About Low Carb Diets: Is a Calorie a Calorie?

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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 "A calorie is a calorie", we hear over and over again. What the speaker is usually trying to say is that it doesn't matter where our calories come from, just how many of them we eat. But what if calories from different sources have very different effects in our bodies? This past week there was a very interesting study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association about this that has people talking all over the country. I found it fascinating. Have a great week! Laura Low-Carb Better at Maintaining Weight Loss? The JAMA study was of people maintaining weight loss, and it turned out that when people were eating low-carb they had better-preserved metabolisms, and expended more energy. But then the authors turned around and recommended a different diet! What gives? Low-Carb Videos: The Basics Short videos about some of the basics of low-carb eating: how to prepare, what to eat, ketosis, etc. See More About:  low carb videos  low carb basics  All About Berries It's summer, and time for me to make room in my carb allotment for one of my favorite foods - berries! There are raspberries growing in my yard, and I already have a few quarts in the freezer to last through the year. See More About:  low carb fruit  berries  low carb super foods The Low-Carb Difference Reading about one of the study participant's experiences eating the different diets reminded me of something I once wrote about the difference between diets that change the amount of food you are supplying your body with and diets that change the amount of food your body is asking for. Low Carb Diets Ads Calorie Diet Low Carb Diet Foods Low Carb Diets Low Carb Diet Diet Low Calorie Featured Articles Low-Carb Science What To Eat on a Low-Carb Diet Low-Carb Blogs Low Carb 101 - Basic Info About Low Carb Diets Low-Carb Super Foods All Laura's Low-Carb Recipes   More from About.com Bake Sale Bestsellers Make your next bake sale a profitable one with these irresistible recipes. More> Real Recipes app Download our highly-rated app for free recipes and kitchen tools, for iPhone and iPod Touch. 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.com Low Carb Diets newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com 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