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Of Heart News Blog From Medicineworld.Org Low-fat, High-
carbohydrate Diet Does Not Cause Weight Gain The prevalence of
obesity in the United States has increased dramatically during
the past several decades, according to background information in
the article. A number of popular diet books have suggested that
increasing obesity may be attributed to the diets recommended
for chronic disease prevention by various national health
organizations, specifically, diets that are lower in total and
saturated fat and high in carbohydrates from vegetables, fruits,
and whole grains or fiber-rich foods. Proponents of the popular
alternative diets have claimed that the higher proportion of
carbohydrates in the standard diets may promote weight gain.
Barbara V. Howard, Ph.D., of the MedStar Research Institute,
Washington, D.C., and colleagues examined long-term data on the
relationships between weight