As the obsession with "losing weight" continues, many people are
turning to low-carbohydrate diets such as the Atkins diet. With total
book sales over 45 million, many doctors are starting to ask
questions about the safety of a high fat, high protein diet. There have
been many short-term studies reporting that a low-carbohydrate diet
can be effective for weight loss. Unfortunately, most studies have
been based on data collected for 90 days or less. Dieters and
Doctors alike could benefit from long-term studies reporting on safety
and weight loss after a year or more. In 2003, there were three trials
reporting on the long-term effectiveness and side effects of the Atkins
diet. These studies followed obese dieters who were following the
Atkins low-carbohydrate diet. The results were then compared to the
standard low-fat diet, which has been recommended by doctors for
years. From the results of these studies we must decide if weight
loss equals health and what should be considered acceptable risk?
Weight loss was the primary focus of most of the studies done on the
Atkins diet. Dieters are looking for results and a decrease in weight,
not necessarily fat, is the ultimate goal. All three studies showed
greater weight loss after six months of a low-carbohydrate diet than
the same time spent on a low-fat diet. On average low-carbohydrate
dieters lost about 4kgs, or roughly 9lbs, more than the low-fat dieters.
This is one reason why the Atkins diet has become so popular;
dieters see results more quickly. Many people are only on the diet for
a few months and then go back to eating normally. For those that
stick with it, it was found that after twelve months there was no longer
a significant difference in weight loss between the low-fat and the
low-carbohydrate groups. Although result happened quickly, in the
long run the Atkins diet didn’t prove to be any more effective at weight
loss than the low-fat diet. Studies of more than a year are nearly
non-existent and the studies referred to here contain flaws. More
research needs to be done before we can reach a definitive answer.
At the moment, it seems that for the first 3-6 months the Atkins diet
may be more effective than a low-fat diet. In the long term however
there is no indication that a low-carbohydrate diet is better. For both
diets, participants had trouble following the guidelines and many
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