Low-carb? Low-fat? Study finds calories count more

Baack · Feb 27, 2009

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Low-fat, low-carb or high-protein? The kind of diet doesn't matter, scientists say. All that really counts is cutting calories and sticking with it, according to a federal study that followed people for two years. However, participants had trouble staying with a single approach that long and the weight loss was modest for most.
As the world grapples with rising obesity, millions have turned to popular diets like Atkins, Zone and Ornish that tout the benefits of one nutrient over another.
Some previous studies have found that low carbohydrate diets like Atkins work better than a traditional low-fat diet. But the new research found that the key to losing weight boiled down to a basic rule - calories in, calories out.
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Red Fox · Feb 27, 2009

Atkins was destined for short-term only: there are backfires later on. Calories are the most important thing, but nutrition as well, so just eating mostly your favorite food and cutting out others isn't smart either. We eat too much, burn too little and get too little nutrition.
You want to lose weight, walk a bit, lump some loads, eat fruits and vegetables while taking in a fair amount of protein. Remember, protein is muscle sparing, and it does no good to lose muscle as weight. I'm talking regular guys and gals, not just us iron benders.

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