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Metabolic adaptation
Insulin-resistant (IR) women have lower adherence to a low-fat (LF) diet compared to insulin-sensitive (IS) women assigned to the same diet.
Practitioners should consider insulin resistance status when recommending dietary plans, particularly LF diets.
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IR participants were less likely to adhere and lose weight on a LF-diet compared to insulin-sensitive (IS) participants assigned to the same diet.
Why this rating
Based on the study design involving secondary analyses of a defined population.
Source
Adherence to a low‐fat vs. low‐carbohydrate diet differs by insulin resistance status
Arianna D. McClain et al. · Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism · 2012
DOI 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2012.01668.x
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