Low Carb Diet More Successful Than Calorie Restriction Over 2-Wk Period
January 23rd, 2009 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
Overweight people lost twice as much weight during a two-week study when carbohydrates were restricted compared with calorie restriction.
In a recent study from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, two groups of subjects were assigned to either a 20 g/day low-carbohydrate diet, or a calorie-restricted diet which was decreased by 800 calories per day. Participants [...]
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