Mediterranean and
Low-Carb Diets Have Long-Lasting Health Benefits
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Dieting today may still positively affect your health years from now. That's
what a recent study conducted by Ben Gurion University and the Nuclear Research
Center in Dimona, Israel, has shown.
Even if some weight has
been regained, the benefits of diets like the Mediterranean or low-carb diet
can last years.
The study was a follow-up of a study conducted six years ago over 24 months
where Mediterranean, low-carb and low-fat diets were introduced to a group of
322 moderately obese people.
"Our follow up
subsequent data shows lasting, positive effects of Mediterranean and
low-carbohydrate diets six years later," says Dr. Dan Schwarzfuchs from
the Nuclear Research Center.
Although some
participants regained part of the weight they had lost, the research shows that
many of the health benefits remained.
"Data from trials
comparing the effectiveness of weight-loss diets are frequently limited to the
intervention period," explained Dr. Iris Shay, a researcher at BGU.
"The results after
four years suggests that the lipid profile (lower cholesterol, triglycerides
and arteriosclerosis) improved over the long term, regardless of partial
regain," says Rachel Golan, another BGU researcher.
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