1. Weight Loss Study: Diet Type Changes Quantity Of
Calories Burned
Weight Loss: Diet and Fat Burning Study
from Living Healthy
We know weight loss is hard, and keeping the pounds off in the long term is surely difficult.
Some new research may help us to see why. There’s a paper in the J.A.M.A. that suggests
some popular diets are better than others at boosting how well body burns fat. This could
impact on how successful we can be at keeping those extra pounds off…
Diet Type Changes Quantity Of Calories Burned: Study
Huffington Post
“ For the new study, published on Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers recruited 21 overweight and obese young adults who had already shed 10 percent to 15 percent of their body weight. The researchers
randomly placed participants for four weeks at a time on a succession of three popular eating plans: a low-fat diet, a low-carb diet and a low-glycemic index diet. With a low-glycemic diet, someone eats only certain types of carbohydrates to help
regulate blood sugar levels.
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2. Prior research has suggested that weight loss can decrease a person’s rate for burning calories. According to the new study’s authors, this might help explain why only 1 in 6 overweight or obese adults who have lost 10 percent of their body weight can maintain that reduction for a year.
For this study, the low-fat plan triggered the biggest decline in an overall calorie-burning rate, which could mean less weight loss. On that plan, participants received 60 percent of their daily calories from carbs, 20 percent from fat and 20 percent from
protein. .”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/26/diets-calories-burned_n_1628055.html
Effective for Weight Loss?
This research raises some interesting possibilities and questions. It’s probably early days to
understand how it is that different food plans can affect how we use calories / burn fat. The way
diet affects how we burn fat is going to vary from individual to individual. The study is a
confirmation of the significance of diet itself in any weight loss management plan.
Healthy Living & Weight Loss
What we strongly support here is a weight loss program based around the two main factors:
good diet and good exercise.
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