"A Low-Carbohydrate, Ketogenic Diet versus a Low-Fat Diet To Treat Obesity and Hyperlipidemia" showed low-carbohydrate, ketogenic (high fat) diets were superior to a low-fat diets for weight loss and lipid management.So given all of this prospective, randomized data, why the heck is California so proud to be banning trans fats? Trans fats exist in many, many foods besides baking oils. Meats, butter, and milk all have trans fats. Given the available data above and the efficancy of LOW CARDBOHYDRATE diets to improve weight and lipid panels, might they be targeting the wrong thing?
"A randomized controlled trial of a moderate-fat, low-energy diet compared with a low fat, low-energy diet for weight loss in overweight adults" demonstrated the moderate fat diet helped dieters lose weight faster than low-fat diets.
In a "Comparison of the Atkins, Zone, Ornish, and LEARN Diets for Change in Weight and Related Risk Factors Among Overweight Premenopausal Women," the Atkins diet, with its high fat, won hands down at weight loss and lipid improvement in women.
And now, in the DIRECT Trial testing "Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet," we find that low carbohydrate (moderate fat) or Mediterranean diets are superior to low-fat diets at weight loss and lipid management.
No wonder patients are confused.
-Wes
All diets are bad, none are healthy. That is if you use the incorrect definition of "diet" which is something you only intend to do for a while to lose weight. Live style changes to smaller portions, six times a day to boost metabolism, and exercise is the ONLY healthy way to eat. Even Dr. Atkins said that low carb was not healthy, but rather a reaction to counter a life style that has led one to the point of morbid obesity. After the patient was out of the danger zone he then recommended a life style change to a healthy moderate-carb, moderate-fat diet.
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Californians should feel proud and any other state that has not banned them should seriously think about it.
If we eleminate man-made trans fats and the equally evil high fructose corn syrup from the nation's diet then our obesity rate will plummet.