Table 2

Mean weight and HbA1c for the low-fat, high-CHO group (n = 7) at start and after 6–8 months on a high-CHO diet (months 0 and 8), and after cross-over to low-carbohydrate at months 15, 22 and 44.

Months
Weight (kg)
HbA1c (%)

0. (start High-CHO)
99.7 ± 17.7
7.1 ± 1.2
8 (start Low-CHO)
96.5 ± 19.4
6.6 ± 0.7
15
89.1 ± 16.0
5.7 ± 0.8
22
91.9 ± 17.0
6.0 ± 1.0
44
93.7 ± 17.3
6.5 ± 0.8

Nielsen and Joensson Nutrition & Metabolism 2008 5:14   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-5-14