Fat is better than sugars for weight loss
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating fat and even saturated fat is better for weight loss than a high-sugar, low-fat diet, a new study shows. The study was conducted by the National Institute of Health in the United States and for a full year 150 people were subjected to a diet either low in fat or low in sugars without changing the caloric content consumed. The results of the study mean that it is possible to reduce weight by changing dietary habits without losing the calories consumed daily. Despite the many criticisms of this type of diet since it was introduced by Atkins in 1970, the study found that the group that ate less sugars lost more fat and gained muscle mass larger than the other group, although each did not change its physical activity. Or the group that ate less fat and sugars normally lost a muscle mass more than lost fat. The group, which has a large fat content, ensures unsaturated fats such as fish, olive oil and nuts, as well as saturated fats such as cheese and red meat. Where the group's food included eating eggs on breakfast, tuna with salad for lunch and evening and a meal of meat or fish or chicken with vegetables.
In the end, the rate of good cholesterol (high density) in the group that ate less sugars rose sharply compared to the second group, while the amount of bad cholesterol (low density) and blood pressure remained unchanged in both cases. However, the group that ate less sugars was able to reduce the value of the Fermingham factor, which measures a person's risk of heart attacks over the next 10 years.