The News
Low-Carb vs. Low-Fat: A New Study Weighs In
by Patricia Neighmond
All Things Considered, March 6, 2007 · As an increasing number of Americans struggle with extra pounds, popular diet strategies have flooded the market. New low-carb, high-fat strategies have challenged traditional low-fat, high-carb wisdom.
To get to the bottom of the low-carb vs. low-fat debate, researchers from Stanford University tested four diets, each with varying levels of fat and carbohydrate intake.
The research finds that women assigned to the Atkins diet – the diet with the lowest carbohydrate intake – lost slightly more weight than women on other diets.

The Research
Read the research behind this story in the Journal of the American Medical Association.