Diet

High-carb diet works without cutting calories, study shows

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, February 23rd, 2004

Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) show in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine that older people can lose weight on a diet rich in complex carbohydrates, even if they eat until they are satisfied and do not reduce the calories they consume.

"Our study suggests that eating a diet low in fat and rich in carbohydrates is better than counting calories for people who need to lose weight," said William J. Evans, professor in the Donald W. Reynolds department of geriatrics in the UAMS College of Medicine.

In a 12-week experiment funded by the National Institute on Aging, the UAMS researchers found that a...

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