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Low carbohydrate foods and diets require careful evaluation

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Low carbohydrate food products are now widely available. But before embarking on a new weight loss diet plan, a person should always check with their health care provider to make sure which type of diet would be best. When using a low carbohydrate concept it is prudent to inspect the food labels to understand how the low carbohydrate foods actually achieve their ‘low carbohydrate' levels or ‘low carbohydrate' claim.

 

Since there is no legal definition of ‘low-carbohydrate' or any official way of figuring it, consumers are left without true authentication of the product's claims. It is best to evaluate the product by the ‘content box'

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