Low-carbohydrate diets or low-carb diets are dietary programs that restrict carbohydrate consumption primarily for weight control. Foods high in digestible carbohydrates are limited or replaced with foods containing a higher percentage of proteins and fats.

Every year millions, dare I say billions of dollars are spent by people who are desperate to lose weight. The vast array of weight loss programs, diet plans and exercise routines leave the frustrated overweight public completely confused, not knowing what the best approach is for their particular problem.

Low carb diets get the green light but make sure you exercise.

Gary Taubes, an investigative science journalist whose new book, Good Calories, Bad Calories attacks the idea of low-fat, high-exercise dieting as scientifically unsound and unsupported by empirical research, tracing the idea back to a nutritional fad that arose 50 years ago.

Those who follow diet may be well aware of the fact that if more calories are shed than intake,weightloss will occur.So,if you intake low calorie,low carb foods you are sure to have weight loss.If you exercise along with diet you are more likely to lose weight.

Comprehensive information about weight loss. The author promises to put up pro and con infos about the different diets like 'low carb' AND the program of his choice (and why he chose it), 'low fat', 'low calories' and others. Also he says that he will put up fun exercises for home - wondering what this will be :-)