SubscribeLow Carb: More Weight Loss Than Low Fat Diet
Just when you think you have some answers, researchers reveal some startling discoveries:
Obese women who follow low-carbohydrate diets, such as the Atkins diet, may lose more weight in a four-month period than those who go on low-fat diets
After some of the recent bad press regarding low-carb diets, this will comes as a shock to some. The statistics are impressive:
...the low-carbohydrate group lost 9.8 kilograms (21.6 pounds) of weight and 6.2 kilograms (13.7 pounds) of body fat, while the low-fat group lost about 6.1 kilograms (13 pounds) of weight and 3.2 kilograms (7 pounds) of body fat,That is almost double the amount of fat loss. What's even more astonishing is that it was only the low-fat group who were told to restrict their calories.
This study proves without doubt that there is more to weight loss than just calories in and out:
At the start of the study, both groups of women had similar pedometer readings, and by the end of the study, there were no significant changesSo the women in the study even had the same levels of physical activity. The researchers seem at a loss to explain the weight loss:
The differential weight loss is not explained by differences in REE [Resting Energy Expenditure], TEF [Thermic Effect of Food], or physical activity and likely reflects underreporting of food consumption by the low-fat dieters.
The report is published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism here.
Weight control is simply a matter of manipulating your insulin and glucagon levels. This is real easy to do just by the foods you eat.
ReplyLow-carb diets seems to be efficient in case of obese teenagers trying to lose weight. Twenty percent of the American children are considered overweight or obese. Only nine percent of the American teenagers eat the recommended portions of a food product, according to a report at the Pediatric Academic Society. I read about this at http://www.projectweightloss.com.
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