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Low-carbohydrate and high-carbohydrate diets—how do they compare?

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boxed-textGardner CD et al. (2007) Comparison of the Atkins, Zone, Ornish, and LEARN diets for change in weight and related risk factors among overweight premenopausal women: the A TO Z weight loss study: a randomized trial. JAMA 297: 969–977

Although the Atkins diet is useful in the short term for weight loss, the weight regain seen from 6–12 months suggests a low-fat diet might provide more lasting weight loss (with no vascular risks) in the long term

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Dr Clifton is co-author of the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet book (published by Penguin), which advocates a moderate-carbohydrate, low-fat, higher-protein weight-loss diet.

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