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Participants on low-carbohydrate diets experienced significant reductions in weight and body mass index, with a mean change of 3.7 kg/m².
Low-carbohydrate diets can effectively promote weight loss in healthy adults.
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In these completers overall, significant reductions in weight and body mass index occurred ([mean change] 3.7 kg/m 2 ; 95% confidence limits [CL]: 3.8, 1.8).
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Source
Peer Review #2 of "Low-carbohydrate diets differing in carbohydrate restriction improve cardiometabolic and anthropometric markers in healthy adults: A randomised clinical trial (v0.2)"
Rosemary Huntriss · 2019
DOI 10.7287/peerj.6273v0.2/reviews/2
rct · n=77
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