So You Think You Know Atkins?

The recent study published in the March 2 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine compares the long-term effects of low-carbohydrate versus low-fat diets. The authors reported elsewhere the results of a randomized, controlled trial that found greater weight loss at six months with a low-carbohydrate diet (less than 30 g/d) than with a calorie-restricted, low-fat diet (1,500 kcal/d with less than 30% kcal from fat) in 132 participants who had a high prevalence of diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. They subsequently reported no significant differences in weight loss between groups at the end of the 12-month trial, with no further intervention after the twelfth month. To assess outcomes after...

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