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Recent studies have shown equivalence of low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets for weight loss (JW Gen Med Aug 19 2010). In this large prospective study, researchers assessed whether type of low-carb diet — plant-based or animal-based — affects length of life. They used self-reported diet histories gathered during 20-plus years of follow-up in the observational Nurses' Health Study (>85,000 women) and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (>44,000 men) to determine whether participants reported a low-carb diet pattern.
The researchers calculated a vegetable low-carbohydrate score for each participant: Compared with those in the lowest decile of vegetable protein and fat intake, those in the highest decile had lower all-cause mortality (hazar…