Atkins Diet

Cleaning up your carb act: Where to begin

2010-12-20 00:00:00

Most Americans eat between 250 and 300 grams of carbohydrates a day, the equivalent of 1,000 to 1,200 calories. The Institute of Medicine, which sets dietary nutrient requirements, recommends 130 grams a day. Some, such as Dr. Frank Hu, professor of...

In diet studies, big question goes unexplored

2010-08-23 00:00:00

Fifteen years ago, I gained the dreaded "freshman 15" — times two. I packed on 30 pounds in what felt like a blink of an eye. Sophomore year, things were going to change. I adopted a Spartan regime: limiting my calories and fat intake, emulating...

Blood pressure: weight loss

2010-02-08 00:00:00

As people gain weight, their blood pressure tends to go up. Fortunately, as they lose weight, their blood pressure tends to go down -- but only so far, says Dr. Karol Watson, co-director of preventive cardiology and director of the hypertension clinic...

What Sarah Palin had in common with that TV show 'The Prisoner'

2009-11-16 21:34:46

Choosing your diet: A new yearâ€™s resolution primer

2009-12-30 21:32:32

Low-carb diets may trump low-fat in lowering blood pressure

2010-01-26 16:32:31

Book Review: 'The Big Breakfast Diet' by Daniela Jakubowicz

2010-02-06 16:32:35

Live chat: your nutrition questions answered

2007-07-02 14:01:26

Administrator: Welcome to our first nutrition chat with Susan Bowerman of UCLA. Administrator: Here's a question to start: Administrator: I've been seeing all these vitamin drinks everywhere. Even Coke has vitamins in it now! Are these drinks really...

A change of diet

2004-03-22 00:00:00

Veteran dieter Louise "Cookie" Witham never considered trying the Dr. Atkins' diet that promises followers they can eat plenty of steak, cheese, bacon and eggs and still lose weight — provided they give up almost all carbohydrates. Not only...

Italian fare like a warm embrace

2004-04-25 00:00:00

I developed a little trick in my conversational Italian class a few years ago. Insecure in my command of vocabulary, I found I could deflect difficult conversation by changing the subject to Italian food and restaurants. Prosciutto, risotto, minestrone &#...

New Atkins Cookbook

2012-02-16 13:06:40

Healthy Never Tasted So Good! The New Atkins for a New You revolutionized low-carb eating and introduced a whole new approach to the classic Atkins Diet, offering a more flexible and easier-to-maintain lifestyle. But there’s one thing people keep...

Atkins diet: little rest for Notre Dame sparkplug

2012-03-14 21:48:00

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Sometimes, Jerian Grant just wants sleep. Or to relax in his dorm room. And Eric Atkins is buzzing, on his computer or on his phone, and it is maybe 1 a.m. or 2 a.m. Then, a few hours later, Atkins hummingbirds to the gym to start...

Isn't the Paleo diet basically the Atkins diet, but with cavemen? (1/14)

2011-01-14 11:01:29