Health ReportNo Shock Here: Lose Weight By Eating Less Fat Even
without extreme dieting, eating low-fat foods leads to healthy
weight loss. Here's some manageable weight loss news: After
looking at previous studies, researchers from the U.K. found
that extreme dieting isn’t always needed to slim down. Easy
weight loss is possible by cutting some fat from your diet, even
while continuing to eat normal amounts of food. The study,
published in the journal BMJ, compared low-fat and “normal”
diets. On average, low-fat foods helped people lose 3.5 pounds,
trim their waists and reduce their body mass index (BMI). The
more fat cut, the greater the weight loss. And while a few
pounds is nothing spectacular, people who ate less fat also had
better cholesterol levels and lower blood pressure, which can
lower the risk of heart disease. Even more important, though, is
the fact that trimming fat from your diet is more sustainable
than starving yourself on a crash diet—meaning you are more
likely to stick with it. While the