UNDATED (KTHV) -- A new study finds using a low-carb, higher fat diet to lose weight doesn't do any damage to your arteries in the short-term.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins looked at 46 very overweight but otherwise healthy people. Half ate low-carb, higher fat, while the other half ate a low-fat higher carb diet.
Researchers found no change in the vascular health in the group that ate low carb and more fat, and on average that group lost 10 pounds faster than the low-fat, higher carb group.
Experts warn that more research is needed to see how eating higher fats may affect the arteries in the long term.
After the explosion in popularity of Atkins and similar diets that advise more meats and fewer carbs, doctors went on the defensive saying this was one recipe not to follow because it could lead to heart disease. But that new study suggests there was no changes in vascular health. According to the study--participants who exercised on a high fat diet also lost weight faster.. 10 pounds in 45 days...those who exercised on a low fat high carb diet took 70 days to lose the same amount of weight. But the study only followed 46 patients for three months.
But some nutritionists warn that what will affect your arteries may take a long time to build up. So, in the beginning it all seems well but eventually if you remain on a very high saturated fat, you could have a problem.