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

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Authors

Iris Shai · Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Dan Schwarzfuchs

Yaakov Henkin · University Medical Center

Danit R. Shahar · Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Shula Witkow · Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Ilana Greenberg · Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Rachel Golan · Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Abstract

Mediterranean and low-carbohydrate diets may be effective alternatives to low-fat diets. The more favorable effects on lipids (with the low-carbohydrate diet) and on glycemic control (with the Mediterranean diet) suggest that personal preferences and metabolic considerations might inform individualized tailoring of dietary interventions. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00160108.)

Topics & Keywords

Diet and metabolism studies Nutritional Studies and Diet Muscle metabolism and nutrition

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 359, Issue 3, pp. 229-241

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0708681

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