Table 4






CHANGE






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

Brehm et al. 2003
1
Obese Women
6 mo
Low-CHO
41–97
-9.3
13.4
-23.4
-32.4
-9.1
-14.8
-5




LF
163–169
-4.2
8.4
1.6
-6.3
-4.0
-23.0
-1
Sondike et al. 2003
2
Overweight Adolescents
12 wk
Low-CHO
37
-10.7
8.7
-40.5
-45.2







LF
154
-4.1
4.2
-5.4
-9.2



Samaha et al. 2003
3
Obese Men/Women
6 mo
Low-CHO
150
-4.5
0.0
-20.2
-20.2
-8.6
-27.3





LF
201
-1.4
-2.4
-4
-1.6
-1.6
5.6

Foster et al. 2003
4
Obese Men/Women
1 yr
Low-CHO
ad lib
-7.3
18.2
-28.1
-29.5







LF
ad lib
-4.5
1.4
0.7
-2.6



Volek et al. 2004
5
Overweight Women
4 wk
Low-CHO
29
-3.9
1.3
-23
-28.3
-3.8
-8.8





LF
186
-1.4
-8.6
-11.2
-4.2
1.3
23.2

Sharman et al. 2004
6
Overweight Men
6 wk
Low-CHO
36
-5.6
-3.3
-44.1
-42.3
-5.8
-41.5





LF
224
-3.6
-6.6
-15
-8.3
-5.2
-28.1

Brehm et al. 2004
7
Obese Women
4 mo
Low-CHO
69
-10.8
16.3
-37.3
-46.1


-9




LF
174
-6.8
4.5
-10.3
-14.2


-3
Meckling et al. 2004
8
Obese Men/Women
10 wk
Low-CHO
59
-7.7
12.2
-29.4
-37.1
-8.0
-28.7
-6.1




LF
225
-7.4
-15.4
-25.4
-11.8
-10.2
-3.3
-5
Stern et al. 2004
9
Obese Men/Women
1 yr
Low-CHO
120
-3.9
-2.8
-28.6
-26.8







LF
230
-2.3
-12.3
2.7
29.6



Yancy et al. 2004
10
Obese Men/Women
24 wk
Low-CHO
30
-12.3
9.8
-47.2
-51.8


-6




LF
198
-6.7
-2.9
-14.4
-12.1


-5.2
Aude et al. 2004
11
Obese Men/Women
12 wk
Low-CHO
ad lib
-6.2
-2.6
-23.2
-21.1







LF
ad lib
-3.4
-7
-10.5
-3.8



Seshadri et al. 2004
12
Obese Men/Women
6 mo
Low-CHO
113
(-8.5)
-2.4
-7.4


-40





LF
198
(-3.5 kg)
-2.4
-2.3


11.2

McAuley et al. 2004
13
Obese Women
8 wk
Low-CHO
41
-6.9
0.9
-38.8
-44.2
-5.9
-39.3





LF
172
-4.4
-6
-17.5
-15.1
-0.1
-28.4





Mod-PRO
130
-5.8
-4.1
-33.9
-31.8
-3.9
-24.4

Dansinger et al. 2004
14
Obese Men/Women
2 mo
Low-CHO
103
-4.7
8.8
-27.6
-26.20
-10
-29.5





Mod-PRO
158
-4.6
4.6
-34
-30.50
-9.3
-27.7





LF
183
-4.3
-0.6
-7.1
-5.60
-5.7
-11





UltraLF
230
-4.9
-10.9
-0.6
8.40
-3.5
-7.7


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