Graze throughout the day and enjoy seeing your energy levels rocket

As National Fitness Week gets into full swing, former fast food junkie Simon Lovell - now a personal trainer with Fitness First and author of the new Lunch Box Diet - shares his own tips on dieting, eating when exercising and getting the most from your food. “Having been someone who has been addicted to unhealthy foods, I know what it can be like to get out of the trap,’’ said Simon. “But as soon as you start to feel the benefits of optimum nu... [more]

Low-fat vs. low-carb diets: Cutting fat wins out in the long run, study finds (New York Daily News)

Think that low-carb diet is helping you keep the pounds off in the long run? A new study says think again.

'A new you': Digesting the facts of 'New Atkins' low-carb diet (The Alexandria Town Talk)

The Atkins diet has changed little since 1972, slashing carbohydrates such as pasta and potatoes and allowing beef, butter and cheese. Now others carry the torch for the late Robert C. Atkins with "The New Atkins for a New You."

Low-fat or low-carb? Gene test claims to show which diet works best; skeptics aren't so sure (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Researchers say a gene test may help predict whether you can lose more weight on a low-fat or a low-carb diet. It looks at three genes that affect how foods are metabolized.

Friend's low-carb diet has heart-attack written all over it (Denver Post)

Q: I have a lifelong friend who believes that the Atkins diet is the only way to lose weight and "lead a healthy lifestyle." He eats hamburgers, bacon, steaks, roast beef, shrimp, drinks excessively, sleeps 12 to 15 hours a day, then sits and watches TV all day. Can you help me save a friend?

Low fat or low carb diets? (14 WFIE Evansville)

Is there a difference in weight loss between these two popular diets?

Low-Fat Diets Beat Low-Carb Regimen Long Term (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Three years after going on a diet, obese men and women on low-carbohydrate "Atkins"-type plans had gained back nearly all their weight, while those on low-fat diets continued to lose, new research finds.

Low-fat or low-carb? Gene test claims to show which diet works best; skeptics arent so sure (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

MILWAUKEE - Researchers say a gene test may help predict whether you can lose more weight on a low-fat or a low-carb diet.

Low-Fat Diet Tops Low-Carb in Long Run (MedicineNet.com)

Title: Low-Fat Diet Tops Low-Carb in Long Run Category: Health News Created: 3/2/2010 10:30:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/2/2010 10:30:43 AM

Gene test claims to show what diet works best (GMA News)

Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb weight loss plan.

What's Your Weight Loss Gene? (ThirdAge)

Is that low-carb diet not working for you? Or is it the low-fat diet that's not taking off those pounds. It may just be your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb weight loss plan.