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Does the Paleo Diet Actually Cause Weight Gain? (What the Researchers Did to Get that Result Will Surprise You)

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Can You Gain Weight Eating Salmon and Fried Eggs? The latest study on the Paleo Diet coming out of Australia is sending shock waves through the media here in the U.S. Reporters are tripping all over themselves trying to get the word out that a Paleo Diet, defined by the researchers as a very low-carb high-fat diet, causes weight gain even though the Paleo Diet is NOT a low-carb nor high-fat diet. On the surface, the study published on February 15th in Nutrition & Diabetes appears to look into the benefits that a low-carb high-fat diet has on beta cell degeneration and function in mice, but the methods used in the study are so shocking and contrary to low-carb, Paleo, and even diabetic diets that it's hard to believe that anyone is actually taking the study seriously. But they are. War has been declared on the Paleo Diet, with journalists insisting that the Paleo Diet causes weight gain, all because some researchers in Australia came to an erroneous conclusion after feeding pre-...

Are You Making One of These 12 Atkins Induction Diet Mistakes?

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12 Atkins Induction Rules If you're not dropping the pounds as quickly as you hoped, you might believe that the Atkins Diet Program isn't the right choice for you. That may or may not be true. But, before you jump overboard and fall face down into the carbs, take a moment and consider whether you've been following the rules for Atkins Induction correctly. Many people returning to the Atkins Nutritional Approach begin at the point where they left off, rather than officially starting over. Others hear about the Atkins Diet from news stories or read an article or two on the web and then try to piece together what they believe is a low-carb diet plan without ever having read the book. Although a low-carb program can be easier to follow than a typical low-calorie diet, due to the way that carbohydrate restriction eliminates cravings and stabilizes blood sugar, you still have to follow the Rules of Induction to achieve success. If you've been on Atkins Induction for a month ...