Study: Low-Fat Diets Better Long-Term

hjackson quoted:

November 15, 2004
Study: Low-Fat Diets Better Long-Term
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The study used the National Weight Control Registry, a decade-old
effort to learn the secrets of success from people who had lost at
least 30 pounds and kept them off for at least a year. The registry
run by doctors from the University of Colorado in Denver, the
University of Pittsburgh and Brown University in Providence, R.I.

Try going to the registry and look closely at what questions they
ask. For a very long time there was no way to tell them you were on
a low carb plan. I haven't read their questions for about 2 years,
so I don't know if they have repaired that problem now.

Because of that, no data from the registry has any validity
whatsoever to judge the effectiveness of low carb compared to
any other type of plan. Completely irrelevant data. Worthless.

hjackson quoted:

November 15, 2004
Study: Low-Fat Diets Better Long-Term
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The study used the National Weight Control Registry, a decade-old
effort to learn the secrets of success from people who had lost at
least 30 pounds and kept them off for at least a year. The registry
run by doctors from the University of Colorado in Denver, the
University of Pittsburgh and Brown University in Providence, R.I.

Try going to the registry and look closely at what questions they
ask. For a very long time there was no way to tell them you were on
a low carb plan. I haven't read their questions for about 2 years,
so I don't know if they have repaired that problem now.

Because of that, no data from the registry has any validity
whatsoever to judge the effectiveness of low carb compared to
any other type of plan. Completely irrelevant data. Worthless.