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Energy balance
The low-calorie group lost significantly more weight than the low-fat group, with males losing 11.8 kg and females losing 8.2 kg in the low-calorie group compared to males losing 8.0 kg and females losing 3.9 kg in the low-fat group.
Practitioners may consider caloric restriction more effective for weight loss than a low-fat diet.
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The low-calorie group lost significantly more weight (males 11.8 kg, s.d. 6.4; females 8.2 kg, s.d. 4.2) than the low-fat group (males 8.0 kg, s.d. 1.3; females 3.9 kg, s.d. 3.7).
Why this rating
Based on the randomized controlled trial design.
Source
Randomized evaluation of a low fat ad libitum carbohydrate diet for weight reduction.
David G. Schlundt et al. · PubMed · 1993
rct · n=60Cited 106×
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