Background Optimal carbohydrate intake is an important and controversial area in the nutritional management of type 2 diabetes. Some evidence indicates that reducing overall carbohydrate intake with a low- or very low-carbohydrate eating plan can improve
Laura R. Saslow +14 more
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Ketogenic low-carbohydrate diets have no metabolic advantage over nonketogenic low-carbohydrate diets [PDF]
Low-carbohydrate diets may promote greater weight loss than does the conventional low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet.We compared weight loss and biomarker change in adults adhering to a ketogenic low-carbohydrate (KLC) diet or a nonketogenic low-carbohydrate (NLC) diet.Twenty adults [body mass index (in kg/m(2)): 34.4 +/- 1.0] were randomly assigned to ...
Carol S, Johnston +5 more
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Analysis of the Effects of Dietary Pattern on the Oral Microbiome of Elite Endurance Athletes [PDF]
Although the oral microbiota is known to play a crucial role in human health, there are few studies of diet x oral microbiota interactions, and none in elite athletes who may manipulate their intakes of macronutrients to achieve different metabolic ...
Burke, Louise M +8 more
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Background To investigate the association of low carbohydrate diet (LCD) score with the risk of type 2 diabetes among adults. Methods This cohort study was conducted on 4356 healthy participants aged ≥ 19 years old, who were followed-up for a mean ...
Sohrab Sali +6 more
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Cognitive performance of Göttingen minipigs is affected by diet in a spatial hole-board discrimination test. [PDF]
Consumption of a high energy diet, containing high amounts of saturated fat and refined sugar has been associated with impairment of cognitive function in rodents and humans.
Annika Maria Juul Haagensen +4 more
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Introduction: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is increasing in epidemic proportions. In addition to the morbidity and mortality, for those treated with insulin, the physical, psychological, and financial tolls are often greater.
Susan Wolver +10 more
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Indigenous Nutrition Research and the Low-Carbohydrate Diet Movement:Explaining obesity and diabetes in Protein Power [PDF]
Low-carbohydrate diets were particularly popular in English-speaking Western countries in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Based on a critical analysis of the bestselling low-carbohydrate diet book Protein Power (Eades and Eades 1996), this paper examines
Knight, Christine
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Effects of proportions of dietary macronutrients on glucocorticoid metabolism in diet-induced obesity in rats. [PDF]
Tissue glucocorticoid levels in the liver and adipose tissue are regulated by regeneration of inactive glucocorticoid by 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11beta-HSD1) and inactivation by 5alpha- and 5beta-reductases.
Roland H Stimson +5 more
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Effect of a 6-month vegan low-carbohydrate (‘Eco-Atkins’) diet on cardiovascular risk factors and body weight in hyperlipidaemic adults: a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Objective: Low-carbohydrate diets may be useful for weight loss. Diets high in vegetable proteins and oils may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.
Esfahani, Amin +11 more
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Low carbohydrates diets and sport
Recently, athletes have become more interested in low carbohydrates (CHO) diets (LCD, LCHF), whether for performance or health reasons. This short review paper summarises the current dietary recommendations for sports, introduces LCDs, highlights some of the important historical developments, introduces the concept of „fuel for the work required“ and ...
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