Is it Better to Focus On Diet, Exercise, or Both?
When it comes to weight loss, there’s no shortage of advice, whether that’s to cut carbs (maybe, but not all carbs!), try intermittent fasting (this definitely isn’t for everyone), walk 10,000 steps a day (research shows it’s actually less). Amid all the noise, the one question that keeps coming up, is it better to focus on diet, exercise, or both? A recent overview of research offers a bit more clarity. This is what you need to know.
About the study: This analysis was an overview of systematic reviews, meaning researchers didn’t run a single new trial. Instead, they synthesized findings from 32 systematic reviews (including 19 meta-analyses), which themselves included numerous randomized controlled trials.
The researchers compared:
Physical activity-only programs
Diet & physical activity interventions
Diet-only programs
Excerpted from mind body green
