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...than eating well. And no wonder, considering that they keep changing the rules on us. Margarine was once supposed to be better than butter - until it turned out to be worse. Low-fat eating was supposed to be the way to lose weight - until it was low-carb, then back to low-fat again...
...Pennington Biomedical Research Center of Louisiana State University. Though popular culture would lead many to believe that low fat diets are better than high fat diets with the same amount of calories, the study reveals that it is the number of calories that matters most. “I think that people can really pick whatever healthy diet they like,” said Frank M. Sacks, a professor at HSPH and lead author of the study, naming Mediterranean, low-fat, and vegan diets as examples. “Our results say that these diets would work the same...
...With the island's identity shifting so dramatically, it can be hard to know if you're getting the "real" Majorca. Even the agriturismos - farmhouses converted to rustic hotels in the 1980s - increasingly style themselves as "rural retreats," complete with spas, plasma TVs and low-fat exfoliants...
...what does that mean for people who are deciding which diet to try in the new year? Researchers say it's too soon to eschew a high-fiber (or low-fat or low-carb) plan to go low-glycemic load. "There are certain quirks that make [understanding] the glycemic index more complicated than understanding carbohydrates and fats," says Dr. John Buse, president of medicine and science at the American Diabetes Association. "The science in the low-glycemic index field is certainly less robust than in other nutrition management fields." Buse notes that the study's findings do not discount...
...There is this sense that we have a beauty contest of diets," says Katz. "But I don't think we are really obligated to chose between a low-glycemic diet and a high-fiber diet. There are benefits to combining them, for everyone." In other words, the bottom line is the same as it's always been: Eating a well-balanced diet - with enough fruits, veggies and low-fat protein, and restricting excess fat, sugar and processed foods - is probably the smartest choice for anyone, whether or not you have diabetes...