A Low-Carbohydrate, Ketogenic Diet versus a Low-Fat Diet To Treat Obesity and Hyperlipidemia

Figure 3. The orange line represents the observed trajectory for mean body weight in the low-fat, low-cholesterol, reduced-calorie diet ( ) group ( ) or the low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet ( ) group ( ). At week 24, the low-fat diet group included 33 rather than 34 participants because 1 participant contributed a blood specimen, but not weight measurements, at that time point.
Figure 3. The orange line represents the observed trajectory for mean body weight in the low-fat, low-cholesterol, reduced-calorie diet ( ) group ( ) or the low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet ( ) group ( ). At week 24, the low-fat diet group included 33 rather than 34 participants because 1 participant contributed a blood specimen, but not weight measurements, at that time point. Individual body weight trajectories, by diet group.LCDleftLCKDright

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  1. Ann Intern Med May 18, 2004 vol. 140 no. 10 769-777
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