http://www.lowcarbwizard.com/carb/low.html Low carb living. What are the benefits to having a low carb diet? Is it really a healthy way of living? en-us Mon, 08 May 2006 11:35:51 EDT Mon, 08 May 2006 11:35:51 EDT Weblog Editor 2.0 Are there benefits to a low carb diet? Keep reading and find out. If there are benefits to a low carb diet we'll let you know what they are and just how they enhance your diet. A Healthy Way to Lose Weight: Low Carb Benefits In general, on a low carb diet it is not necessary to count calories. Eat all you want, as often as you want, in order to prevent hunger. Don't stuff yourself, just eat until you're no longer hungry. Remember, there is a difference between being hungry and having an appetite. Hungar means your body needs more food, so you need to eat. Having an appetite means you have the feeling that you want to eat, whether your body needs more food or not. In some cases, for those who are metabolically resistant, reducing total food intake may help to stimulate or maintain weight loss. But it's the carbs, not the total calories that must be kept low. See the Diet Plan for more details. Because you are consuming fats and oils, your appetite stays under control, because fatty foods are very satisfying. Eating a high level of fat actually causes you to lose weight faster than if you were fasting! That is because, during a fast, your body thinks it is starving, so it kicks into a very high efficiency state of metabolism. This slows down weight loss. But with a high fat diet, combined with very low amounts of carbohydrates, your body knows it is not starving, and metabolism is maintained at a normal level. Although consuming fats is necessary for a healthy diet, try to limit consumption of trans-fats (margarine and shortening). Good fats include olive oil, flax seed oil, canola oil, oils found in nuts, and also real butter. Most fats should be the monounsaturated and saturated fats. Avoid the polyunsaturated fats when possible, except for those containing the essential omega-3 fatty acids contained in fish. (Why?) But isn't a low carb diet high in protein and doesn't eating a lot of protein damage the kidneys? First of all, a low carb diet is not necessarily a high protein diet. It's an adequate protein diet. It's primarily a high fat diet. But the answer to the second part of the question is no, there is no evidence that eating lots of protein will damage healthy kidneys. Mon, 08 May 2006 11:35:51 EDT http://www.lowcarbwizard.com/carb/low-candy.html Low carb candy will done oh so smoothly. en-us Mon, 08 May 2006 11:46:52 EDT Mon, 08 May 2006 11:46:52 EDT Weblog Editor 2.0 http://www.lowcarbwizard.com/carb/low-snack.html A low carb snack is eventually a must for anyone on a low carb diet. While it's true that you shouldn't be hungry enough for a snack on a low carb diet, it's also true that you will need a low carb snack now and then anyway. en-us Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:08:11 EST Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:08:11 EST Weblog Editor 2.0 http://www.lowcarbwizard.com/carb/low-snacks.html Low carb snacks are hard to find. But we have a list of low carb snacks to get you started. So read it. en-us Thu, 06 Apr 2006 07:53:46 EDT Thu, 06 Apr 2006 07:53:46 EDT Weblog Editor 2.0 http://www.lowcarbwizard.com/carb/low-foods.html Low carb foods aren't always low carb, and the labels don't always tell you so. However, after you read this page, you'll know how to read the labels on low carb foods to figure out if there are any hidden carbs. en-us Thu, 06 Apr 2006 07:49:29 EDT Thu, 06 Apr 2006 07:49:29 EDT Weblog Editor 2.0 http://www.lowcarbwizard.com/carb/low-food.html Low carb food might be hard to identify if you've never been on a low carb diet. Learn what's classified as low carb food. en-us Mon, 08 May 2006 11:35:51 EDT Mon, 08 May 2006 11:35:51 EDT Weblog Editor 2.0 http://www.lowcarbwizard.com/carb/low-recipes.html Low carb recipes can make a low carb diet a lot less boring. At first, it can be exciting because you get a lot more steak, eggs and cheese a lot more than you do on any other diet, but eventually you'll get tired of it. To stick with your low carb diet, you need to get creative. That's where low carb recipes come in. en-us Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:54:56 EST Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:54:56 EST Weblog Editor 2.0 http://www.lowcarbwizard.com/carb/low-diets.html Low carb diets are very popular now. That said, there are a wide variety of low carb diets to choose from. en-us Thu, 06 Apr 2006 07:52:16 EDT Thu, 06 Apr 2006 07:52:16 EDT Weblog Editor 2.0 http://www.lowcarbwizard.com/carb/low-diet.html A low carb diet can be beneficial if done right, but staying on a low carb diet too long can cause health problems. en-us Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:54:56 EST Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:54:56 EST Weblog Editor 2.0