Weight Loss Diets Review
High Carb, Moderate Fat Diets Best
Only traditional moderate-fat, high-carbohydrate diets seem to keep dieters
lean, according to the results of a major review of popular diets by the
US federal government. The Agriculture Department study found that any
diet that limits food to about 1,500 calories per day produces short-term
weight loss.
AHA & Weight Watchers Diet Recommendations
Weight loss programs that put more demands on dieters - like those recommended
by groups such as the American Heart Association and Weight Watchers -
have the best scientific evidence to back up their weight loss success
rates and health claims. They recommend consuming no more than 30 per
cent of calories as fat, limiting protein to about 20 per cent of the
diet and consuming more fruits, vegetables and complex carbohydrates to
help satisfy hunger with fewer calories. They are the most nutritionally
adequate and showed some of the best improvements in blood levels of the
dangerous cholesterol and blood fats and in blood sugar control, the study
found.
Source: Food Navigator.com
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