A Low-Carbohydrate as Compared with a Low-Fat Diet in Severe Obesity

F. Samaha, Frederick; Iqbal, Nayyar; Seshadri, Prakash; L. Chicano, Kathryn; A. Daily, Denise; McGrory, Joyce; T. Williams, Terrence; Williams, Monica; J. Gracely, Edward; Stern, Linda

doi:10.1056/nejmoa022637

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A Low-Carbohydrate as Compared with a Low-Fat Diet in Severe Obesity

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • May 21, 2003

Authors:

Frederick F. Samaha

Nayyar Iqbal

Prakash Seshadri

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The effects of a carbohydrate-restricted diet on weight loss and risk factors for atherosclerosis have been incompletely assessed. METHODS: We randomly assigned 132 severely obese subjects (including 77 blacks and 23 women) with a mean body-mass index of 43 and a high prevalence of diabe...

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Medicine

Carbohydrate

Triglyceride

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