USDA food pyramid
Healthy Diet
What is a healthy diet? The answer will vary depending on who you ask. Everything from the food pyramid with a “balanced” diet from all food groups, to the calorie counting Weight Watchers to the carb limited Low Carb diet. All of these groups have their own definition of what “healthy” is.
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Low-carb diets can affect dieters’ cognition skills
Tufts study compared women’s cognition on low-carb and reduced-calorie diets
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. — A new study from the psychology department at Tufts University shows that when dieters eliminate carbohydrates from their meals, they performed more poorly on memory-based tasks than when they reduce calories, but maintain carbohydrates. When carbohydrates were reintroduced, cognition skills returned to normal.
“This [...]
Lowcarb Food Pyramid
The USDA food pyramid was latest updated 2005 and is due for a revision in 2010. Can we expect a change from the present recommendation of 45-65% carbs, 10-35% protein and 20-35% fat?
I doubt it but it wouldn’t hurt to try. Kimkins Review has a call-out for how you can help. Only by getting some [...]
