Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet

Shai, Iris; Schwarzfuchs, Dan; Henkin, Yaakov; R. Shahar, Danit; Witkow, Shula; Greenberg, Ilana; Golan, Rachel; Fraser, Drora; Bolotin, Arkady; Vardi, Hilel; Tangi-Rozental, Osnat; Zuk-Ramot, Rachel; Sarusi, Benjamin; Brickner, Dov; Schwartz, Ziva; K. Sheiner, Einat; Marko, Rachel; Katorza, Esther; Thiery, Joachim; Fiedler, Martin; Blüher, Matthias; Stümvoll, Michael; J. Stampfer, Meir

doi:10.1056/nejmoa0708681

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Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jul 16, 2008

Authors:

Iris Shai

Dan Schwarzfuchs

Yaakov Henkin

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Trials comparing the effectiveness and safety of weight-loss diets are frequently limited by short follow-up times and high dropout rates. METHODS: In this 2-year trial, we randomly assigned 322 moderately obese subjects (mean age, 52 years; mean body-mass index [the weight in kilograms ...

Subject

Medicine

Weight loss

Carbohydrate

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