Table 2


				CHANGE

Reference	#	Subjects	Duration	CHO (g/d)	weight (%)	HDL (%)	TAG (%)	TAG/HDL (%)	Glucose (%)	Insulin (%)

Rickman et al. 1974	1	Normal Weight Men/Women	3–17 d	7	*-4.9*		*-11.4*
LaRosa et al. 1980	2	Obese Men/Women	8 wk	6	*-8.3*	-5.7	*-32.6*	*-29.9*
Phinney et al. 1980	3	Obese Men/Women	6 wk	<20	*-11.8*		*-24*		*-16.3*	*-57.3*
Phinney et al. 1983	4	Normal Weight Men	4 wk	<20	0.2	0	*-26*		*-7.7*	*-23.3*
Newbold, 1988	5	Men	3–12 mo			*9.6*	*-34.8*	*-40.5*
Volek et al. 2000	6	Normal Weight Men	8 wk	39	*-5.4*	*10.0*	*-54.9*	*-56.9*	*-3.4*	*-28.0*
Sharman et al. 2002	7	Normal Weight Men	6 wk	46	*-2.8*	*11.5*	*-33*	*-39.9*	*-0.2*	*-34.2*
Meckling et al. 2002	8	Obese Women	8 wk	71	*-6.1*	*4.3*	*-40.3*		*-4.1*	*0.0*
Westman et al. 2002	9	Obese Men/Women	6 mo	Ad Lib	*-10.3*	*19.2*	*-43.1*	*-53.6*
Dashti et al. 2003	10	Obese Men/Women	12 wk	20 to 30	*-13.4*	*8.3*	*-50*	*-53.9*	*-37.1*
Hays et al. 2003	11	Obese Men/Women w/ CVD	6 wk	Ad Lib	*-5.2*	-2.9	*-39.9*	*-38.1*	*-7.4*	*-30.5*
		Obese Women PCOS	24 wk	Ad Lib	*-14.3*	*0.4*	*-18.5*	*-18.8*	5.7	*-49.6*
		Obese Women Reactive Hypoglycemia	52 wk	Ad Lib	*-19.9*	*3.4*	*-13.3*	*-33.2*
Dashti et al. 2004	12	Obese Men/Women	24 wk	40	*-14.2*	*20.4*	*-60.4*	*-67.1*	*-22.6*
Boden et al. 2005	13	Obese/diabetic men/women	14 days	21	*-1.8*	-2	*-35*	*-33.8*	*-16.0*

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