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Article: Defining the Success of Low-Carb Diets
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- Los Angeles Sentinel
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- September 22, 2004
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Collins, Karen
Los Angeles Sentinel
09-22-2004
For awhile it was a battle without good research on either side: proponents
of low carbohydrate diets claimed they achieved better weight loss than
with any other plan, while many health experts kept insisting that
calories--not carbs--matter for weight loss. Now we have some good studies
on the effectiveness of low-carb diets. The results: Both sides were right.
For short-term results, low-carb diets do seem to offer some advantages.
However, in the long run, it's calories that count.
Three well-controlled studies now show that after following a low-carb diet
for six months, people generally have lost more weight than those on more
traditional low-fat ...