Table 2

Changes for the low fat group during cross-over to low carbohydrate

Intervention
Month
Weight change (kg)
HbA1c %

Low-fat
1–6
-3.5 ± 3.5 (range: 0 to -9)
-0.9 ± 0.8 (range: -0.4 to -1.8
Gap
7–8
0.5 ± 1.6
0.3 ± 0.3
Low CHO
9–14
-7.5 ± 6.4 (range: 0 to -20)
-0.9 ± 1.1 (range: 0 to -2.4)


Mean Weight (kg)
Mean HbA1c (%)
Low-CHO
15
89.2 ± 15.9
5.7 ± 0.8

22
90.2 ± 15.5
5.7 ± 0.9

§given as median with 25 and 75 percentiles. * p values are for differences from baseline.

Nielsen and Joensson Nutrition & Metabolism 2006 3:22   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-3-22