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Please share a tip in the form of a haiku on eating a low carb diet.

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Ignore: Just low carb is not. Enough to be healthy. Eat the right type carbs.

Answered 4/22/2017

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Ignore: Changing proportions by eating less pasta/rice with your meals is how you start.

Answered 4/22/2014

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Repeated: Repeated studies show the type of food matters not as how much is et.

Answered 6/3/2014

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Food: Food combinations are important in eating a low-carb diet, and sticking to it too lose weight.

Answered 7/27/2014

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

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Sticking: Sticking to a low-carb diet is more challenging than starting it.

Answered 7/27/2014

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Count: Count your carb points per day, so you don't overdo it.

Answered 7/27/2014

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Ignore: In order to use fat as energy ketogenic diets limit carbs from 30-70grams of carbs per day. Tough!

Answered 12/31/2014

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