What is the Best Diet for Me?

If you want to answer the question: what is the best diet for me, spend just a little time on this chart. What you will find is that there is no magic diet. All weight loss programs work about the same. This chart is just one more result from thousands of research projects that show that there is no easy way to lose weight. See the tab diets that work to get more information on this subject, but first look at what kind of help you need most: motivation, exercise, calorie and nutrition information or a little bit of everything.

Overview of Weight Loss Diets and Results

Diet composition	Percent calories from fat	Percent calories from protein	Percent calories from carbohydrate	Weight loss at 2 years
Low fat, average protein	20	15	65	6.6 pounds
Low fat, high protein	20	25	55	8.8 pounds
High fat, average protein	40	15	45	7.0 pounds
High fat, high protein	40	25	35	7.5 pounds

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References

1. Sacks FM, Bray GA, Carey VJ, et al. Comparison of Weight-Loss Diets with Different Compositions of Fat, Protein, and Carbohydrates. N Engl J Med. 2009; 360:859-873.