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    Default The best diet is?????

    How many diets have you tried? Dansinger et al decided to compare weight loss following four different diets. Overweight people were randomly assigned to one of the following diets for 12 months:
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    1⃣ A low carb diet: Atkins (<50g carbs per day)
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    2⃣ A low fat vegetarian diet: Ornish (10% fat)
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    3⃣ Counting calories: Weight Watchers (1200-1600 kcal per day)
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    4⃣ A balanced low GI diet: Zone (40-30-30)
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    Participants received the diet book and 4 hours of counselling about the diets, and were then left to make changes on their own. The result?
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    Similar weight loss in all groups. The study was unfortunately too small to know if there was any differences between groups, but all diets lead to 4-6 kg weight loss. In addition to losing weight, pretty much all groups improved blood cholesterol levels (HDL, LDL), reduced their inflammation (CRP) and improved short-term insulin levels. In other words, risk of getting a heart attack or stroke was reduced in all groups. But here’s the interesting finding: the study also looked at the participants’ ability to STICK to their assigned diets (adherence).
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    Turns out that weight loss success was strongly linked adherence rather than which diet participants were given. Unsurprisingly, adherence decreased over time, and most participants rated it a 6 out of 10. So this study was actually comparing the effects of telling people to eat a certain diet, as opposed to seeing the effect of a group where 100% of the people actually fully follow a diet.
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    Practical takeaway: Choose the diet that you most easily can implement into your lifestyle, “low carb” or “counting calories” means nothing if you are cheating and can’t stick to it.
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    THE EVIDENCE: Dansinger ML, Gleason JA, Griffith JL, Selker HP, Schaefer EJ. Comparison of the Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers, and Zone diets for weight loss and heart disease risk reduction: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2005;293(1):43-53.
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    I have found a keto diet the easiest to follow. it has the added benefit of lowering your desire to consume food. If you aren't as hungry, a diet tends to work longer term.

    I love eating keto and have for months on end; once you get used to it, it is as simple as it gets. If you like beer, it is a no go, unfortunately.
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    Once you stop thinking "diet" and make it a lifestyle the weight will stay off. I was a lard ass many moons ago, got my s*** together and never looked backed.
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    Best diet
    I guess I figured out what to eat and when
    I cycle carbs
    I make good choices in food but a fool for sweets!!!
    staying busy at gym supersets pushing hard. I get better fat loss in shorter workouts hiit style with weights and machines loaded
    Burst sets with pause rest!!!
    I eat at certain times and be sure i am running low on carbs at others, and I make myself need the carbs after training.

    Start day no carbs, workout and carb up then low carbs rest of day mostly protien and health fats. I do this everytime I need to lose fat..

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