DynamicBalance
06-08-2011, 12:41 PM
Nice to see these ideas catching on in more mainstream sources! While the "low-carb" diet used in the study is really more of a moderate-carb diet in my opinion, it still represents fewer carbs than the average American eats. Of course, it's also important not to go to the other extreme and demonize carbohydrates. The real problem is refined carbs, which our physiology is not designed for.
Laurel Blair, NTP
www.dynamicbalancenutrition.com (https://www.dynamicbalancenutrition.com)
https://blogs.menshealth.com/health-headlines/don%E2%80%99t-fear-fat/2011/06/03
More evidence suggests that a high-fat, low-carb diet is better for weight loss than a low-fat diet, according to new research presented yesterday at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in Denver.
The results aren’t shocking—we’ve told you to Stop Blaming Fat (https://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/saturated-fat-0) for years. Still, some news sites are reporting that saturated fat might be bad over time (https://www.todaysthv.com/news/article/159460/126/Healthy-Difference-Low-carb-diets-and-arteries)and to only indulge in fatty foods occasionally. (https://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-high-fat-diet-20110601,0,4879605.story?track=rss) We disagree. These results are more evidence to support the idea that fat isn’t the nutritional monster it’s been made out to be.
The study: Researchers at Johns Hopkins University studied 45 obese or overweight subjects who followed either a low-carb or low-fat diet to see if fat has a negative effect on the heart. The low-carb group had a diet of 40 percent fat and 35 to 40 percent carbs. The low-fat group had a diet of close to 30 percent fat and 55 percent carbs. Both groups ate about 1,600 calories a day.
Low-Carb = Faster Weight Loss
They evaluated each dieter when he or she lost 10 pounds. On average, it took the low-carb dieters 45 days to lose the weight, but it took the low-fat dieters 70 days.
Low-carb diets are more effective for weight loss because carbohydrates result in spikes of insulin, which make you hungrier, says Kerry Stewart, Ed.D., professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins and lead researcher.
Read the rest... (https://blogs.menshealth.com/health-headlines/don%E2%80%99t-fear-fat/2011/06/03)
Laurel Blair, NTP
www.dynamicbalancenutrition.com (https://www.dynamicbalancenutrition.com)
https://blogs.menshealth.com/health-headlines/don%E2%80%99t-fear-fat/2011/06/03
More evidence suggests that a high-fat, low-carb diet is better for weight loss than a low-fat diet, according to new research presented yesterday at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in Denver.
The results aren’t shocking—we’ve told you to Stop Blaming Fat (https://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/saturated-fat-0) for years. Still, some news sites are reporting that saturated fat might be bad over time (https://www.todaysthv.com/news/article/159460/126/Healthy-Difference-Low-carb-diets-and-arteries)and to only indulge in fatty foods occasionally. (https://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-high-fat-diet-20110601,0,4879605.story?track=rss) We disagree. These results are more evidence to support the idea that fat isn’t the nutritional monster it’s been made out to be.
The study: Researchers at Johns Hopkins University studied 45 obese or overweight subjects who followed either a low-carb or low-fat diet to see if fat has a negative effect on the heart. The low-carb group had a diet of 40 percent fat and 35 to 40 percent carbs. The low-fat group had a diet of close to 30 percent fat and 55 percent carbs. Both groups ate about 1,600 calories a day.
Low-Carb = Faster Weight Loss
They evaluated each dieter when he or she lost 10 pounds. On average, it took the low-carb dieters 45 days to lose the weight, but it took the low-fat dieters 70 days.
Low-carb diets are more effective for weight loss because carbohydrates result in spikes of insulin, which make you hungrier, says Kerry Stewart, Ed.D., professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins and lead researcher.
Read the rest... (https://blogs.menshealth.com/health-headlines/don%E2%80%99t-fear-fat/2011/06/03)