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The plant-based, low-fat diet resulted in substantially greater glucose and insulin levels.
Practitioners should be aware that a plant-based, low-fat diet may increase glucose and insulin levels.
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The PBLF diet resulted in substantially greater glucose and insulin levels.
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Based on a randomized controlled trial design.
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A plant-based, low-fat diet decreases ad libitum energy intake compared to an animal-based, ketogenic diet: An inpatient randomized controlled trial
Kevin D. Hall et al. · 2020
DOI 10.31232/osf.io/rdjfb
rct · n=20Cited 8×
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