About Low Carb Diets: 10 Things to Stop Doing

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Low Carb Diets Low Carb Diets Getting Started Health and Nutrition Recipes From Laura Dolson, your Guide to Low Carb Diets We're doing a fun thing in the Health section of About.com (or at least what passes for a "fun thing" among health writers). We're writing "10 Things to Stop Doing" lists, which will all be compiled together at the end of the week. So we'll have everything from "10 Things to Stop Doing if you Have Cancer" to "10 Things to Stop Doing in Yoga Class". Here's my contribution, and next week I'll link to the whole list. Have a great week! Laura 10 Things to Stop Doing on a Low-Carb Diet Since this list is going out to some people who aren't already eating low-carb, I included some obvious ones ("Stop drinking sugary drinks."), but I hope there will be something in there for everyone. See More About:  10 things to stop doing  low carb problems  Alterantives to Sugary Drinks Speaking of sugary drinks, here's the page of my "How to Cut Carbs" e-course that addresses them, and has links to low-carb beverages. See More About:  low carb beverages  low carb alcoholic beverages  What is a Carb? What people call "carbs" has been drifting, and frankly becoming more and more confusing. I heard someone calling vegetables "carbs" on TV last week, and it reminded me of something I wrote last year about it when I was irritated about the whole thing. See More About:  carbohydrates  low carb basics  Is Dreamfields Pasta Really Low-Carb? I get a fair number of questions about this pasta. Last year I talked with a scientist from Dreamfields who explained about how they test the pasta. Then I communicated with a scientist who did a study published in Diabetes Care which showed very different results from Dreamfields' claims. What are we to make of these wild differences? Plus, there's important information about using Dreamfields pasta - you can definitely shoot the carb count up if you bake it with tomato sauce, for example. See More About:  low carb pasta  shirataki noodles  spaghetti squash Low Carb Diets Ads Diet Weight Loss Diet to Lose Weight Healthy Diet Recipes Nutrition Diet Health Diet Featured Articles Low-Carb Diet Products Popular Low Carb Diet Plans Low Carb 101 Books, Cookbooks, DVDS, etc Low-Carb Blogs All Laura's Low-Carb Recipes   More from About.com Financial Emergencies An unexpected change in your financial situation can be incredibly stressful. Here's how to cope. More> Retirement Planning Learn the top five things you need to do in order to start building a retirement nest egg. More> This newsletter is written by: Laura Dolson Low Carb Diets Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Low Carb Diets newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads 6 Steps for the Beginner How to Get Through the First Week Low-Carb Food Pyramid Top 10 Low Carb Mistakes How to Cut Carbs   Follow me on: Advertisement