The purpose of this diet is to include less than 35% calories from fat by reducing
The purpose of this diet is to include less than 35% calories from fat by reducing the consumption of red meat replacing it with poultry and fish. Mono-unsaturated fats that are considered healthier were added to the diet using olive oil and nuts. This diet plan is based on the Mediterranean type of eating. Low carbohydrate diet was not restricted in calories, while the other two diets were. In the first two months of the process of weight loss
the participants had to reduce their carbohydrate intake up to 20 grams per day (equivalent of carbohydrates contained in a small banana) and gradually increased their intake up to 120 g per day (equivalent to 2 slices of bread per day, 3/4 cup of pasta and a medium apple). The participants in this diet had no restrictions to the total intake of calories, protein or fat. Which diet was more effective? In weight loss: Low-carbohydrate or Mediterranean: Although all participants lost weight, the percentage of weight loss in those of Mediterranean or low carbohydrate was higher.
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