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New Study: Low-Carb vs Low-Fat Diets

I can often tell when a diet study has hit the news in a big way, because floods of people suddenly come to my site, A couple of weeks ago (during my vacation, so I was late getting to this), there was a diet study in the news - one of the "low-fat vs low-carb" studies. This one was somewhat unusual because it followed the participants for two years, but in other ways it was similar to many other studies, and most of the results were predictable (although the ways in which they varied from the norm were telling). Capsule Summary: People were randomly assigned to a low-carb group, which was supposed to be similar to the Atkins Diet, and a low-calorie group which was low in fat. After two years, they had both maintained a similar weight loss (about 15 pounds). Other factors, including bone density, were not significantly different, except that the low-carb group had higher "good" cholesterol (HDL). Problems with the Study and the Report: Compliance: When looking at diet studies, it's always important to differentiate how much the study was looking at the effects of the different diets, vs the extent to which the people actually followed the diet. Read Full PostNew Study: Low-Carb vs Low-Fat Diets originally appeared on About.com Low Carb Diets on Monday, August 16th, 2010 at 11:59:37.Permalink | Comment | Email this
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