Amped Training

The rest is largely irrelevant. Once you get down to it, the quality of your food just isn't that important for fat loss purposes once you have covered the bases of an appropriate calorie intake and essential protein and fat requirements. Make sure to read ALL of that statement, not just half of it.

Now this does not give you carte blanche to live entirely on protein powder, fish oils, and ice cream. While it would undoubtedly work in the strictest sense of “losing fat”, there are some confounding factors that would likely not make it a pleasant experience.

• Psychological – Like it or not, mental health is a big factor in dieting. Some people simply cannot touch “bad” foods without going on benders. By “bad” I mean foods that are high in carbs and fat and low in nutrients, the usual suspects when it comes to junk foods. If you're one of these people, then simply staying away from this kind of thing is probably a good idea.
  
  

• Appetite Control – Carbs can make a lot of people hungry, and this ties back in to the mental aspect of things. Appetite tends to be controlled much better by protein and fats, while carbs have the opposite effect. Eating “bad” foods can make dieting that much harder for some people because of this.
  
  

• Overall Health and Recovery – Generally speaking it's just better to eat foods that are unprocessed and nutrient-dense. This will tend to improve your overall health, not to mention other aspects of training and general everyday life.
  
  

While the impact on fat loss will not be different all things held equal, these factors can end up being the make or break in a diet's sustainability.

Above all else, your ability to stick to a diet is FAR more important than the catch-phrase or cute name that is used to describe it. Eerily similar to training in that regard, and a theme you would do very well to remember.

A diet that is designed with your particular goals, physiological needs, and mental idiosyncrasies in mind, so that you'll actually stick to it while getting what you need, will be better than any other alternative, always.