Which Diet is Best

Which approach is better for losing weight: Cutting out sugar or limiting fat in your diet?

In an effort to provide a definitive answer, two 35-year-old identical twin doctors put the two approaches to the test. Chris and Xand van Tulleken conducted a month-long experiment, the Daily Express reports.

While Chris, a physician at University College Hospital, London went on a low-fat, high-carb diet, Xand, director of the Institute of Humanitarian Affairs at Fordham University in New York, opted for a high-fat, low-carb regimen.

According to an article Xand wrote for The Daily Mail, both brothers both lost weight but Xand lost the most — nine pounds in one month.

In conclusion, the brothers determined that eliminating a single item — like fat or sugar from the diet — is not a solution to weight loss. What's more, the British twins concluded that the real villains when it comes to weight gain are processed foods that contain a combination of high fat and high sugar.

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