A randomized pilot trial of a moderate carbohydrate diet compared to a very low carbohydrate diet in overweight or obese individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus or prediabetes.

We compared the effects of two diets on glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and other health-related outcomes in overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes (HbA1c>6%). We randomized participants to either a medium carbohydrate, low fat, calorie-restricted, carbohydrate counting diet (...

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Main Authors: Laura R Saslow, Sarah Kim, Jennifer J Daubenmier, Judith T Moskowitz, Stephen D Phinney, Veronica Goldman, Elizabeth J Murphy, Rachel M Cox, Patricia Moran, Fredrick M Hecht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3981696?pdf=render