The results suggest that “there is no ideal diet for achieving sustained weight loss in overweight or obese individuals.”
One review looked at five trials on overweight and obese people and found that after one year, those who followed a Mediterranean diet lost as much as 11 pounds (lb) more than low-fat eaters.
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(They dropped between 9 and 22 lb total and kept it off for a year.) But that same study found similar weight loss in other diets, like low-carb diets and the American Diabetes Association diet. The results suggest that “there is no ideal diet for achieving sustained weight loss in overweight or obese individuals.”