Increasing carbohydrates as we did it, with an emphasis on vegetables and fruits and grains, in fact, does not promote weight gain. |
The ones who were counseled to follow a lower-fat eating pattern with more vegetables, fruits and grains lost some weight at first -- about 5 pounds -- and their weight all through the seven years was less than the women who didn't follow this pattern. |
We realized that it also provided a wonderful opportunity to examine the impact of a low-fat eating pattern on weight. |