Cookbook:Low-carb
Low-carb diet is a general term to refer to numerous specific diets which advocate for a reduction of carbohydrate intake, as a healthier balance of foods. The concept is based in the fact that grain-based foods cause the body to store the fat it consumes, rather than to burn it for fuel. Low-carb diets, in various prescriptions, favor "simple carbs" (vegetables) over "complex carbs," (grains and starches), while also reducing the consumption of saturated fat in favor of unsaturated fat.
The Atkins is the most well known and heavily marketed low-carb diet, though its specified prescriptions for regimented protien intake are controversial. (See Atkins diet. The South Beach diet is also well known, though more generalized. The Zone diet, is controversial because it prescribes a balance between carbs, fat, and protien according to "40:30:30" ratio.
Its important to note that Both Atkins and Zone diets are controversial, due to the specific claims or prescriptions they make. Further, both are business tradenames for diets, and are considered proprietary and licensed franchises (though to a different degree). However, the basic general principles of low-carb dieting are not intellectual property, and likewise the general ideas about proportions and balance in these specific diets are free to examine and learn from.
Useful Links
- Low-Carb Recipes (http://carbcontrol.allrecipes.com/) - Allrecipes has over 1,600 free low-carb recipes.
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