Study finds diet type not key to weight loss success

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 | 4:31 p.m. CST; updated 5:21 p.m. CST, Wednesday, February 25, 2009

LOS ANGELES — Low-fat, low-carb or high-protein? The kind of diet doesn't matter, scientists say. All that really counts is cutting calories and sticking with it, according to a federal study that followed people for two years.

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