A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine confirms something I've said all along. It isn't so much the diet you choose (reduced-fat, high-protein, low-carb) that determines weight loss; it comes down to sticking with a healthy eating plan and then let the math line up:
Calories Burned - Calories Consumed = Weight Loss.
You must eat less calories than you burn in order to lose weight. Simple right? (Let's make sure while we're at it that we're talking healthy, nutritious eating habits - not short-term fixes!) Researchers of the new study took 811 participants and assigned one of four calorie-reduced diets to each member of the study. Each of the four diets comprised a different percentage of energy from protein, carbohydrates and fat.
The results? After two years, there was a group of those who experienced weight loss - it was those who maintained their eating plans, regardless of whether they were on the reduced-fat, low-carb, or high-protein diets! The common factor was that they stuck with a calorie-reduced eating plan!
The bottom line? Once again, you have to eat less calories than you burn in order to lose weight. Interpret this as portion control!
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