Comments on: Low carb diets and the New Year http://www.yourerdoc.com/low-carb-diets-and-the-new-year/ Stories from the Emergency Room plus answers to your medical and health related questions Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:45:43 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Steve Parker, M.D. http://www.yourerdoc.com/low-carb-diets-and-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1752 Steve Parker, M.D. Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:22:11 +0000 http://yourerdoc.wordpress.com/?p=130#comment-1752 Hi, ER Doc. The study to which your refer followed dieters for 24 months. Here are the weight loss averages for the people who completed the study: Low-fat group: 7.3 pounds Mediterranean group: 10.1 pounds Low-carb (Atkins) group: 12.1 pounds The highest percentage of drop-outs was in the low-fat group: 22%. The Atkins diet had been considered a fad diet in the past, but it probably isn't anymore. Overall, the Mediterranean diet is the healthiest of the three discussed. For anyone interested, I analyzed the study comprehensively at my healthy lifestyle blog: http://advancedmediterraneandiet.com/blog/?p=56 -Steve Hi, ER Doc.

The study to which your refer followed dieters for 24 months. Here are the weight loss averages for the people who completed the study:

Low-fat group: 7.3 pounds
Mediterranean group: 10.1 pounds
Low-carb (Atkins) group: 12.1 pounds

The highest percentage of drop-outs was in the low-fat group: 22%.

The Atkins diet had been considered a fad diet in the past, but it probably isn’t anymore.

Overall, the Mediterranean diet is the healthiest of the three discussed.

For anyone interested, I analyzed the study comprehensively at my healthy lifestyle blog:
http://advancedmediterraneandiet.com/blog/?p=56

-Steve

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