Low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet and the combination of orlistat with a low-fat diet lead to comparable improvements in weight and blood lipids, but LCKD more beneficial for blood pressure

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 91-92

  Gardner, Christopher D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FAT; GLUCOSE; LIPID; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FAT INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; LIPID ABSORPTION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LOW FAT DIET; MACRONUTRIENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; OBESITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 77953794052     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebm1065     Document Type: Note

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