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Now this new study confirms the notion of discovering the customized plan that works for the individual.
Lead researcher Dr.
Susan B.
Roberts, Senior Scientist and Director of the Energy Metabolism Laboratory in the Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at the Boston, MA-based Tufts University, and her fellow researchers wanted to try to settle the age-old question of which diet makeup is best for weight loss and weight maintenance.
The researchers observed 34 healthy, but overweight men and women who were placed on a calorie-restricted diet where their total caloric intake was cut by 30 percent.
However, the study participants were split into one of two groups:
LOW-GLYCEMIC LOAD LOWER-CARB DIET (LG) or
HIGH-GLYCEMIC LOAD LOW-FAT DIET (HG)
The LG group avoided foods with sugar and starch, but still ate 40 percent of their calories as carbohydrates.
The macronutrient breakdown of the fat and protein were 30 percent each.
Interestingly, they call this a "low-carb" diet, but it's not low enough for most of us who are livin' la vida low-carb.
This more closely resembles The Zone diet.
The HG group, on the other hand, ate 60 percent of their calories as carbohydrates while limiting their fat and protein to 20 percent each.
This is what many would describe as the Standard American Diet (SAD).
The researchers took great pains to try to match the foods in this group with the taste, appearance, and cal...
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