A simple, high-fiber diet was effective in helping clinical trial participants lose weight and stave off diabetes in a new UMass Medical School study because dieters were given one easy instruction of what they could eat, instead of a long list of what they couldn’t, said co-author Sherry Pagoto, PhD, in a WBZ-TV report.
“By telling people to eat more of something, they were able to lose a little bit of weight,” Dr. Pagoto, associate professor of medicine, told WBZ-TV’s Dr. Mallika Marshall in a Feb. 16 broadcast. “Most diets will tell you what you shouldn’t be eating and restrict all kinds of things, and with this one we just said eat a whole bunch of fiber and people lost weight.”
The study, led by Yunsheng Ma, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine, and published Feb. 16 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, compared a simple, high-fiber diet to the complex American Heart Association diet. Dozens of media outlets across the country reported on the research.
Health Watch: High Fiber Diet, Binge Watching Warning
WBZ Channel 4 Boston – February 16, 2015
Focusing on fiber may work for weight loss
Reuters – February 16, 2015.
The One Food That Can Spike Weight Loss
Time – February 16, 2015
A High-Fiber Diet May Be The Key To Your Weight-Loss
Science World Report – February 16, 2015
Eating More Fiber Helped People Lose Weight, Researchers Report
Health Day – February 16, 2015
Adding Fiber Could Be The Only Diet Change You Need To Lose Weight And Prevent Diabetes
Headline & Global News - February 16, 2015
To lose weight, experts suggest a focus on fiber
LA Times – February 16, 2015
High-Fiber Diet Leads to Modest Weight Loss
MedPage Today – February 16, 2015
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