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Atkins Diet News for November 13, 2006


A New Study Tries to Make Sense of Diet and the Risk of Heart Disease (US News & World Report) Since the day in 1972 that cardiologist Robert Atkins first told dieters to swap carbohydrates for steak, cheese, and bacon, low-carb, high-fat diets have inspired endless controversy. The latest salvo comes from researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, who reported last week in the New England Journal of Medicine that low-carb diets don't increase the risk of heart disease. But other
Low carb, low fat diets pose same heart risk (The Times of India) BOSTON: Low carbohydrate diets like the popular Atkins plan are no more likely to either cause heart disease, or prevent it, than a typical low-fat diet, a new study shows.
Low Carb-Diets Focusing On Vegetable-Based Sources Of Fat And Protein May Reduce Risk Of CHD (Medical News Today) Advocates of low-carbohydrate diets, such as the popular Atkins diet, claim that those diets may help prevent obesity and coronary heart disease (CHD). However, the long-term safety of those diets has been debated, particularly because they encourage the consumption of animal products, which are high in saturated fats and cholesterol and could potentially increase the risk of CHD. [click link for
eDiets Still Starving (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News) Online diet services provider eDiets.com (Nasdaq: DIET - News) is in the midst of another financial makeover. Recently, the company's founder resigned from the board and has sold 4.3 million of his shares to Prides Capital Partners, an investment firm that focuses on small-cap companies. Despite the changes, the company still appears to be far away from solving its problems.
eDiets Still Starving (The Motley Fool) Online diet services provider eDiets.com (Nasdaq: DIET) is in the midst of another financial makeover. Recently, the company's founder resigned from the board and has sold 4.3 million of his shares to Prides Capital Partners, an investment firm that focuses on small-cap companies.
Heart Benefits Found in Low Carbs, Some Fats (Washington Post) Women who eat a diet moderately low in carbohydrates, but rich in vegetable fat and vegetable protein, can cut their risk of heart disease by as much as 30 percent compared with just following a low-fat approach, according to a new Harvard study.
Obese Teen Prepares To Undergo Surgery (WKRN Nashville) A Rutherford County teen struggling with his weight is about to become the youngest patient for a medical procedure at Middle Tennessee Medical Center. \| \| Cale Vaupel, 18, is a typical high school senior with one big exception, he's big. On the verge of diabetes, Vaupel has tried a lot of different diets to shed the pounds. He said, "Done Atkins, Slim-Fast, just trying to live...