The low-carbohydrate food movement gave birth to such diets as the Atkins, Paleo and Keto, which advised swapping foods like bread, pasta and potatoes for vegetables, fish and meat.

The easiest way to think about it is that right now your body is focused on burning carbohydrates, leaving all of that nasty fat just sitting there.

Surprisingly, I have found Mexican food, swapping out rice for vegetables, to be one of the cuisines most conducive to the "slow carb" diet.