Interesting article - 3 habits support weight loss

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Excerpt:

"Are total calories more important than calorie type?
Studies, including this one, consistently show that focusing on restricting the total number of calories consumed yields better weight-loss results than following any diet based on food types, such as low-fat or low-carbohydrate diets.

But a study published in June in the Journal of the American Medical Association shook up this notion, suggesting a low-carb diet results in more efficient weight loss, compared with a low-fat diet.

McTiernan, however, noted that in that study, participants remained on a certain diet for only one month. She emphasized that most research still points to the golden rule of "calorie reduction is the key."

Thorndike agreed. "Current literature strongly supports reducing total calories as the most important intervention for weight loss."

Full article link : http://todayhealth.today.com/_news/2012/07/13/12726359-want-to-lose-weight-adopt-these-3-habits?lite=&lite=obnetwork

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