MSN Health & Fitness - New Theory on Why Low-Carb Diets Work

MSN Health & Fitness - New Theory on Why Low-Carb Diets Work: "MONDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new study involving obese individuals suggests the reason the Atkins, Zone and other low-carb regimens help people lose weight is that dieters don't substitute fatty or sugary foods for the carbohydrates they lack.
Instead, they simply eat less food."...they ate 1,000 calories less every day"...

The result: By the end of the two-week low-carb regimen, patients lost an average of 1.65 kilograms (3.6 pounds) and reduced their daily caloric intake by nearly 1,000 calories -- from an average of 3,111 calories before they began the diet, to just 2,164 calories while on the low-carb regimen...