Overweight adolescents lose weight on a low carbohydrate diet

This post includes a summary of a paper published in the Journal of Pediatrics 2003;142:253-8 and a recipe for beef shanks with tomatoes, squash, and zucchini.

Study title and authors:

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EFFECTS OF A LOW-CARBOHYDRATE DIET ON WEIGHT LOSS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN OVERWEIGHT ADOLESCENTS

STEPHEN B. SONDIKE, MD,NANCY COPPERMAN, MS, RD, AND MARC S. JACOBSON, MD
 
This paper can be accessed at: http://www.eskiny.com/pdf/6.pdf
 
The author concluded: "The Low carbohydrate diet appears to be an effective method for short-term weight loss in overweight adolescents and does not harm the lipid profile".

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Recipe of the day

Beef Shanks with Tomatoes, Squash, and Zucchini

Ingredient list:

Food Mall: Beef Shank

2 bone-in beef shanks
2 14.5 ounce cans of diced tomatoes
1 sweet yellow onion
8 ounces of mushrooms
2-3 yellow squash
2-3 zucchini
Extra virgin olive oil
Black pepper
Garlic powder
Salt

Directions:
Add 1 or 2 tablespoons of olive oil to pressure cooker over medium heat. Season all sides of beef shanks with salt, garlic powder, and black pepper to taste. Arrange shanks in pot and brown first side 4 minutes. Turn shanks and brown second side 4 minutes. Remove from pot to a plate. Chop onion into bite-sized pieces. Add to pot and cook several minutes until soft, scraping up brown bits from the bottom of the pot. Return shanks to pressure cooker. Add diced tomatoes on top and 1/4 cup of water. Lock top on pressure cooker. Increase heat to high. After achieving high pressure, reduce heat to the lowest level consistent with maintaining high pressure. Cook under high pressure for 20 minutes. Turn off heat, bring pressure down quickly with the fast-release method, and remove top. Chop mushrooms, squash, and zucchini into bite-sized pieces. Add to pressure cooker with salt, garlic powder, and black pepper to taste. I like a nice dusting of each. Lock top on pressure cooker. Increase heat to high. After achieving high pressure, reduce heat to the lowest level consistent with maintaining high pressure. Cook under high pressure for 3-5 minutes. Turn off heat, allow pressure to come down naturally, and remove top. Use a slotted spoon or ladle to transfer beef shanks and vegetables to plates.



Beef Shanks with Tomatoes, Squash, and Zucchini