Low-carb diets ‘may be better for heart’

OVER the long term, a low-carb diet works as well as low-fat — and it may be better for your heart.

Both diets improved cholesterol in a two-year study. But those on the low-carbohydrate diet got a bigger boost in their so-called good cholesterol, nearly twice as much as those on low-fat.

In previous studies, low-carb diets have done better at weight loss at six months, but longer-term results have been mixed. And there’s been a suggestion of better cholesterol from low-carb eating.