LOSE FAT, BUILD MUSCLE

LOSE BIG, STAY SMALL
If your goal is longterm success, perhaps the “best” diet is simply the one you can best stick to. In a recent study, Brown University scientists tracked the diets of people who had dropped at least 30 pounds and maintained their new weight for 3 years. Contrary to popular opinion, the researchers discovered A mouthful of fruit prevents you from stuffing your face. that low-carbohydrate dieters were just as successful at keeping weight off as dieters who followed a low-fat approach. Which just goes to show that more than one weight-loss method can be effective. Interestingly, the carb cutters— who didn’t bother to count calories—reported feeling less deprived than their low-fat counterparts.