LSCI 106 Student Project

LSCI 106: ONLINE RESEARCH 1: INTRODUCTION TO ONLINE RESEARCH

Student Project

Raymond Chow

RESEARCH QUESTION:

Do low carbohydrate weight lost diets really work?

Low carbohydrate diets are the talk of the town now. It is say to be the easiest and quickest way to losing weight, but what is a low carbohydrate diet? According to weightlossresources.co.uk, “Low carb diets are based on the premise that a diet very low in carbohydrate leads to a reduction in the body's insulin production, resulting in fat and protein (muscle) stores being used as its main energy source. The aim of low carbohydrate diets is to force the body to use fat as its main energy source, when this happens a person produces 'ketone bodies' to fuel parts of the body that can not use fat as an energy source - the brain, and red blood cells, in particular. When this happens a person is said to be in a state of ketosis - characterised by smelly breath (an acetone smell like nail varnish) and side effects such as nausea and fatigue.”

I came upon the topic of low carbohydrate diets, when I was thinking about losing weight. When planning to lose weight, dieting is one of the key factors in weight lost. Without a good diet weight lost will be very difficult to achieve. Low carbohydrate diets have been the talk of the town in weight lost. Many news and magazine have written many articles of this topic. My question about this diet is does it really work.

GENERAL SEARCH WORKSHEET

CONCEPT #

Search Terms

1	`low carbohydrate`	`Low carb.`	`carbohydrate`
2	`weight loss diets`	`losing weight`	`reducing diet`

WEBLIOGRAPHY

Chauncey, Katherine B. Low-Carb Dieting For Dummies . New York: For Dummies, 2003.

“How Does a Low Carb Diet Work?” Low Carb Diet Recipes Collection. 2002-2003. 26 April 2004. <http://www.low-carb-diet-recipes.com/how_low_carb_work.htm>.

“Low Carbohydrate Diets May Not Aid Weight Loss, Yale and Stanford Researchers Find.” M2 Presswire11 April 2003. InfoTrac OneFile. Gale Group. 30 March 2004. <http://web3.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/650/967/75939994w3/purl=rc2_ITOF_1_Low+carbohydrate+diets+_________M2+PRESSWIRE________________________________________________&dyn=sig!3?sw_aep=plan_skyline>.

McBeath, Barbara. “How it Works: The Theory Behind "Low-Carb" Dieting”. Atkins-Diet-Information. 4 April 2004.. 26 April 2004. <http://www.atkins-diet-information.com/how-it-works.html>.

Moscovitz, Judy. The Rice Diet Report : How I Lost up to 12 Pounds a Week on the World-Famous Weight-Loss Plan. New York: G.P. Putnam's, 1986.

Paulsen ,Barbara.“Fat: The Diets That Work, the Diets That Don't.” O, The Oprah Magazine Oct 2002. InfroTrac OneFile.  Gale Group. 3 April 2004. <http://web3.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/650/967/75939994w3/purl=rc2_ITOF_1_Fat%3A+The+Diets+That+Work,+the+diets+that+don't_________o________________________________________________&dyn=sig!5?sw_aep=plan_skyline >.

“Low Carbohydrate - How Do Low Carb Diets Work?” Weightlossresources.co.uk. 2004. Weight Loss Resources Ltd. 26 April 2004. <http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/logout/news_features/lowcarbdiet.htm#P6>.

last revised: 5-4-04 by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA

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