Effects of a high-protein, low-carbohydrate v. high-protein, moderate-carbohydrate weight-loss diet on antioxidant status, endothelial markers and plasma indices of the cardiometabolic profile

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 282-291

  Johnstone, Alexandra M ^a   Lobley, Gerald E ^a   Horgan, Graham W ^a   Bremner, David M ^a   Fyfe, Claire L ^a   Morrice, Philip C ^a   Duthie, Garry G ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant status; CVD; High protein diets; Metabolic profile; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; INTERLEUKIN 10; RETINOL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ASCORBIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE MARKER; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; MALE; METABOLIC HEALTH; MODERATE CARBOHYDRATE DIET; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OBESITY; PROTEIN DIET; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 79960109927     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114511000092     Document Type: Article

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