Category Archives: Atkins Diet

High Protein Diets: Acid Load, Calcium Efflux

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Robert Barrington

High protein diets are popular for their weight loss effect. In this regard, high levels of dietary protein is able to cause weight loss possibly through a combination of factors. These include appetite suppression, lean mass accumulation and inefficient metabolic … Continue reading →

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Low Carbohydrate Diets For Weight Loss

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Low Carbohydrate High Protein Diets Spares Muscle Tissue

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Robert Barrington

If carbohydrates are removed from the diet they must be replaced by either fat or protein, if energy balance is to be maintained (alcohol could also replace carbohydrate, and sometimes does in lesser amounts, but for the purpose of this … Continue reading →

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Low Carbohydrate Diets Increase Lipoprotein Particle Size

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Raised levels of certain lipoproteins are associated with cardiovascular disease. However, it should be emphasised here that while raised levels of these lipoproteins are associated with cardiovascular disease, the cause and effect is not proven. The traditional view was that … Continue reading →

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High Carbohydrate Diets That Are Healthy

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Low carbohydrate diets are beneficial to the health. In this regard they have been shown to cause weight loss, improve insulin sensitivity, reduce fasting blood glucose levels, reduce fasting triglyceride levels and have beneficial effects on blood lipoprotein cholesterol. The … Continue reading →

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Low Carbohydrate High Protein Meta Analysis

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Replacing the carbohydrate in the diet with protein produces a low carbohydrate high protein diet, sometimes simply called a high protein diet. Both the Atkins and Zone diets have relatively high amounts of protein, which replaces the carbohydrate content of … Continue reading →

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Ketogenic or Non-Ketogenic Low Carbohydrate Diets for Fat Loss?

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Low carbohydrate diets show beneficial effects on weight loss, fat loss, inflammation and cardiovascular risk, when compared to traditional low fat diets. The low carbohydrate diets have been discussed for many decades, but were more recently, popularised by Atkins and … Continue reading →

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Atkins Versus Zone Diet

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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Low Carbohydrate Diets Improve Insulin Sensitivity

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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