Information on Low Carb/High Protein Diets

 

For starters, there are some good and authoritative resources at www.mayoclinic.com:

 

  1. High-protein diets: Are they safe if you have liver or kidney disease?  http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=FC2A0D14-5B75-441D-A69CEA2C6F1A42E2
  2. Low-carbohydrate diets: Are they safe and effective? http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=EC6E90D1-C761-4F40-A099254FDF10BCB1
  3. Get the skinny on 8 diet books: http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=845A4F5A-DA15-4414-9874288907780736

 

Other good resources:

  1. Understanding the Mediterranean diet: Could this be the new "gold standard" for heart disease prevention? http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2002/08_02/curtis.htm (a great article that compares the Mediterranean diet to many of today’s popular diets)
  2. Weight Loss: High Protein, Low Carbohydrate Diets: http://my.webmd.com/content/article/46/2731_1666
  3. Popular Diets -  Part One: High Protein Diets http://www.nutritionaustralia.org/food_facts/faq/popular_diets_p1_high_protein.asp
  4. Clinical Trial involving the Atkins Diet: http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00079547?order=1
  5. Synthesis and Utilization of Ketone Bodies (Tutorial): http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/NetBiochem/FattyAcids/10_1.html
  6. The following links were found at Medline Plus:http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
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 Weight Loss and Dieting

Weight Loss and Dieting (National Library of Medicine)

 

Low-Carbohydrate Diets: Are They Safe and Effective?  (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

 

Popular Diets Reviewed  (American Dietetic Association)

 

Fad Diets: What You Need to Know  (American Academy of Family Physicians)

 

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    Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates (National Library of Medicine)

 

Low-Carbohydrate Diets: Are They Safe and Effective?  (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

 

Carbohydrates: Going with the (Whole) Grain  (Harvard School of Public Health)

 

Carbohydrate Addiction  (American Heart Association)

 

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    Vegetarianism

Vegetarianism (National Library of Medicine)

 

Vegetarian Diet: A Healthy Alternative  (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

 

Vegetarian Nutrition Resource List for Consumers  (Food and Nutrition Information Center)

 

Is a Vegetarian Diet Right for Me?  (Nemours Foundation)

 

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    Child Nutrition

Child Nutrition (National Library of Medicine)

 

Vegetarianism  (Nemours Foundation)

 

Too Many Sweetened Drinks Negatively Affect Nutrition  (Nemours Foundation)

 

Food and Nutrition Service  (Food and Nutrition Service)

 

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    Diabetic Diet

Diabetic Diet (National Library of Medicine)

 

Nutrition Basics for Women with Gestational Diabetes  (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)

 

Diabetes and Diet: Can a Vegetarian Diet Cure Diabetes?  (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

 

Using the Diabetes Food Pyramid  (American Diabetes Association)

 

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Medical Encyclopedia

 

Food guide pyramid (image) 

 

Healthy diet (image) 

 

Food guide pyramid (image) 

 

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News

 

MedlinePlus: Low-carb Diet Produces Faster Weight-loss for Men 

 

MedlinePlus: Sleep Loss May Rev Up Appetite 

 

MedlinePlus: Want to Lose Weight? Eat More, Study Finds 

 

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