Low-carb diets may not be as harmful as once feared, but there’s a healthier way to lose weight and help your heart.

Three diet books that promise weight loss to anyone willing to chow down hamburgers but give up the buns are on The New York Times’ best-seller list of advice titles. Nearly 13 percent of U.S. adults have embraced the low-carbohydrate high-protein life, according to a recent study. They’re snapping up products ranging from beef jerky, whose sales have soared 20 percent so far this year, to low-carb breakfast bars, pancakes, ice cream, and even beer.


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