Invited Commentary

Commentary on “Relative Merits of Low-Carbohydrate Versus Low-Fat Diets in Managing Obesity”

Authors: Inés M. Anchondo. DrPH, RD

Abstract

The article ‘‘Relative Merits of Low-Carbohydrate Versus Low-Fat Diets in Managing Obesity’’ by Alexandraki and colleagues in this issue of the Southern Medical Journal is a detailed study of research published between January 2001 and October 2014.1 It compares the effects of low-carbohydrate diets versus low-fat diets on weight loss using appropriate statistics and adjustments for variation across studies. A total of 1004 studies were initially selected, but only 776 were human studies; 17 were randomized-controlled trials (RCTs).

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