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Re:The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness by brian_cunnie on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @03:54PM (#35719079)
> fats vs proteins vs carbohydrates

There's a Stanford professor who did a study comparing low-carb vs. low-fat diets. The surprising result: both groups lost weight.

My take (speculative): both groups cut out a lot of processed food. It's the processed food that's making us fat.

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Re:The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness by mahogany on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @04:03PM (#35719214)
You may be right about processed food, but I have a more boring speculation: most people lose weight by starting any diet simply because they begin to think more carefully about the food they are ingesting.
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