Fitness Tips For Life

I was looking at the health section of the CNN site and found an article that in a Major Diet Study, Carbohydrates were Found Not Guilty . I think that most people instinctively know that the rel problem is excess calories and lack of exercise but the Atkins diet over the years has eroded that belief a little. Here are the main points of the article:

• Inform interested patients that in this study a diet low in fats and rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains is not associated with weight gain over a period of several years, at least among postmenopausal women.
• Explain that this finding comes from a large-scale health intervention trial and runs counter to the idea that carbohydrates are responsible for obesity, as promoted by popular diet books and plans.
• Also explain that altering dietary composition without caloric restriction will not result in weight loss. The only effective way to modify obesity is with adherence to a calorically restricted diet.

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