25 Reasons to Cut Those Carbs

When people think of low-carb diets, they usually think of weight loss without hunger, and this is a wonderful benefit. But did you know that reducing carbohydrate can have a lot more advantages than just weight loss?  There are many healthy benefits that have been proved from cutting carbs, others that there is preliminary evidence for, and others that are commonly reported, but not well studied.  Low-carb diets have gotten countless people on the road to better health, sometimes in surprising ways!  Have a very healthy week - Laura

 

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us 25 Reasons to Cut Those Carbs When people think of low-carb diets, they usually think of weight loss without hunger, and this is a wonderful benefit. But did you know that reducing carbohydrate can have a lot more advantages than just weight loss?  There are many healthy benefits that have been proved from cutting carbs, others that there is preliminary evidence for, and others that are commonly reported, but not well studied.  Low-carb diets have gotten countless people on the road to better health, sometimes in surprising ways!  Have a very healthy week - Laura   Laura Dolson Low Carb Diets Expert 24 Benefits You Might Expect From a Low-Carb Diet I've been updating this list every year since I started writing this site 10 years ago.  It's fun to see that the evidence has only grown for the value of low-carb diets in that time. READ NOW Are you Keto-Adapted? Ketogenic diets are a type of low-carb diet, and being keto-adapted can have additional benefits above and beyond just cutting carbs. READ NOW 10 Things to Stop Doing If you want to be successful with low-carb eating, here are some things you should definitely NOT do!  Example: don't go hungry! See Also: Top 10 Low-Carb Mistakes   READ NOW 5 Healthy High-Fat Foods The word is out that fats "aren't all bad", that "small amounts of healthy fats" are "OK" to consume, but certainly we don't want to "go overboard". To heck with that!  There is lots of evidence that even saturated fats aren't as bad as we once thought, and that in the context of a low-carb diet may even be good for us (context really matters in this case).  But here are 5 high-fat foods that almost everyone agrees are great for us to include in our diets.   READ NOW Featured Articles • 12 Quick Lunch Ideas for Runners • Are Gluten-Free Cheerios REALLY Safe If You Have Celiac? • 9 Essential Facts About Eating Disorders • A Traditional Stuffed Cabbage Recipe Minus the Carbs and the Work • What Not to Do at the Starting Line • Are You Eating Enough to Lose Weight? • Planning Your Low-Carb Christmas Dinner • Best Choices for Stability Shoes Advertisement About Low Carb Diets  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Low Carb Diets newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.