There are many people in today's society who want to go on a diet. The only problem is which one do you choose? The problem with wanting to go on a diet is that there are too many diets to choose from. There are two different main diets that people are always talking about. That is low-carb diets and low-fat diets.   How do people know which diet is better?   Low-carb diets are diets to where you eat low-carbs and high protein.   Low-fat diets are just where you eat low fat or reduced fat.  
    The Atkins diet plan, which is a low-carbohydrate diet, is a very popular diet. Many people have lost a lot of weight with this diet. It was stated in a Diabetes Forecast article,
    Researchers at Stanford University made a splash in the diet and nutrition world last March when they reported that in a 1-year study of 331 women, participants lost more weight on the controversial low-carbohydrate Atkins diet than popular rivals such as the Zone, Ornish, or LEARN diets. Even more shocking: Those on the Atkins plan didn't suffer any negative health effects, including the bad cholesterol levels many experts predicted. Suddenly, news stories in the popular press were proclaiming victory for Atkins and all but vilifying the other plans (D'Arrigo, 2007; para. 1).
So the Atkins diet does not have any negative health effects, which is very important to look for in a diet.   Most women that were in many groups "experienced improvements in their cholesterol, blood pressure, insulin, and blood glucose" as stated in the article (D'Arrigo, 2007). The Atkins diet is an excellent diet for those wanting to go on a low-carbohydrate diet.   There are plenty of different books on the Atkins diet on the market, and many to choose from.  
    With a good bit of research done, it shows that low-carbohydrate diets are better to lose weight than low-fat diets. There was a study done in New England where some obese people were on a low-carbohydrate diet, and some were on a low-fat diet. This is... [continues]

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