A low-starch diet is getting attention for possible benefits in people with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). One such plan, called the London AS diet, limits starches and focuses on protein and ...

Our editors also may be in touch with follow-up questions. Low-carb diets have long been touted as being beneficial for weight loss, diabetes and other medical conditions. This focus on carbs is ...

Next time you feel like starting a fight, mention calories. And that, in order to lose weight, you have to burn more of them than you absorb. I did that last month, and the responses tended to ...

Red meat: Americans consume a lot of it. Here's why we shouldn't. A low-carb diet aims to limit the amount of carbohydrates you eat. Most healthy adults eat between 225 and 325 grams of ...

New Harvard research has found that not all trendy low-carb diets are equal when it comes to maintaining weight — some may even make you gain a few pounds. People who consume low-carb diets that ...

Protein and carbohydrates are macronutrients, meaning your body needs them in relatively large amounts on a daily basis.

Researchers from the University of Toronto have shown how a low-carbohydrate diet can worsen the DNA-damaging effects of some ...

If you want your low-carb diet to help you lose weight and keep it off, consider the quality of the food you eat, according to new research that compared five types of low-carb diets. People who ...

Low carb, high protein diets restrict the consumption of carbohydrates while promoting the consumption of proteins. This type of diet may help weight loss and muscle building, but may also carry ...

Dietary changes relieved abdominal pain and other symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome more effectively than medications, a new study shows. Seven out of 10 study participants reported significant ...