Table 4

Body composition changes according to dietary treatment¹

DIET

VLCARB

VLF

HUF

Lean mass at baseline (kg)

46.5 ± 1.9

48.5 ± 2.6

46.4 ± 2.2

Lean mass after weight loss (kg)

43.9 ± 1.8

46.5 ± 2.3

45.0 ± 2.0

% change²

-2.6 ± 0.4^a

-2.1 ± 0.4^a

-1.4 ± 0.4^b

Fat mass at baseline (kg)

37.6 ± 1.3

37.9 ± 2.2

40.7 ± 1.6

Fat mass after weight loss (kg)

33.1 ± 1.3

33.9 ± 2.2

36.3 ± 1.4

% change in fat mass

-4.5 ± 0.5^a

-4.0 ± 0.5^a

-4.4 ± 0.6^a

% change in weight³

-8.0 ± 0.6^a

-6.7 ± 0.7^a

-6.4 ± 0.6^b

¹ mean ± SEM

VLCARB = very low carbohydrate (n = 24) VLF = very low fat (n = 22) HUF = high unsaturated fat (n = 21)

² Significant effect of diet by one way ANOVA and screening weight as a covariate (P = 0.022).

³ Significant effect of diet by one way ANOVA and screening weight as a covariate (P = 0.034).

Variables with different superscripts are significantly different by one way ANOVA with Tukey's test for post hoc analysis p < 0.05.

Noakes et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2006 3:7   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-3-7