Table 3

Fasting serum TNF-α, IL-8 and MCP-1 concentrations at Baseline and following 6 and 12 weeks of a carbohydrate restricted diet with 3 eggs per day (EGG group) or placebo (SUB).

Variable
TNF-α (ng/L)
IL-8 (pg/L)
MCP-1 (μg/L)

EGG



Baseline
1.5 ± 0.9
1.3 ± 0.7
199.0 ± 87.1a
12 Weeks
1.9 ± 0.9
1.3 ± 0.7
194.5 ± 111.7a
SUB



Baseline
2.0 ± 0.9
1.7 ± 0.8
224.2 ± 115.8a
12 Weeks
2.0 ± 0.9
1.6 ± 0.7
157.0 ± 72.0b
Time Effect
NS
NS
P < 0.05
Diet Effect
NS
NS
NS
Interaction
NS
NS
P < 0.05

Values are means ± standard deviation. EGG n = 15, SUB n = 13. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA. Values in the same column with different superscripts are significantly different at P < 0.05.

Ratliff et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2008 5:6   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-5-6