There is a long-established truism that weight loss is all about “calories in, calories out,” and along with it the apparently unshakeable assumption that all calories are created equal. It’s all bunk. Sheer bunk. But it’s bunk with so much weight of belief behind it that it’s very hard to shake people’s faith in it, even people who should know better.
Read More »Net Carbs vs Total Carbs: How to Calculate Net Carbs in Your Low-Carb Diet
Dana Carpender examines the good and the bad relating to the Net Carb Count. If ever an originally sound concept was misunderstood, misused, and abused, it is net carbs.
Read More »Ketones: The Misunderstood Energy Source
The production of ketones, when consuming less than about 50 grams of carbs daily, has been a major criticism of the diet since the publication of his first book Dr. Atkins’ Diet Revolution in 1972. The medical community, assisted by the media, continues to be in the forefront of furthering inaccurate info about this natural process of utilizing ketones to fuel the body. It is time to set the record straight.
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