Manufacturers may reduce carbs in food by changing the process or adding high protein foods – sometimes they substitute refined wheat flour with soy flour that has high soy protein content , or  wheat protein. They may add what bran or oat bran that has extra fiber content. they may add nuts which have healthy fats. They may also replace sugar with other substitutes such as sorbitol.

sometimes manufacturers may subtract the carbs from fiber and list effective carbs only. They claim that since fiber does not affect blood sugar they are allowed to discount the carbs from fiber.  you should clearly look at net impact carb calculations in detail to make sure you are not paying for similar item higher price because you think it is low carb.

It appears that low-carb, high protein diets are not as popular as they once used to be. However researches are still interested in finding out if low carb diet is better than low fat diet ?. One of the recent studies published in Archives of internal medicine suggests that there may be benefits and disadvantages to both the choices

The study found that in short term low carb dieters lost more than low fat dieters , but the differences were not as significant after first year.

Even though low carb diet increased the HDL (good cholesterol), it also increased the LDL (bad cholesterol).

Study also found that even though more people were able to stick with low carb diet, after about an year – it was difficult for people to continue their diets.

So is their a best way to loose weight ? It depends on your nature, if you have the tenacity to continue with regular regimen of healthy eating and exercise and enjoy the process then you may be able to loose weight and also tone your body.

Get a good balance of good carbs – fruits, vegetables, beans and whole grains. Also get a good fats from olive oil and avocados. And don’t forget yoga poses or other form of exercise.