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Article: Stanford Researchers Say Reduced Calorie Consumption, Diet Duration Lead to Weight Loss in Low-Carbohydrate Diets.
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- April 8, 2003
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STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2003
People who go on low-carbohydrate diets typically lose weight, but restricted caloric intake and longer diet duration are the biggest reasons why, according to a study from Stanford University Medical Center and collaborators at Yale University. The sweeping review of literature on this popular diet also found there are no short-term adverse effects of the diet, but also that there is insufficient evidence on the diet's long-term effects and impact on people over the age of 53.
"Low-carbohydrate diets have been extremely popular as of late, and the lay press ...