
I gained 65 pounds during my pregnancy. I need to start losing weight, as I am 5-foot-8 and weigh 205 pounds. I am consi...
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Santa Cruz Sentinel: The taste of The Enchanted Avocado
Because of their low carbohydrate content, avocados are good for diabetics and participants in the once-again-popular A...
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SpringFieldNewsSun.com: Cookbooks, products cater to special nutritional needs
No more Snickers raids on hotel mini-bars. No more baking her father's recipe for cinnamon rolls. No more macaroni and ...
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STLtoday: Berkshire Grill (St. Louis)
Let me be fair. At any restaurant, it's a challenge to scavenge for food that fits into a low-carb regimen. With that s...
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Sunday Herald: Is our daily bread latest victim of Atkins diet?
First it was spuds, now Brits are shunning the humble loaf as low-carb craze sweeps nation...
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SUPPLEMENTS ... Promise of lightening the carbo load
A wave of new supplements promise to allow people on low-carbohydrate diets such as the Atkins program to satisfy their ...
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ThisisLondon: Globalisation a strain on Unilever
This is as true of engineering and pharmaceuticals as it is of the food and health products in the Unilever stable. Fit...
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wdef.com: One woman loses 277 lbs.
38-year-old Jann Stone suffers from lymphedema. The build-up of lymph fluids in her legs left her so little mobility, sh...
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Washington Post: A Super-Size Backlash
There's a new restaurant in Orlando called Seasons 52 where nothing on the menu is more than 500 calories, desserts are ...
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scotsman.com: A Diet In The Dock
But has Renee Zellweger, an avid follower of the Atkins diet, found herself a healthy way to stay slim or is she puttin...
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Delaware Online: Restaurants begin to see the lite
There's a new restaurant in Orlando, Fla., called Seasons 52 where nothing on the menu is more than 500 calories, desse...
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The Monitor: Fitness guru helps lead locals to a healthier life
“I’m not interested in losing weight, I’m interested in losing fat,” said Medina, president of Designs for Fitne...
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News 14 Carolina: Human collagen...Summer noise...Low carb ice-cream
Low-carb dieters have let their ice cream cravings melt away in order to follow the plan. Regular ice creams, in all the...
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SnellVille Citizen: Sugar-free haven in Buford
There’s something about being asked to review an ice cream store that definitely releases the inner child of your food...
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Post-Crescent: Area residents have taken weight off their shoulders, and other body parts
Two hundred and thirty is a very lucky number for Ruth Kieffer, 40, of Neenah. In October 2001 both her weight and chole...
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Health advocates boost breakfast
It wasn't until he was 40 that Ricky Yancey realized that eating breakfast could be one of the secrets to a healthier li...
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Time: Snacks Go Low Carb
Across the aisle from the usual sugar-laden fare in 7-Eleven sits the latest confection to join the Atkins diet craze, ...
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Do You Have Fattening Habits?
Every day you wake up early for work. You skip lunch and settle for coffee instead. During lunch, you're overloaded with...
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Star-Telegram.com: If it fuels good, eat it
Recent additions to the market are several new high-protein bars, apparently developed for consumers who are on the Atki...
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The Wichita Eagle: You can have your chocolate and Atkins, too, with low-carb candy
Giving up bread and pasta is one thing. But life without chocolate? It's simply unimaginable, even for dieters trying to...
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Independent.co.uk: The unpalatable truth about the Atkins diet: it's just fat-headed nonsense, claim scientists
But Dr Jebb says much of the basis for Atkins is questionable, and could be dangerous. "People lose weight on Atkins bec...
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Reuters: High-Profile Diets Still a Mystery, Experts Warn
The long-term health consequences of high-profile diets like the Atkins diet are still unknown and most diets don't work...
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itv.com: Fatty diet found to work
The 'eat as much fat as you like' diet made famous by Geri Halliwell has been supported by university researchers.
In...
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silicon valley biz ink: eDiets.com Boasts Over 100,000 Atkins Nutrition Plan Subscribers
The relationship
between eDiets.com, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EDET) ("eDiets"), the leading
online destination for di...
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The Publican: AB launches low calorie Michelob Ultra
Anheuser-Busch (AB) is targeting weight-conscious drinkers with the launch of Michelob Ultra, a low carbohydrate and low...
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itv.com: Atkins Diet on trial
People on this diet can eat foods such as cheese, steak and sausages - which are high in protein and fat - but not those...
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NPICenter.com: New Era Nutrition Files Patent for High Carbohydrate / Low Glycemic Index Technology
New Era Nutrition Inc. has filed a US patent for its low glycemic index technology which is capable of producing low GI ...
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Atkins outpaces Harry Potter
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has been replaced at the top of the UK book charts by controversial bestseller...
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San Antonio Channel 9: Entrepreneur bakes low carbohydrate
Sticking to a low carbohydrate diet can be a tough task, especially if you crave sweets. A new treat is helping dieters...
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The Guardian Unlimited: Weight of evidence on low-carb diets
The Atkins diet was not developed by Robert Atkins in the 1970s (Atkins diet is 'pseudo-science', say experts, August 13...
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nytimes: Low-Carb Version of French Fries
Can there be such a thing as a healthy French fry? Randy Blaun, a writer and self-proclaimed foodie living in Manhattan,...
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GoodHouseKeeping: Low-Carb 'Lifestyle' Goes Mainstream
Sandwiched between a chiropractor and a dentist just off a freeway exit, Castus Low Carb Superstore admittedly has a nam...
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Desire for trim waists spurs low-carb demand
Atkins. The Zone. The diets have changed the nation's eating habits as millions of Americans flock toward these low-carb...
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CBS news: Low-Carb Backlash?
An estimated 15 to 30 million Americans are currently trying to lose weight on low-carb, high-protein "fad" diets. Ayoob...
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azcentral.com: Menus become low-carb
Restaurants are adding low-carb meals to their menus for patrons who are on the Atkins-style diet. Here are a few dishes...
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Star Telegram: Supplement gives low-carb dieters new hope
A wave of new supplements promises to allow people on low-carbohydrate diets such as the Atkins program to satisfy their...
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statesman.com: WHAT is LOW-CARB?
From pancake mixes to cheesy snacks, manufacturers are rolling out hundreds of new products touting terms such as "low-c...
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BBC News: Hospital Bans Atkins Diet
The hospital said it would not prevent patients from choosing low carbohydrate options
from the standard menu but would...
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delawareonline: Popular diet nourishes low-carb economy
Sandwiched between a chiropractor and a dentist just off a freeway exit, Castus Low Carb Superstore admittedly has a na...
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Atkins diet inspires low-carb beers
As Atkins diet-conscious Americans obsess about carbohydrates, brewers are looking to fatten profits with low-carb beers...
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TheStar.com: Low-carb suds flow at Sleeman
Beer lovers tired of taking it in the gut have a new option at their local Beer Store.
And while the new brew might n...
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High times for low carbs
Mix equal portions of high protein and low carbohydrates, add red-hot demand and get ready to chow down on fat profits.
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NY Post Online: Teenager's fatal battle with the bulge
It was a "high- five" moment for Rachel Elizabeth Huskey as she stood in front of her class at Sturgeon High School in S...
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Atkin's Diet's appeal making it more than a fad
It's a sure sign that the Atkins Diet has gone mainstream when a restaurant named after a fat guy adds an Atkins item to...
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Guardion Unlimited: Scientists discover secret that keeps French slim: eat less of everything
Scientists have another solution for the notorious "French paradox" - the riddle of how a nation of alcohol-quaffing, cr...
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The Scotsman: US food firm whets Atkins dieters' appetite
A FOOD range designed for followers of the controversial Atkins diet is due to go on sale in the UK next year.
Atkins...
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Alemada Times-Star: New store caters to controversial Atkins plan
a Fremont store meant for health-conscious eaters, customers can buy protein bars, chocolates and candy; cheddar cheese ...
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Yahoo: Olympic Hopefuls Follow Atkins for Competitive Edge in Sailing
Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. today announced the exclusive sponsorship of Olympic hopefuls in the Women's Keelboat discipl...
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The diet decades
Dieting is big news again after a 16-year-old American girl died while on the Atkins Diet. Despite fears over the high-p...
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madison.com: Keys to losing weight are planning, persistence
I've been receiving so many questions about the Atkins diet and other low-carbohydrate diets that I've decided to devote...
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Canada.com: Dietary experts debate the alleged evils of white bread and potatoes
Should people really care that they digest potatoes faster than carrots?
Yes, say some of the country's top nutritio...
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CourierJournal.com: Not all carbs are bad for you; let's debunk myths
Carbohydrates have taken a real beating lately. The Zone diet got things rolling, then the Atkins diet delivered a sava...
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