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diet news, parenting tips, teenage weight loss, diet, child obesity, teen diet, teen weight loss, teens, overweight teen, overweight child, exercise, fitness, teen fitnessCurrent Weight Loss News Every manufacturer of high-carb food products insists that low-carb dieters can eat their products Every industry or company that manufactures high-carbohydrate foods insists that their own (more…)

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How some diets are misleading
I’ve never believed the before and after pictures from all those ab crunch machines, nor those pills that say you can eat all you want and still lose weight. If you are just strong enough and disciplined enough, the pounds… (more…)

Nutrition ? What are the Nutritional Needs?
Nutrition as it applies to our daily lives means that we take in what we need to maintain our body?s healthy state. Nutrition has become an important word thanks to the involvement of the USDA in our daily food requirements, and the FDA?s involvement in determining what is and is not dangerous for us to consume.
But what is our responsibility in the nutrition game? Do we understand what our nutritional requirements are, how to fulfill those requirements, and how to look for real nutritional value in our foods?
I?m not sure that nutrition has been successfully addressed in its own right. We hear nutrition in relation to our vitamin intake, our fortified cereals and milk, and in the context that we need ?nutritional value? from our food choices. But what really is nutrition when applied to our daily bodily functions? (more…)

The Effects of a Low-carbohydrate, Ketogenic Diet on the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Pilot Study
Background:
: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder affecting women of reproductive age and is associated with obesity, hyperinsulinemia, and insulin resistance. Because low carbohydrate diets have been shown to reduce insulin resistance, this six-month pilot study investigated the metabolic and endocrine effects of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet (LCKD) on overweight and obese women with PCOS.

Results:
: Eleven women with a body mass index >27 kg/m2 and a clinical diagnosis of PCOS were recruited from the community. They were instructed to limit their carbohydrate intake to 20 grams or less per day for 24 weeks. Participants returned every two weeks to an outpatient research clinic for measurements and reinforcement of dietary instruction. In the 5 women who completed the study, there were significant reductions from baseline to 24 weeks in body weight (-12%), percent free testosterone (-22%), LH/FSH ratio (-36%), and fasting insulin (-54%). There were non-significant decreases in glucose, testosterone, HgbA1c, triglyceride, and perceived body hair. Two women became pregnant despite previous infertility problems.

Conclusions:
: In this pilot study, a LCKD led to significant improvement in weight, percent free testosterone, LH/FSH ratio, and fasting insulin in women with obesity and PCOS over a 24 week period. (more…)