120 / 120
one individual lost
60
pounds while another gained
20
pounds. Another subject lost
10
pounds of fat but gained
10
pounds of muscle.
Gardner will publish the full results of the study in March. He hopes that one day it will
be possible for a patient to have their blood drawn to find out which kind of diet might
be better for them.
For now, he suggests experimenting.
"For some of you it's going to be a higher dairy-fat, a higher animal-fat diet. For others
it's going to be more whole grains, more beans and less dairy," Gardner says.
Overall, he encourages moving away from a focus on specific nutrients and instead
emphasizing whole foods and deliciousness, whether in a pork chop or a bowl of quinoa
with roasted vegetables.
"Quite a few whole-food diets can be healthy and environmentally sustainable and be
delicious. If we can bring those back, you can be healthier longer, because you can stick
with it longer."
That's been true for Teicholz, who says she is 15 pounds lighter than she was in college,
even though she now happily partakes of the Gouda at the Cheese Board.
Tara Duggan is a San Francisco Chronicle staffwriter.
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