Dietetics and Nutrition
Low-Carbohydrate or Low-Fat Diet?
Trials published up to now on the comparison between low-carbohydrate and low-fat diet have considered short-term results, so now, in the USA, the results from a 2-year trial are published, where 307 obese adults (average BMI 36 kg/ m2) have been randomized to a low-carbohydrate diet with no fat restriction or to a low-fat diet (about 30% of calories derived from fats). All participants have received some behavioural instructions, both for weight self-control and for physical exercise.
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