The largest -ever controlled study of weight loss methods was published in The New England Journal of Medicine. More than 800 overweight adults in Boston and Baton Rouge, La were assigned one of four diets that reduced calories through different combination’s of fat, carbohydrates, and protein. Each diet plan cut 750 calories from the participant’s normal diet; no one ate less than 12,000 calories a day. While the diet plans where not named they were based on principles of the following diet programs, Atkins, Dean Ornish, or the Mediterranean diet, with less animal protein. All participants received also received nutritional counseling
The results of the study, after two years every group had lost and regained the same amount of weight regardless of the diet programmed assigned. Participants lost about an average of 13 pounds at six months and had maintained about 9 pounds of weight loss and a 2-inch waist size after two years. The bottom line, people lose weight when they eat less calories, it doesn’t matter how.
What does this mean for the rest of us? No more food combining, low carb diets, or purchasing expensive food products Just stay within your caloric range, enjoy whole foods, exercise, drink plenty of water, get enough sleep and live your life..