14 DAY TRIAL // According to a recent paper in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, those looking to lose a few pounds and get back in shape would do well to choose a low-carb diet over a low-fat one.
More so if these people also wish to experience a considerable improvement in the overall health of their cardiovascular system, researchers explain.
Thus, it appears that, when it comes to losing weight and reducing cardiovascular risk factors, low-carb diets can really work magic. Low-fat diets, on the other hand, have trouble pulling the rabbit out of the hat.
The researchers now saying that low-carb diets trump low-fat ones when in terms of promoting weight loss and protecting the cardiovascular system base their claims on data obtained while carrying out a series of experiments.
In a nutshell, the scientists had two groups of people comprising both men and women follow either a low-carbohydrate diet (less than 40 grams / 1.4 ounces of carbohydrates per day) or a low-fat diet (less than 30% of calories from fat).
After sticking to these diets for one full year, the volunteers, who were all obese at the beginning of the study, had their overall health condition assessed, EurekAlert informs.
It was discovered that the folks in the first group, i.e. the ones asked to follow a low-carbohydrate diet, had lost more fat and were slimmer than the ones in the second group. Besides, their cardiovascular system was better off.
Hence, the specialists behind this investigation recommend that people who have taken a fancy to the idea of getting fit do their best and reduce their daily carbohydrates intake rather than opt for low-fat dishes.