New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- Low-carb diets have exploded in popularity over the past decade, praised for their effectiveness in managing Type 2 diabetes and obesity but critics have long argued that cutting carbs means missing out on essential nutrients. Now, a groundbreaking study is flipping that narrative, showing that well-planned low-carb diets can be both nutritionally complete and sustainable.

Published in Frontiers in Nutrition, the study was led by researchers from Simply Good Foods USA, Inc. and the University of Vermont. They designed three different 7-day meal plans, each representing a different level of carbohydrate restriction:

For context, the average American is recommended to consume 130 grams of carbohydrates daily. The stud...