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BALTIMORE, MD (WLBT) - Weight loss plans like Atkins and South Beach claim to help users drop pounds fast but how the heart reacts to high-fat, carb-free living has been unknown. Now researchers are putting the diets to the test.
Over a short term period, researchers have found no effect on the heart between people who eat a high carb, versus low card diet. They only difference they found is the low-carb group lost ten pounds nearly a month faster than the low-fat group.
This is only one part of a much larger study. This study will be presented at the American College of Sports Medicine Conference in Denver this week.
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