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Originally Posted by costello
One of the things they were testing was how well people were actually able to follow the diet with minimal outside help. The Atkins group was the one that adhered best. The other 3 diets - as implemented by the dieters - ended up looking very much a like as far as their macronutrient ratios. (Ornish complained bitterly that his diet wasn't really tested, because the group on his diet failed to follow it properly.)
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I don't think it was the same study, because Weight Watchers was definitely involved.
As a vegetarian (possibly ex-vegetarian, haha!) I will say that it is incredibly difficult to follow a veggie diet in the US. You're OK if you're at home, but if you dare go out to eat you're just confronted with a sea of meat wrapped in processed cheese.
I also wonder how much of the success of the Atkins diet in these compliance studies can be attributed to its recent popularity and the availability of "low carb" carbs, like low carb bread and cereal bars.
I don't really think compliance is only to do with how good the diet is -- also depends on what food culture you live in.
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