The Effects of Low-Carbohydrate versus Conventional Weight Loss Diets in Severely Obese Adults: One-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Trial
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Abstract
Background
A previous paper reported the 6-month comparison of weight loss and metabolic changes in obese adults randomly assigned to either a low-carbohydrate diet or a conventional weight loss diet.
Objective
To review the 1-year outcomes between these diets.
Design
Randomized trial.
Setting
Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Participants
132 obese adults with a body mass index of 35 kg/m2 or greater; 83% had diabetes or the metabolic syndrome. INTERVENTION: Participants received counseling to either restrict carbohydrate intake to
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Keywords
- Medicine
- Weight loss
- Calorie
- Carbohydrate
- Diabetes mellitus
- Body mass index
- Internal medicine
- Glycemic
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