Low carb diets are the ‘latest sensation’, in a society where so many people have found that low-fat dieting has failed them. Suddenly, it seems as if ‘everyone who is anyone’ is on some type of low carb diet.
But what is a low carb diet? A diet can be called ‘low carbohydrate’ (low carb) if it controls or restricts carbohydrates (starches and sugars).
A low carb diet is not necessarily high in fat, but is likely to be moderately high in protein. Most low carb diets allow generous serves of protein foods, and vegetables, but control sweet or starchy foods such as fruits, sugars, flours and grains.
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