A new study says if you wanna lose weight,low-carb is the way to go! You heard it here: you can eat all the fat you want now! Hey guys, Tara here for Dnews - and over thepast couple of decades, the low-carb diet has been front and center in almost everysingle diet plan out there. The problem is, there haven’t been any long-term studies,showing that it’s more effective for weight loss than a low-fat diet. UNTIL NOW. A new study published this week in the Annalsof Internal Medicine, followed 150 obese men and women for an entire year - who were randomlyassigned to either a low-carb or a low-fat diet. About half of the participants werewhite, the other half were black - and none of them had any history of heart problemsor diabetes when the study began. People in the low-carb group were asked toeat fewer than 40 grams of carbohydrates a day, while those in the low-fat group wereasked to keep their daily calorie intake at less than 30% calories from fat and 55% caloriesfrom carbs. Neither group was explicitly asked to restricttheir total number of calories, but they did attend a series of nutritional and supportsessions over the course of the study. And after the year was over, the results prettymuch spoke for themselves. The participants were who on low-carb diets,lost an average total of 12 pounds, versus only about 4 pounds for people on low-fatdiets. That’s a pretty significant difference - but what’s even better, is that theirheart health actually improved on a low-carb diet. They had less inflammation, as wellas better cholesterol and improved triglyceride levels - two key hallmarks of good cardiovascularhealth. Also interesting, is the fact that peopleon low-carb diets, lost weight - but also increased their lean muscle mass. On the flipside, people in the low-fat group, actually lost more muscle, compared to fat.Of course, this study only examined the effects of those diets for a year, so it’s unclearhow they’d fare over 3, 5, or even 10 years - but for the short term at least, it seemslow-carb is absolutely the way to go. Even if you don’t need to lose weight, the benefitsit has for your heart - are pretty undeniable. And while we’re on the topic of things thatare good for you, let me remind everyone that I host another show here on Discovery, calledAnyhoo. And a couple weeks ago, we did an episode on salt - and all of the myths surroundingit. So if you wanna know more about that, feelfree to check us out at youtube.com/revision3. In the meantime, let us know in the commentsbelow if you’ve gone on a diet - and which one was most successful for you. That’sall for me, but as always - thank you guys for watching.
For decades, researchers have debated whether a low-carb or a low-fat diet is more effective at losing weight. Tara is here to discuss new research that points to the best way to lose weight. Read More: Effects of Low-Carbohydrate and Low-Fat Diets: A Randomized Trial http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1900694 “Low-carbohydrate diets are popular for weight loss, but their cardiovascular effects have not been well-studied, particularly in diverse populations.” Watch More: Do Carbs Have Their Own Taste? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8z6B_qUZfw Are You Really Gluten Sensitive? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXON21V0v4o ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/tracedominguez Tara Long on Twitter https://twitter.com/TaraLongest Laci Green on Twitter http://twitter.com/gogreen18 DNews on Facebook https://facebook.com/DiscoveryNews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com Download the TestTube App: http://testu.be/1ndmmMq