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The New Low-Carb Diet Craze.(low-carbohydrate)
Some of Hollywood's hottest celebs have peeled off major pounds by loading up on bunless burgers. Could cutting down on carbs help you lose weight--safely?
* Tinseltown's in a twist these days--but the buzz has nothing to do with this year's Oscar nods. Instead, A-list attention is on stars who are suddenly pin-thin. Their born-again bodies are rumored to be the result of high-protein diets--like The Zone, Atkins, and Carbohydrate Addicts.
Jennifer Aniston, for instance, is said to have dropped nearly 20 pounds by embracing Atkins and shunning bread and rice. Courtney Love went from grunge to glare by dropping 20 pounds on an Atkins-type diet. And Sarah Michelle Gellar and Sandra Bullock had specially prepared Zone meals sent to their sets.
But it isn't just the residents of La-La Land who are carb-crazed. Last year, desperate dieters bought over 7 million copies combined of the top three weight-loss bibles: Enter the Zone, The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet, and Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution. The National Cattlemen's Beef Association reports that beef consumption was up $1.5 billion over last year.
Despite the thousands of converts who swear by…
- The Carbohydrate Addict's No Cravings Cookbook: 200 All-New Low-Carb Recipes to...
- Magazine article from: Publishers Weekly December 20, 2004 700+ words
THE CARBOHYDRATE ADDICT'S NO CRAVINGS COOKBOOK: 200 All-New Low-Carb Recipes...Chinese, Italian, Japanese, etc. Since this is their 12th Carbohydrate Addict's cookbook, the Hellers assume readers are already on the...
- THE CARBOHYDRATE ADDICT'S COOKBOOK.(Review)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Publishers Weekly April 3, 2000 700+ words
...95 (288p) ISBN 0-471-38290-6 Authors of The Carbohydrate Addict's LifeSpan Program and The Carbohydrate's Addict...However, readers unfamiliar with the principles of the Carbohydrate Addict's Diet may find the fat-content of many recipes disconcerting...
- The Carbohydrate Addict's LifeSpan Program.
- Magazine article from: Good Housekeeping Hammock, Delia June 1, 1997 700+ words
...husband-wife team--he's a biologist, she's a psychologist--coauthored their first best-seller, The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet, in 1993, followed by Healthy For Life in 1996. Promise: After a few days on this plan, your food...
- The Carbohydrate Addict's Lifespan Program: A Personalized Plan for Becoming...
- Magazine article from: Publishers Weekly November 18, 1996 700+ words
...Richard E Heller and Rachael F. Heller. Dutton, $24.95 (496p) ISBN 0-525-94174-6 The authors of The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet (1993) and Healthy for Life (1995) aim the latest volume in their approach to carbohydrate addiction...
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- Magazine article from: Publishers Weekly August 16, 1999 700+ words
...Heller and Frederic. Vagnini. Ballantine, $24.95 (384p) ISBN 0-345-42610-X In this follow-up to The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet, biomedical researchers Heller and Heller and cardiologist Vagnini present compelling evidence that...
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- Magazine article from: Good Housekeeping Hall, Carla October 1, 2007 700+ words
...trail mix." Though slender and sleek, she's not concerned with living up to super-skinny standards. "Please, I'm a carb addict," she says. "And somehow, I've convinced myself that whatever I eat, at home, after 10 P.M. doesn't count...
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- Magazine article from: Health Science Fuhrman, Joel March 22, 2004 700+ words
...and carbohydrate "addiction." He says that if he eats a high-carb meal, in a couple of hours he is hungry again, a carb addict. (Lots of books written on this subject!) I have heard others state they have the same reaction to carbs. Any validity...
- `Idol' has no logic, `Model' channels animal instincts.
- News wire article from: Kansas City Star May 2, 2005 700+ words
...letting a slobbering bear take food out of their mouths, they were given exciting news. They're going to South Africa! Carb addict: Much was made over Keenyah's eating habits. Her constant snacking led to a 12-pound weight gain. She said it: "Thank...
- Beyond the borders: get your head out of the shell. Tortillas are not just for...
- Magazine article from: Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery Mayer, Marina April 1, 2008 700+ words
...Bell commercials ring "think outside of the bun," tortilla manufacturers are thinking outside of the shell. If you're a carb-addict, getting accustomed to tortilla-based meals will be like switching from 2% milk to soymilk overnight, but the so-called...
- PAPERBACK BESTSELLERS.
- Magazine article from: Publishers Weekly October 25, 1999 700+ words
...99 ISBN 0-446-60771-1 3 The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet. 2 2 Dr. Richard Heller...ISBN 0-440-22462-4 11 The Carbohydrate Addict's Gram 14 2 Counter. Dr. Richard...Atkins' New Diet Revolution. 1 The Carbohydrate Addict's Lifespan Robert C. Atkins...
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