The Ideal Diet

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The Ideal Diet

• By Toi McGlothin

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• Structured weight loss programs can be more
  beneficial than people that choose to diet on
  their own.
• According to another study, does the Atkins work
  better than the other regimens.

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• The two studies were dedicated to obesity.
• 30 of U.S. adults are now considered obese.
• 34 U.S. adults are considered overweight.

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The Study

• Structured Weight Loss
• A randomized clinical trial was done to
• Compare the effectiveness of Weight Watchers to
  people that use their own methods.
• 65 men and 358 women ages 18-65 with a Body Mass
  Index(measures obesity) between 27 and 40.
• Values greater than 30 usually indicate obesity.
• Subjects received vouchers to attend Weight
  Watchers.

• Self-Help
• The subjects were given to sessions of counseling
  about dieting and received popular information
  from books and Web sites.

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Results

• The weight watchers subjects maintained a
  weight-loss of 9.5 to 11 pounds at the end of
  the first year and their weight was lower than
  baseline weight at the end of the second year.
• The self-help subjects were able to lose and
  maintain 2.9 to 3.1 pounds for the first year,
  but their weight increased during the second
  year.

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The Other Study

• Researchers surveyed medical literature to see if
  there was any evidence to support the
  effectiveness of low-carbohydrate diets.
• The American Heart Association and the American
  Dietetic Association cautions against low
  carbohydrate diets.
• They evaluated changes in weight, serum
  lipids(cholesterol), fasting serum glucose,
  fasting serum insulin, and blood pressure.

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Results

• 663 people received lower- carbohydrate diets(60
  grams per day or less).
• 71 people had the lowest- carbohydrate diets(
  20g/d or less)
• No study evaluated diets of 60g/d or less than
  involved people 53 or older.
• Low-carbohydrate diets does not have an adverse
  effect on serum lipid, fasting serum glucose,
  fasting serum insulin levels or blood pressure.

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• The research shows that there is an association
  with a long diet duration and restricted calorie
  intake, but not with reduced carbohydrate
  content, with obese people.

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• There is insufficient evidence that exists when
  determining the effectiveness of low carbohydrate
  diets, but a person can loose weight on this
  diet, but should check with a physician before
  starting.

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Sources

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