Low-carbohydrate diet causes more weight loss than low-fat diet: 15.6 lbs vs 14.1 lbs in two months

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People assigned to follow a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet containing about 30 percent fewer calories than normal lost slightly more weight than people assigned to follow a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet according to a study from Australia. Weight L oss

Weight loss: 15.6 lbs vs 14.1 lbs

People assigned to the low-carbohydrate diet lost an average of 15.6 pounds in two months compared to 14.1 pounds for those assigned to the low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet.

 

Improved Mood

Improved mood with both diets

Both diets were associated with improvements in mood.

 

Subjects

Subjects: 93 overweight and obese people

The study involved 93 overweight and obese people who on average were 50-years-old and had a body mass index (BMI) of 33.6.

REFERENCE

Halyburton A, Brinkworth G, Wilson CJ, Noakes M, Buckley J, Keogh JB, Clifton P. Low- and high-carbohydrate weight-loss diets have similar effects on mood but not cognitive performance. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Sep, 86(3):580-87.

AUTHOR’S CONTACT INFORMATION

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Human Nutrition
Adelaide, Australia

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