Eating protein triggers a natural weight-loss hormone, British researchers say.

The following is a reprint from the blog "Livin' La Vida Low-Carb":

Metabolic syndrome, an aging-associated group of disorders that includes insulin resistance, heart disease and high lipid levels, may be treatable thanks to a newly discovered role for a regulatory gene, according to a team of scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research.

The low-carb diet guru's widow, Veronica, says she's funding research in the hopes of validating his theories on nutrition.

TRIMMING carbohydrate intake results in healthy improvements in blood fat levels, even if a person doesn't lose an ounce, a new study shows.

Sticking to a low carbohydrate diet does not lead to weakened bones over a three-month period, say US researchers – a result that may prove to be only a brief glimmer for this fading star of diet fads.

Too much of a good thing isn't good for anyone. That goes for protein, too. After years of people stuffing themselves with chicken, pork and beef as they followed low-carbohydrate diets such as Atkins, the meat industry is looking at a glut as the diet trend turns toward a more balanced approach.

For a month that tested her determination, Marilyn Deaton dined on little but fat. The recipes she prepared included eggs baked with gobs of cream cheese, small portions of fish outweighed by butter, oil and mayo, and ground beef mixed with so much heavy cream that it ran a light brown.