Which Way Works?

[shipperx]

So, back to 100 things...

High Carb/Low Fat or High Protein/Low Carb? Which works better for weight loss?

According to one study... it depends.

Interesting scientific analysis at the link.

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[ww1614.livejournal.com]

I hate to ask this but ... any chance you could summarize the takeaway points? I have become incapable of processing info via watching YouTube videos. I can watch to be entertained, but not to take in info.

Or point me to a written study that's referred to?

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

I'd have to go back to look at the studies to know the links.

Final conclusion by the scientist doing the study was that it's possible to succeed or fail on any of the diets studied and that they had similar rates of success or failure. In the end it basically boils down to calories.

The only significant data point seemed to be that those who began with insulin resistance had a slightly better success the low carb approach (but this difference didn't extend to those who were not insulin resistant, in which case it was roughly equal). The slight uptick in success for the insulin resistant comprised the statistic advantage that the low carb diets had in the results, so if you're pre-diabetic, low carb does seem slightly more viable. Other than that, though, they were all roughly equal.

In the end, few -- if any -- actually maintained either the extreme low fat diet or the extreme low carb diet in the long term. By the end of 18 months all had significantly raised the amout of the restricted nutrient to something closer to the normally suggested dietary standards.

Success/failure seemed more closely a reflection of the calorie intake than what form of diet they chose.

And all were healthier at a lower weight, so long term effects of the different approaches were also roughly equal.

[ww1614.livejournal.com]

OK, thanks!