Low-carb Diet and Weight Loss

Yes, it surely does!  If you don't want to lose weight and want to keep normal blood sugar, then eat more food!  If you have really good control of the blood sugar, eat whole grain/whole berry breads with butter, a little bigger serving at your meals.  (I wish I had your problem! )

Not according to the newest research. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/07/magazine/what-if-it-s-all-been-a-big-fat-lie.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print

I've been eating eggs, steak, butter and I put real cream in my coffee and my own cholesterol has improved.  My triglycerides went from 102 to 70, total cholesterol from 215 to 173 my LDL from 124 to 93.  This is since I started the low carb diet.  Blood cholesterol is manufactured in the liver.  You don't get high cholesterol from the fats you eat. 

If you're interested in reading more about the history of diets, trends and research, read Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes.  I found it fascinating.  In any case, I have had only improvements in my cholesterol and I eat all kinds of cheeses, butter, red meat.  A person who changes his/her diet drastically should be sure to follow up with lab tests.

Hara, you need to read through our past threads about diet because we've discussed the low-carb way of eating many many times.  Even if a food is listed as having "0" carbs, it only means that the carbs are negligible or less than 1.  Most food has some carbs, some more than others.  Just choose what you like to eat.  Read all the posts we've had about food.

For food recommendations & recipes. I snoop around here once in a while:

http://forum.lowcarber.org/index.php?

Not everyone there is diabetic so read with care.  The main point of the site is weight loss.