Low Carb Diet

Low-carb diets works better than other diets to keeping metabolism on track when people are trying to lose weight, and that might be helping people keep the pounds off.

Carbohydrates such as white bread, refined breakfast cereals, and white sugar are rapidly digested, causing a quick rise in blood sugar and insulin. This in turn leads the body to slow the metabolism, causing people to feel hungrier sooner. Low-carb diets give importance to foods that are digested more slowly, such as whole grains, fruits and nuts. Blood sugar rises more slowly, and metabolism remains more normal.

Conventional weight-loss diets usually don't work for more than a few months. Low-carb diets, work better with these internal biological responses to create the greatest likelihood of long-term weight loss.

Comparison between adults who went on a low-fat diet with those who went on a low-carb diet. Those on the low-fat diet had larger decreases in resting energy expenditures, meaning their metabolisms slowed down significantly more than those on the low-carb diet. Low-carb dieters also reported being less hungry while dieting than those on the low-fat diet.

Thus the type of calories consumed can alter metabolic rate.

Diet Found To Offer Protection Against Leukemia

Low incidence of leukemia in Asia is due in part to the protective effect of the spice Turmeric, which is widely used in Asian cooking. This spice and its coloring agent may lessen the effects of cigarette smoke, radiation-induced damage, and damage from eating certain processed foods.

Regular consumption of oranges and/or bananas during the first two years of life was associated with a reduced risk of childhood leukemia. These findings are consistent with the role of fruits and vegetables in adult cancers. Researchers attribute the association to the vitamin C in oranges and potassium in bananas.

Low Glycemic Diet Effective In Reducing Weight

Low-glycemic index diet can lead to weight loss, reduced body fat, and reduction in risk factors of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. In low-GI foods, carbohydrates are low in sugar or release sugar slowly. High-GI foods, which include white bread, refined breakfast cereals and concentrated sugars, are rapidly digested and raise blood glucose and insulin to high levels. Carbs that release sugar more slowly include whole grains, most fruits, vegetables and nuts.