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Lose Weight While Still Consuming Sugar

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Editor's Choice Main Category: Nutrition / Diet Also Included In: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Article Date: 10 Aug 2012 - 14:00 PDT

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James M. Rippe, M.D., one of the study authors, says:

The findings are important for people who try to lose weight and also for those who are concerned about the type of added sugars in foods and beverages they consume. The researchers decided to investigate sweeteners that are consumed in real-world diets at typical levels in American consumers.

Dr. Rippe explained: "We wanted to design a study that would generate information that is useful and applicable to the way people actually eat, not speculative results on simulated laboratory diets that focus on one component at extreme dietary levels."

The researchers conducted a randomized double blind trial that involved 247 overweight or obese people between the ages of 25 to 60 years. At the end of the 12-week reduced-calorie diet, the team saw no evidence that either table sugar or HFCS stopped people from losing weight when the overall amount of calories they consumed was reduced.

Dr. Rippe concludes:

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