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Discover how a high protein-low carb diet aids in weight-loss maintenance and reduces type 2 diabetes risk.

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Credit: tuchodi Happy Thanksgiving Day to all the Americans out there. This is a day to loosen the belt a bit, but after the Holidays you probably want to think about slimming back. So, ScienceDaily, Obesity Riddle Finally 'Solved', and, Diets with High or Low Protein Content and Glycemic Index for Weight-Loss Maintenance. The upshot seems to be that a high protein-low (refined) carb diet worked best in a large sample of Europeans. Myself, I was in the 155-165 pound range between 2000 and 2007. 2008-2010 I've been in the 140-150 range, and usually closer to the low end than the high. I went from a waist size in the 31-33 inch range to 28-30 range (I wear 28s regularly now). I'm moderately active in that I walk a lot, but I have totally turned away from refined carbs. I am not a religious 'Paleo', but I do track glycemic ...

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