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.

The high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet has already been shown to be valuable in controlling seizures in children, and now results from a small study suggest that the diet also works for adults.

Scientists at Aberdeen's Rowett Research Institute have shown that a high protein, low carbohydrate diet is most effective at reducing hunger and promoting weight loss, at least in the short term. Their work has just been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Scientists at Aberdeen's Rowett Research Institute have shown that a high protein, low carbohydrate diet is most effective at reducing hunger and promoting weight loss, at least in the short term. Their work has just been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. ...

On this diet (with extras like an occasional chocolate bar or a dry Martini) most Americans do manage very well. They grow taller than their forefathers, ...

For years, I have been trying to lose weight so hard, trying almost everything I see on infomercials, buying the exercise gadgets someone is selling on TV and then buying and signing up for weight-loss programs. Unfortunately, hundreds of dollars later, none of them had worked.