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see also Obesity. See also Diet Guidance. For a comparison of many diet programs, click here. Weight watchers and the DASH diet were evaluated as the best by a class of nutrition students.

FROM LINUS PAULING DIET AND OPTIMAL HEALTH MEETING MAY 18-22, 2005
For those with patience, here are my notes from one of the best professional meetings for M.D. and Ph.D. professionals involved in nutrition professionally. They have not been edited, and are slowly moving on to the appropriate web pages of Nutrition Investigator. Any mistakes are my own, but I have done my best to capture relevant exciting information I learned at this conference.

Dansinger JAMA 2005 diet study
Atkins vs Zone vs Weight watchers vs Ornish Diet
No differences were found between these diets. People who followed them actively lost 1-2 kg in 12 months. Successful dieters who adhered to diet eventually lost 5 kg. Failures gained 5 kg. Because these diets have substantially different requirements for consuming or avoiding fat, the study demonstrates that FAT HAS NO EFFECT, the only factor to consider in a diet is calories.

Weight loss
Goal = try to lose 10% of weight from baseline- NO MORE than that. Lose at rate of 1-2 lbs/weeks, make effort to lose that 10% over 6 months, then try to maintain stable weight after 10% loss for another 6 months. Great benefit occurs after just 5% weight loss, esp sleep apnea recovery, joint recovery, GYN condition.
52% of dieters have not benefited after 1-5 years.
1. very low cal diets like liquid Splenda are worst, cause greatest rebound
2. lo fat Ornish bad, HDL drops, no fish, not lo cal
3. Atkins - jury still out, health risks;
at one year, no significant difference in different types of diets
We have evolved to conserve energy- 16% decrease in energy expenditure caused by a 10% weight loss
Behavior modification - keys to eating and moving
Manipulate energy density of food choices
KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL DIETING
1. lo cal 2. activity 3. lifestyle changes like take the stairs 4. social support network