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Short term effects of a low-carbohydrate diet in overweight and obese subjects with low HDL-C levels
Authors:Can, Ahmet Selçuk; Uysal, Canan; Palaoğlu, K. Erhan
Publisher and Date:(BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2010)Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate short-term effects of a low-carbohydrate diet in overweight and obese subjects with low HDL-C levels. Methods: Overweight (BMI between 25-30 kg/m(2)) or obese (BMI over 30 kg/m(2)) subjects with low HDL-C levels (men with HDL-C < 1.03 women < 1.29 mmol/l) were invited to the study. A 1400 kcal 75-gram carbohydrate (CHO) diet was given to women and an 1800 kcal 100-gram CHO diet was given to men for four weeks. The distribution of daily energy of ...