Low-carb better than low-fat for obese women with insulin resistance

Low-carb better than low-fat for obese women with insulin resistance
A new study, presented at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in
San Diego has found that obese women with insulin resistance lose more
weight after 3 months on a lower-carbohydrate diet than on a traditional
low-fat diet with the same number of calories.
In the study, 45 obese women with insulin resistance, between the ages
of 18 and 65 were randomly assigned to either a low-fat or
lower-carbohydrate diet. Both meal plans included a minimum of two
fruits and three vegetable servings daily.
At the end of the study, the researchers found that both groups had lost
weight, but the lower-carbohydrate group had lost significantly more
weight, 19.6 lbs vs. 16.2 lbs in the low fat group – approximately 21%
more on average.
Lead researcher, Raymond Plodkowski, MD, chief of endocrinology,
nutrition, and metabolism at the University of Nevada School of
Medicine, Reno commented,
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"The typical diet that physicians recommend for weight loss is a low-fat
diet, however, as this study shows, not all people have the same
response to diets. People with insulin resistance, a common precursor
for Type 2 diabetes, metabolise carbohydrates, abnormally, which may
affect their rate of weight loss. For them, the lower-carbohydrate diet
is more effective, at least in the short term"./
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*The endocrine society / www.endo-society.org <http://www.endo-society.org>