Low carb beats low fat diets

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From Dr. Mercola comes the news that low fat diets don't measure up to low carb for weight loss...well, DUH!!! I've known that for many years!

 

But it's still nice to read it in black and white!

 

Linda

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low-Carb Diet More Effective for Weight Loss Than Low-Fat Diet

 

 

 

 

 

 

Researchers compared the cardiovascular effects of a very low-carbohydrate diet to that of a calorie-restricted, low-fat diet in obese women.

 

Women who ate a very low-carbohydrate diet lost more weight and body fat than the low-fat diet group over a period of six months. There were no differences between the two groups in levels of blood pressure, lipids, fasting glucose, and insulin after three or six months, though all of these factors improved over the course of the study in both groups.

 

Researchers concluded that a very low-carbohydrate diet is more effective for short-term weight loss than a low-fat diet. Further, the low-carbohydrate diet did not have a harmful effect on cardiovascular risk factors over a 6-month period.

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism June 2003;88(4):1617-1623

 

 

DR. MERCOLA'S COMMENT: Many people are still convinced that a low-fat diet is the best way to lose weight, but, as this study shows, a low-carb diet is a more effective way to shed pounds for some people. When it comes to your overall health however, some people may actually benefit from a low-fat diet.

 

This is a complicated topic but one that becomes easier to understand when looked at from a Metabolic Typing perspective. At the heart of Metabolic Typing is the idea that we each have unique systems that are designed to thrive on unique combinations of protein, fat and carbohydrates.

While a high-protein diet may in fact be the ideal diet for some people, others may benefit from a more vegetarian-type diet with less protein and more complex carbohydrates from vegetables.

Metabolic Type aside, there are other factors that can help the majority of people to reach their weight loss goals. These include eliminating grains and sugar from your diet and exercising. Grains and sugar will trigger an insulin response that will make your body inclined toward weight gain. Exercise will not only help to normalize your insulin levels, but will also help you to optimize your weight and fight infections.

For detailed information on how to reach your ideal weight by optimizing your diet, consider my new book, The No-Grain Diet. Included in this book is a section on how to deal with the emotional aspects of dieting that so often sabotage weight loss efforts using a psychological acupressure technique called EFT.

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