Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:40:1
David Goodhue - AHN Reporter
Miami, FL (AHN) - New research suggests that a low-fat diet may be a key factor to improving one's mood.
Australian researchers compared the mood effects of a high-calorie, low -fat diet with a very low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet. A total of 106 overweight and obese participants were placed on either of the diets for a year.
After 12 months, each group lost about 30 pounds. But it was the mental effects of the low-fat diet that gained notice.
By the end of the year, participants eating the high-calorie, low-fat diet had greater improvements in psychological mood and working memory.
The study appears in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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