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Genes Point to Best Diets
March 4, 2010 |11:28 | Genetics By : Team X
In the long-running debate over diets low-fat or low-carb Stanford University researchers reported Wednesday that a genetic test can help people choose which one works best for them. In a study involving 133 overweight women, those with a genetic predisposition to benefit from a low-carbohydrate diet lost 2 1/2 times as much weight.
As those on the same diet without the predisposition. Similarly, women with a genetic makeup that favored a low-fat diet lost substantially more weight than women who curbed fat calories without low-fat genes. The women were followed for a year. "Knowing your genotype for low-carb or low-fat diets ...
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