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Diet tips

At the start of a diet, people most certainly look at food store and big brand food items labelled 'low in fat'. To do this is far too often a miscalculation, in that an item could be significantly reduced in fats, but nevertheless elavated in calories and carbs.

The problems associated with reduced carb diets
Its extremely popular, but it is truly safe and healthy for you?
Scientific studies over recent years have shown that high consumption of animal fat can result in higher probability of cancer, heart disease and other major health problems.
Most of the bad side-effects reported, such as feeling tired, diarrhea, constipation, or bad headaches seem to pass quickly, but critics contend that low carbohydrate diets are not without serious long term side effects.

Healthy foods with carotenes
(includes carrots, collard greens and winter squash)
These orange and green vegetables and fruits have high levels of the carotenoids believed play a key role in cancer prevention, spefically cancer of the esophagus. Many are low in calories, so should be included in every weight loss program.