A year long study has found that Atkins was the most successful diet, both in terms of weight lost after a year, and health benefits.
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine Prevention Research Centre took a group of 311 overweight women and assigned them to one of four different diets.
They gave them a brief counselling session and sent them off with a book about their diet (aiming for real life conditions). Each woman ate similar amounts of calories and their health was monitored during the study.
At the end of the year, they found that the women on Atkins has lost 10.4lb, almost twice as much as the 5.7lb in the LEARN group. Ornish dieters had lost 4.8lb and the Zone group had lost 3.5lb.
The Atkins group has also shown the biggest decrease in blood pressure, triglycerides, cholesterol and bodyfat.
Best advice I can give about doing Atkins is to eat real food, and plenty of vegetables. Far too many people think Atkins is all about eating deep fried cheese and Atkins bars. In fact, you eat things like eggs, oily fish, fresh meat and chicken, and lots and lots and LOTS of green veg.
Ideally, eat when you are hungry, and not until you are hungry. Don't snack or nibble just because it's coffee time unless you are hungry. You'll be surprised how long you can go before you are properly hungry. Getting in touch with what your body really needs is one of the best things you can do, on any diet.
Curry: chicken and babysweet corn and green beans or mangetout cooked in coconut cream, curry powder and lemongrass.
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