Many people who are striving for weight loss will choose a diet to follow. How do you know which one to choose? A recent study has explored weight loss outcomes of low fat diets and low carbohydrate diets to see which gets greater results.
Diet Results
It turns out that people lost about the same amount of weight on each of the diets after 2 years. Also, all of the dieters saw improvements in risk factors for heart disease, including lower triglycerides and lower LDL “bad” cholesterol. However, only those who went on a low carbohydrate diet had higher levels of HDL “good” cholesterol. Some side effects of the low carbohydrate diets were bad breath, constipation, hair loss and dry mouth.
Which Diet to Choose?
In light of the results of both diets above, which diet is the healthiest? It seems that both low fat and low carbohydrate diets will help you to lose weight and lower your triglycerides and LDL “bad” cholesterol. However, only the low carbohydrate diet seemed to increase HDL “good” cholesterol. The low carbohydrate diet also came with some not so nice side effects. You do have to be careful when following a low carbohydrate diet because carbohydrates are what your body uses for fuel. If your body does not get enough carbohydrates, it cannot function properly. You should aim for having about 60% of your calories coming from carbohydrates. Fat is also important for a healthy diet. It is the type of fat that is important, however. Good fats come from vegetable oils, fatty fish, nuts, and avocados. Weigh all of the information before you choose a diet to follow.
Written by Camp Shane Nutritionist, Jessica Bouchard
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/health/research/10diet.html
Tags: cholesterol, diet, heart disease, low carb, low fat, weight loss
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