In the latest study of overweight and obese people, those known low-carbohydrate diet lose more weight faster than those who do low-fat diet.
After the low-carbohydrate diet for 12 weeks, the respondents succeeded in reducing body weight of 4.9 kilograms, while those with low-fat diet fell only 2.5 kg.
Then keep your weight program was continued until 24 weeks. But not found any significant difference between the two diet groups.
Even so, according to Dr.Kevin C. Maki, one of the research team, low-carbohydrate diets more effective remains to reduce fat and weight control.
Maki and his team asked the respondents to reduce glycemic levels by reducing intake of carbohydrates and consume more food glycemic index is low, ie, fiber-containing foods such as vegetables, beans and wheat.
During the first two weeks of the respondents were asked not to eat foods that have high in carbohydrates such as fruits and foods that have starch. They were also asked to avoid alcohol, but they are allowed to eat as much as desired.
Instead of the respondents in the low-fat diet group only allowed to consume 500 to 800 calories per day, avoid fatty foods and control portion of the food.
After 12 weeks, the respondents from low-carbohydrate diet group experienced a significant weight reduction compared with low-fat diet group. After 36 weeks, low-carbohydrate group decreased 4.5 kg weight, is fat diet group decreased 2.6 kg, no significant differences seen.
Further study will still be conducted by the research team to determine whether the mechanism of the body decline associated with carbohydrate intake. Also sought are still the most appropriate strategy to control weight in the long run.
