January 23, 2009, Newsletter Issue #152: Dieting and healthy bones
Tip of the Week
Any restrictive diet can result in calcium deficit and make your bones weaker because less calories unfortunately means less nutrients getting into your body. Low carb diets are no exclusion. For one thing, they advise against diary and diary is our major source of calcium.
But did you know that yogurt or any other fermented dairy food is rather low in carbohydrates? Milk has around 11 carb grams in 1/2 cup but only 4 grams remains after the friendly bacteria eat the carbs up.
Amazingly, yogurt labels list the amount of carbs in the original food - milk - though it just can not be true. So don't believe the label and go ahead, have your yogurt - and healthy bones - on your low carb diet!
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