Low-fat or low-carb? It may not matter....

[chuckman]

A RCT over 12 months with some participants randomized to low fat, others randomized to low carb. Net result was about the same amount of weight loss, and improved labs for all participants.

https://examine.com/nutrition/low-fa...r-weight-loss/

[militarymoron]

Thanks for posting that. That last take-away in the article is something many of us have touted here: "Most importantly, choose an eating style you can sustain."

[SteveS]

We need a balanced diet . High carbs are bad because carbs are a sugar. High fat is high in calories yet the body needs fats. Cut the calories and weight will drop. Every obese person I have met all say the don't understand why they are so fat because they don't eat that much.

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

The older I get the more I try to stay away from processed sugar. That pretty much keeps me away from all the bad foods. The new WeightWatchers make vegetables ‘free’, along with chicken and fish- but hammers ‘sweets’. Though bears seem to do pretty well with fish and berries.... I eat (mostly) good food now, just need to dial back the portions.

I think there is a pretty good Hawthorne Effect to where just following some diet, with in reason, helps.

[ginzomatic]

good read. I go with high fat, low carb, lots of veggies which seems to work

[Jaysop]

I got pretty fat after getting off active duty. Since December I've lost 45 pounds on the laziest keto diet you can imagine. I do more protein than fat though usually so you can't really say it's keto. Essentially just eating healthy and not eating for fun has been the key. "Diets" seem to normally be marketing for not eating a bag of chips in one sitting.

[KUSA]

The older I get the more I try to stay away from processed sugar. That pretty much keeps me away from all the bad foods. The new WeightWatchers make vegetables ‘free’, along with chicken and fish- but hammers ‘sweets’. Though bears seem to do pretty well with fish and berries.... I eat (mostly) good food now, just need to dial back the portions.

I think there is a pretty good Hawthorne Effect to where just following some diet, with in reason, helps.

I too have been doing WW. I eat a lot of fresh fruit, eggs, chicken, and vegetables. The diet basically teaches you to eat healthy. It’s not a low fat or low carb diet. It certainly steers you away from refined sugars and excessive amounts of fat.

I am physically stronger now and it hasn’t been from exercising. I think it’s from taking in more nutrition. Anyway, here is a graph of my journey.

[WillBrink]

A RCT over 12 months with some participants randomized to low fat, others randomized to low carb. Net result was about the same amount of weight loss, and improved labs for all participants.

https://examine.com/nutrition/low-fa...r-weight-loss/

I posed intel on that not too long ago. End of the day, no matter how much MMM* people attempt, cals (energy) is what matters.

* = Magical Macro Manipulations

[LoreneYoder]

Thanks for sharing that link. It was a good read.

[Mr. Goodtimes]

I posed intel on that not too long ago. End of the day, no matter how much MMM* people attempt, cals (energy) is what matters.

* = Magical Macro Manipulations

Eat 2000 calories a day of lean meat and veggies for a month

Stop

Eat 2000 calories a day of donuts for a month

But Muh Magical Macro Manipulations


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