Low-fat diet may not be best way to slim, study shows

Adopting a low-fat diet and foregoing guilty pleasures such as crisps and fry-ups may not be the best way to slim, a study has found.

Experts who analysed data on more than 68,000 adults found that curbing fat intake did not lead to greater weight loss than low-carbohydrate or Mediterranean diets.

Scientists pulled together information from 53 trials comparing the ability of low-fat and other kinds of diet to shed unwanted pounds over a period of at least one year.