One of the top health concerns today is weight gain and obesity. A leading causes of death today is obesity. Study after study has been conducted to try and find the reason for obesity. Studies have shown that even though children engage in physical exercises, they still gain weight and in many cases become obese. For older folks, lack of exercise, has been found as one of the reasons for weight gain in addition to other factors. In all of these studies, obesity and weight gain can be traced to the foods we eat. We have increased our food intake and we eat a higher percentage of sugar than we used to ingest about fifty years ago. The amount of fat that we eat has also increased. These two factors coupled with lack of exercise are the leading causes of weight gain. The solution to these problems is to change our eating habits. One way of preventing weight gain is by starting a low carbohydrate diet. A low carb diet allows you to control the amount of calories you ingest. The solution to these problems lies in the ability to change our eating habits. One way of controlling unnecessary weight gain is the eating low carb foods. This way, the amount of calories in the food is closely controlled and helps in making one healthier.