Marty Bender
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Marty Bender is a scientist at the Land Institute in Salina, Kan., and a member of the Institute's Prairie Writers Circle.
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How Low-Carb Should You Go?
Low-carb diets have a high impact on the planet 0
Posted 5 years, 9 months agoLose That Extra Weight ... While Eating the Foods You Love!"
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For decades, such headlines were fixtures of supermarket checkout lanes, to be taken no more seriously than claims of alien abduction. But times have changed. High-protein, low-carbohydrate diets have become wildly popular because they help adherents lose dozens of pounds without having to gnaw on rice cakes.
It seems too good to be true, and some critics say it is. The debate over the long-term health effects of Atkins and similar weight-loss plans might grind on for… Read More