On Jun 27, 1:15*pm, Dogman wrote:
http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20120...t-created-equa...

Pro:

"The very-low-carb plan and the low-glycemic-index plan -- which
stresses a variety of high fiber and minimally processed foods -- also
resulted in better insulin sensitivity (necessary to process blood
sugar effectively) and cholesterol levels.

"This suggests that very-low-fat diets may actually slow a person's
metabolism down to a level where it is not burning calories as
effectively as it could, says researcher David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD, who
directs the Optimal Weight for Life program at the Harvard-affiliated
Children's Hospital in Boston.

"Ludwig has long studied the low-glycemic-index diet and is one of the
diet's main proponents.

"He says while people often lose weight on very-low-fat and
very-low-carbohydrate diets, the vast majority end up gaining the
weight back very quickly.

Which is misleading, since by only including low-fat
and very-low-carb, he seems to be implying that the low-glycemic
diet is substantially better at keeping the weight off.

Yet further on in the article, we have:

"She says since the participants were only followed for
the three months that they followed the highly controlled
eating plans, it is not clear if one diet really is better than
another for maintaining weight loss."

Another example where researchers don't stick to the
facts of their own study and make statements that
could confuse people.