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New Analysis: LCHF Best For Long-Term Weight and Health Markers

Yesterday 16:52 in Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure, Weight loss studies

goldencup2 Which diet works best long-term for weight loss and improved health markers? Some say: eat fewer calories and go hungry. Others say: eat fewer carbohydrates.

Many 21st Century studies have compared the effect of these two popular pieces of advice. At least 18 studies of the highest quality have clearly shown a better weight loss result from a low-carb diet. Low-fat and low-cal diets have not won in any comparison.

Now, a new analysis selecting 13 of the most well-designed and reliable long-term studies, summarizes the results. The winner? You probably guessed right. The same as usual.

Reality now becomes increasingly difficult for opponents to explain away. Continue Reading →

Why You Should Never Trust a Low-Carb Label

May 22 8:54 in Fake Low Carb Products

Here’s ANOTHER company, eat-rite, selling “low carb” pizza, chocolate and candy. As usual it sounds too good to be true.

Amazingly products with wheat flour etc. as their main ingredient are labeled “low carb”. And when they’re analyzed it turns out they contain between 4 and 8 times more carbs than the label claims. For example, one product didn’t contain 7 grams of carbs as listed on the label, it was really 53 grams.

High carb

So what happens after their lies get exposed on TV? Nothing. The company keeps selling their fraudulent products as if nothing has happened, and the FDA seems not to care.

The lesson? Never ever trust a processed product with a “low carb” label, especially not if it’s similar to bread, pasta or sweets. Chances are you’re being played for a fool. Eat real low-carb food instead.

Another Low-Carb Bread Company Lying Through Their Teeth

May 19 19:51 in Fake Low Carb Products

Question: How do you know if a low-carb bread is really low carb?

Answer: You made it yourself.

Here’s another company – Carb Krunchers – lying through their teeth and selling bread full of carbs calling it low carb. There are many companies like them.

The Problem With Low-Carb Bread

May 17 13:59 in Fake Low Carb Products

A lot of people miss bread on a low-carb diet. There are lots of special low-carb breads sold in stores, but be careful! They usually suffer from one of two common problems:

The bread is full of carbs and the nutrition information is full of lies
The bread is not edible

A good example of the first problem was Julian Bakery’s low-carb bread. As I wrote earlier it turned out that people’s blood sugar increased just as much as by eating real bread. And when the “low-carb” bread was sent for analysis it turned out to contain 17 times more carbs (!) than specified.

Julian Bakery’s bread used to be an example of the first problem: high-carb bread fraudulently marketed as low-carb.

After being exposed they apparently decided to change the recipe into a truly lower-carb version. Instead of using “Sprouted Whole Grains” i.e. wheat flour as the main ingredient they are now using “Non-GMO Wheat Protein Isolate” i.e. gluten (!) as the number one ingredient. Not very Paleo. The result can be seen in the video above.

Have you found a good option for real low-carb bread? Share it in the comments below.

Earlier about fake low-carb products

More Interviews Coming Up

May 16 9:04 in Science & Health

Video

Have you missed my video interviews with experts on low-carb diets? There are more coming up! During the Low-Carb Cruise I brought two large suitcases, mostly filled with video equipment. Three cameras, three lights and six tripods as well as microphones.

The result is six interviews ready to edit. The interviewees are Dr Jay Wortman, Jonathan Bailor, Jimmy Moore, Dr Dwight Lundell, Bjarte Bakke and myself.

What interview do you want to see first? Tell me in the comments and it could soon be ready.

Earlier interviews

What are the Most Important Things in Life?

May 15 11:01 in Health

I had a great time on the Low-Carb Cruise last week. One of the main reasons was getting to spend some time with my Norwegian friend Bjarte Bakke (pictured above with Ruben, our excellent cab driver and guide in Honduras).

Bjarte Bakke is a management consultant, philosopher and an impressive guy. Apart from travelling to 50 countries before me (I’m stuck at 49) he’s interested in finding the most important things in life and helping others to achieve them.

Do you know what the most important things in life are? If not, check out Bakke’s blog Rethinking Truth:

If you want get updates on how to improve your life you can also like Bakke’s brand new Facebook page.

Cruise Report #1

May 14 17:45 in Travel reports

cruise

Here’s a report from the Low-Carb Cruise from the always funny Tom “Fat Head” Naughton:

The Cruise Report

Another Dreadful Low-Fat Product

May 13 16:34 in Failed low fat diets, Why Americans are Obese

Now I’m back in Sweden again, with good access to the internet, after three weeks of travelling in America. Thus there’ll be more regular updates again.

Here’s a quick example of how bad low-fat products can be for your health. It’s nothing new, but even worse than what I’ve seen back home.

Here’s yogurt served at breakfast on the cruise last week. Notice that all of them except the plain one have the words “low fat” on the top. It sounds healthy – but it’s not. Have a look:

Yoghurt

The low-fat yogurt contains almost no fat. Instead it’s filled with sugar and modified starch, rapidly absorbed bad carbs. And not a little: 22 grams per 113 gram serving.

About 70 percent of the energy in the yogurt is pure sugar. And it’s very noticable: it tastes like eating candy for breakfast.

The reality is that the manufacturers have removed 2 grams of fat from the container of yogurt. Then they’ve added about 15 grams of sugar, seven times more, and they sell it implying that it’s healthy for you.

Is anyone surprised that there are three times more obese Americans today, compared to when the fear of fat took hold back in the 1980′s?

Earlier about failed low-fat diets