Low-carb and low-fat diets can be heart-healthy and lower heart disease risk, but only if they are rich in nutrient-dense ...

For many years, sports nutrition was rooted in a simple metaphor: The body is an engine, glycogen (the body's quick-release carbohydrate reserve) is its fuel, and fatigue occurs when the tank runs low ...

A new meta-analysis set out to determine if carbohydrate intake impacts muscle growth in a meaningful way. A meta-analysis is when researchers look at existing studies that fit specific criteria in ...

We randomly assigned 132 severely obese subjects (including 77 blacks and 23 women) with a mean body-mass index of 43 and a high prevalence of diabetes (39 percent) or the metabolic syndrome (43 ...

The latest nutrition guidelines urge Americans to avoid highly processed food. But when it comes to carbs, many people don't ...

It is believed that low-carbohydrate diets work best in reducing weight when producing ketosis. 1 We report on a 51-year-old white woman who does not have diabetes but had ketoacidosis while consuming ...

Everyone needs to eat carbohydrates, but that doesn’t mean fueling up with cookies, candy, and chips. Learn about the best foods for carbs — and the ones to skip. Carbohydrates are an essential part ...

If winter weather triggers carbohydrate cravings, you're not alone. Many people snack more on carbohydrate-containing foods in winter, sometimes in an unconscious effort to boost their mood, says ...

What Is a Specific Carbohydrate Diet? The Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) is a restrictive, grain-free diet. It is designed to help people with conditions such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, ...