20.05.12

What's the best diet to lose weight? The one you can stick with. That was the finding from a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Overweight volunteers in this trial lost weight on a variety of diet strategies - high carbs, low carbs, high fat, low fat, high protein, average protein.

And what was the one "major predictor" that guaranteed weight loss in these diet trials? Adherence. In other words, there are a variety of strategies to lose weight. But whatever we decide to do, it seems to be important to stick with it (duh).

That said, some diet strategies - based on research studies - apparently are worth sticking to for the long term more than others. Here are a few examples:

CHOICE (Choose Healthy Options Consciously Every Day). Adults in this recent randomized controlled study stopped drinking sweetened beverages for 6 months. In their place, they drank water or another no-calorie beverage. Surprise ... they effectively lost weight and their blood pressure went down as well.

Source: SunHerald.com