Carb cycling alternates high-carb days with low-carb days. A registered dietitian explains how to follow the eating plan and whether it's effective for weight loss.

The 5:2 rule for carb cycling means eating low-carbs for five days followed by two days of high-carbs. This keeps it simple, instead of keeping up with an alternating schedule.

Carb cycling aims to help people with their weight and fitness goals by alternating between low and high carb days. A diet low in carbs can offer a variety of benefits.

Though carb cycling, along with things like intermittent fasting and body recomposition, used to be a dietary concept followed among weight trainers and elite athletes, it's become mainstream in ...

Carb cycling involves alternating between high-carb and low-carb days. Here, dietitians share the benefits, what to eat, and how to try the diet regimen safely.

Low carb periods may provide a number of health benefits, and high carb refeeds can have positive effects on your hormones. The long-term effects of carb cycling are not known. How to do carb cycling ...

While carb cycling may work well in traditional low-carbohydrate diets, people following very low-carbohydrate diets, such as the ketogenic diet, may not be able to incorporate high-carbohydrate days.

Low carb high protein breakfast: Three egg omelet with spinach and a little bit of feta. High-carb lunch: Pasta and a banana or a couple of pieces of fruit Afternoon snack pre-workout: Protein shake.

If the low-carb craze of the last generation has taught us anything, it’s that people can definitely lose weight while cutting carbs, but that weight loss isn’t always sustainable long term.