Study: Low-fat beats low-carb to keep pounds off

KEEPING IT OFF: A study of 2,700 dieters who lost at least 30 pounds found that a low-fat diet works better than a low-carb one at keeping off the weight.

POST-ATKINS: The findings could add to the backlash against Atkins-style low-carb diets.

THE ATKINS SIDE: The Atkins organization says many of the dieters were apparently on a low-carb diet that was not low enough.

LAS VEGAS - Dieters who want to keep from regaining the pounds they so painstakingly lost would do best to eat low-fat diets rather than curb carbohydrates, new research suggests.

A study presented yesterday at a meeting of more than 2,000 obesity...