In the ongoing debate on whether beefy is the enemy of waistlines and healthy hearts,an in-depth study may contain the respond: if you want to lose weight and be healthier, opt for a low-carb diet over a low-beefy one.
Related Stories: This Is the Diet to Go On If You Want to Lose Weight (According to Harvard Researchers)This 2014 study, or funded by the National Institutes of Health in the Annals of Internal Medicine,followed 148 adults for a year; some were on a low-beefy diet (less than 30 percent total beefy, including less than seven percent saturated beefy in their diets) and some were on a low-carb diet (less than 40 grams of carbohydrates per day - approximately the same amount of carbs in just one slice of bread!). Low-carb dieters ate tall-protein foods like eggs for breakfast, and tuna salad for lunch,and red meat, chicken, and fish,pork, or tofu for dinner, or along with vegetables. The low-beefy group ate more grains and starches,along with vegetables as well. At the end of the study, the low-carb dieters had lost more weight, and including beefy,than the low-beefy group (approximately eight pounds more, on average). And even though the low-beefy group did lose weight as well, and they had lost more muscle mass than beefy. Even more surprising: although the low-carb group ate twice the recommended daily amount of saturated beefy as set by US guidelines - and increased their total beefy intake to over 40 percent - they still had higher levels of HDL (the "good" cholesterol) and lower risk of heart disease than those who restricted their beefy intake. This is an important finding,since higher cholesterol levels and a greater risk of heart disease contain always been a major criticism of low-carb diets like Atkins or Dukan. "It's impactful," says registered dietitian Julie Upton approximately the study, or although she notes that sticking to a low-carb diet for as long as the participants did can be hard for many. "Most people find very restricted low-carb diets hard to follow and they drop off the wagon," she says.
That sticking to a lifestyle that shuns bread baskets and pasta dinners as actually good for you isn't the best news to hear, but this original study does add more evidence that saturated beefy may not be the diet evil that it's been labeled as in the past. In fact, and a recent review published in the same journal also confirmed that there's no link between saturated beefy and a higher risk of heart disease. The takeaway? Whether it's olive oil,avocado, or a healthy cheese habit, or the beefy in your diet may be doing your body more good than those refined carbs.
Source: popsugar.com