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Low Carbohydrate Diet and LDL Cholesterol Levels
• 119 men and women, 24 weeks
• On the low carb diet, LDL increased slightly
• On low calorie diet, LDL dropped 7 points
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LDL Cholesterol Levels
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Low Carb vs Conventional Diet
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One Year Changes in Groups
Low carb diet Conv diet
Weight loss -11 lb -7 lb
Calorie intake 1662 1822
LDL chol, mg/dL 112 to 120 121 to 118
HDL chol, mg/dL 41 to 40 41 to 36
Glucose, mg/dL 100 to 103 99 to 102
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Researcher’s Summary
• We found no significant difference in overall weight loss between persons on these two diets at one year.
• Our data suggest that weight loss differences may be explained by lower caloric intake on a low carbohydrate diet.
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Researcher’s Summary
• The HDL cholesterol level decreased more in the conventional diet than in the low carbohydrate diet by one year.
• The difference in the response of glucose and insulin sensitivity between diet groups by 1 year was not significant.
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Researcher’s Conclusions
Restriction of carbohydrate in obese persons, who may be over consuming carbohydrate at baseline, may have a favorable metabolic effect.
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