Largest Diet Study Finds Best Diet Is..... (weight loss, low carb, pounds)

[6 FOOT 3]

Watching this on the CBS Evening news last night about the largest and longest (2 years) Diet study comparing the Low Carb, Low Fat and the Mediterranean Diets as this is being reported by the New England Journal of Medicine and it showed that while all 3 caused weight loss and lowering of cholesterol but that the Low Carb had the biggest weight loss and lowest levels of cholesterol in study subjects.

Study Tips Scales In Atkins Diet's Favor, Low-Carb Regimen Better Than Low-Fat Diet For Weight And Cholesterol, Major Study Shows - CBS News

[sgresident]

i heard them talking about this on good morning america today. dr. tim said that the results after 2 years only showed a couple of pounds of weightloss! even he said, all of the hoopla was out of place. he said that the best way to loose weight is the old fashioned way of counting calories! eat a little bit of everything and keep track of the calories in and calories out!

[CarolL]

Yes, Dr. Tim and Nancy Snyderman just were really irked that the Atkins-like diet was more successful for a longer period of time; they just hate the idea that something that is not universally accepted medically could actually work for some people! (They drive me crazy that way.)

However, if you read the study, it says the Atkins-like diet was most successful for men; women had more success with the Mediterranean diet.

[southward bound]

What I found significant in the report was the part about lower cholesterol. It's always good when one can lower that, even if the pounds come off slower. (And slower loss isn't all that bad either!)