Table 2

Isocaloric low carbohydrate (CHO) vs. higher carbohydrate investigations

Reference
%CHO
%CHO
Wt. loss(kg) ± SEM

p


Low
High
Low CHO arm (no. subjects)
High CHO arm


Rabast et al (1978) [31]
10
68
14.0 ± 1.4 (25)
9.8 ± 1.0 (20)
0.10
Rabast et al (1981) [32]
12
70
12.5 ± 0.9 (7)
9.5 ± 0.7 (7)
<0.01
Golay, Allaz et al (1996) [33]
15
45
8.9 ± 0.6 (22)
7.5 ± 0.5 (21)
0.1
Golay, Eigenheer et al (1996) [34]
25
45
10.2 ± 0.7 (31)
8.6 ± 0.8 (37)
0.13
Piatti et al (1994) [35]
35
60
4.5 ± 0.4 (10)
6.4 ± 0.9 (15)
0.3
Layman et al (2003) [36]
44
59
7.5 ± 1.4 (12)
7.0 ± 1.4 (12)
0.8
Baba et al (1999) [38]
25
68
8.3 ± 0.7 (7)
6.0 ± 0.6 (6)
<0.05
Lean et al (1997) [37]
35
58
6.8 ± 0.8 (40)
5.6 ± 0.8 (42)
0.1
Young et al (1971) [39]
7
23
16.2 ± 0.9 (3)
11.9 ± 0.8 (3)
<0.05
Greene et al (2003) [40]
5
55
10.4 ± 2.1 (21)
7.7 ± 1.1 (21)
0.25

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