Low Carb or Low Fat? Which is Healthiest?
I thought you might be interested in a new study done by Dr. Gary Foster, Ph.D., of Temple University. Dr. Foster and his team recruited 300 obese adults and followed them for two full years. Half the participants followed a diet low in carbohydrates and the other half followed a diet low in fat.
The results, after two years were that people in both groups lost the same amount of weight.
(But now read the really interesting part.)
The group on the low-carb diet enjoyed a significant decrease in blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides and had an increased in HDL (good cholesterol) of more than 20%. And this is not the first study of this type. In 2003, an almost identical study was performed and the results then were equally impressive and very much the same.
In the Temple study, participants on the diet low in carbohydrates were limited only as to their consumption of carbohydrates. There were no restrictions on the type of protein they ate or the amount of animal fat they consumed. They could eat all the animal fats they wanted.
So the real question is, would you rather lose weight and improve your health or simply lose weight?
For a diet low in carbohydrates that will fit your lifestyle take a look at these plans: the G.I. Diet (Glycemic Index Diet), The Diet Solution, the Idiot Proof Diet, South Beach Diet, The Mediterranean Diet and the Zone Diet.
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