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Four Popular Diets Lead to Similar Weight Loss, Study Finds.
Byline: John Fauber
Nov. 10--ORLANDO, Fla.--In the first "head-to-head" study of popular diet programs -- the Zone, Weight Watchers, Atkins and Ornish plans -- all four resulted in weight loss of 10 to 12 pounds in a year.
The findings, which also showed improvements in various cholesterol and insulin measures, have prompted doctors to suggest that a one-size-fits-all diet may not be the best approach, especially when heart disease risk is considered along with weight loss.
In fact, a wide range of "eating strategies" can produce weight loss, said the study's main author, Michael Dansinger, an assistant professor of medicine at Tufts University, which conducted the study.
What remains unclear is which approach is the most heart healthy.
The findings, which were presented Sunday at…
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