Research
Metabolic adaptation
Both healthy low fat (HLF) and healthy low carbohydrate (HLC) diets improved indices of insulin sensitivity after 12 months.
Both diets can be recommended for improving insulin sensitivity in overweight adults.
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All indices of insulin sensitivity were improved with both diets after 12 months.
Why this rating
Based on a large randomized trial with significant participant numbers.
Source
Abstract P226: Improved Insulin Sensitivity with a Healthy Low Fat or a Healthy Low Carbohydrate Weight Loss Diet: A Twelve Month Randomized Trial
John F. Trepanowski et al. · Circulation · 2017
rct · n=609Cited 1×
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