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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Atkins diet

Atkins diet stories: 4 news summaries

 Atkins Will Make You Thin 
 —but Miserable 

Study shows that low-carb diet causes bad moods

Nov 16, 09 10:20 AM CST
(Newser) - You may lose weight on the Atkins diet, but you’ll be a really crabby thin person, a new study finds. OK, few dieters have truly sunny dispositions, but Australian researchers have found that the problem’s especially bad for those on low-carb diets. In a recent study, they split... More »

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diet • serotonin • dieting • Atkins diet • mood

Americans Lose Love for Dieting

More people accept their extra weight,
focus on eating
better-quality food

Sep 21, 08 4:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans are obsessed with dieting, right? Well, not anymore. A new survey indicates that only 26% of US women and 16% of men are on diets, the Boston Globe reports—the lowest numbers in 2 decades. And there are plenty of reasons why. More »

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obesity • food • health • dieting • Atkins diet • South Beach diet

Atkins Linked
to Blood Vessel,
Heart Damage

High-fat, low-carb regimen unhealthy
over time, study says

Nov 7, 07 6:36 AM CST
(Newser) - The Atkins diet can hurt blood vessels and swell inflammation linked to artery and heart disease over time, according to a study released yesterday. US scientists say the Atkins regimen can cause inflammation to spike by 30-40%, while low-fat diets like South Beach and Ornish kept it stable or lowered... More »

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University of Maryland • heart disease • fat • vegetables • weight loss • diet • LDL • Atkins diet • South Beach diet

High-Fat Diet May Slow Cancer

Researchers cut off tumor sugar supply

Sep 19, 07 7:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - A diet high in fat but devoid of sugars is being tested as a new strategy to fight cancerous tumors. Researchers are exploiting tumors' dependence on sugar fermentation by banning most carbohydrates in the regimen, similar to the Atkins diet, Time magazine reports. Nutrition is supplied by plant oils and... More »

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cancer • food • health • fat • diet • tumor • Atkins diet

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