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Research into the popular diets, held by the specialist of the Stanford center of prophylactic researches Kristoferom Gardnerom showed, that women, adhering to the low-carbohydrate diets - in particular Atkins diet- lost in weight two times more than other.
Gardner conducted the most large-scaled and protracted research in this area. He compared four most popular among diets: Atkins low-carbohydrate diet, Zone diet, supposing the use of carbohydrates, albumens and fats in correlation 40:30:30; diet of LEARN (Lifestyle, Exercise, Attitudes, Relationships, Nutrition), echoing recommendations of American Health Department to use less fats and more carbohydrates and Ornish diet, also supposing the use of carbohydrates and limitation in fats.
311 women with surplus weight participated in the research, each keep to one of four diets. Eight weeks they visited studies on a feed and stuck to diets. During ten months after the beginning of experiment specialists looked after the dynamics of their weight and metabolism.
Garden asserts that the Atkins diet of is simple per se: give up the bad refined carbohydrates, and lose weight. In addition, he considers that Atkins diet is the simplest method to stimulate a person to drink water, and who drinks much, eats less than.