The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) are highly influential, crucially shaping the Nation’s health, yet in the 40 years since the Guidelines were launched that health has declined sharply. Today, 42.8% of adults have obesity,
"Living low carb has done nothing but improve my life. I am no longer constantly hungry or borderline diabetic. I’ve lowered my cholesterol and lost 123 pounds. I feel energetic and happy, have clear skin,
A clinical trial recently published in Nutrition & Metabolism by researchers with the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Nutrition Obesity Research Center shows that a low-carbohydrate diet significantly improved body composition, fat distribution, and metabolic
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Low-Carb Action Network (L-CAN) yesterday provided oral comments to the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services (USDA-HHS) on the importance of including low-carb science in the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The documentary, Fat Fiction, features a cast of many of the best-known, innovative, and knowledgeable practitioners, researchers and journalists in the world of therapeutic carbohydrate restriction, but one could argue that the film’s true stars
On Wednesday, July 15 the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee released their final report which excludes all low-carbohydrate studies, all trials on weight-loss, and fails to address numerous process and methodological concerns.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Low-Carb Action Network (L-CAN) today voiced strong objections to the final report by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC), which excludes all low-carbohydrate studies, all trials on weight-loss, and failed to address numerous
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"I lost approximately 100 pounds and have maintained my weight loss. I now eat an almost zero-carb animal-products-based diet. At 45 years old, I am in the best physical and mental shape