Why?

Why have I bothered dieting? Latest study in the NY Times tells me that the low fat carbohydrate-rich diet will not keep me thin (wondered what was wrong!). In fact the study debunks the old calorie in calorie out myth telling us that the fewer carbohydrates we eat the more easily we remain lean. The more carbohydrates, the more difficult. In other words carbohydrates are fattening. What matters, then, is the quantity and quality of carbohydrates we consume.

From this perspective the trial suggests that among the bad decisions we can make to maintain our weight is exactly what the government and medical organisations have been telling us to do: eat low fat, carbohydrate-rich diets, even if those diets include whole grains, fruits and vegetables.