For adults with a certain type of unhealthy cholesterol and blood sugar issues, cutting carbs way down for 12 weeks might lower insulin and blood sugar more than a low-fat diet — meaning it could help control blood sugar better.

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Carbohydrate Restriction has a More Favorable Impact on the Metabolic Syndrome than a Low Fat Diet

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2009 Apr

The study found that people with a certain type of cholesterol problem who ate fewer carbs had bigger drops in blood sugar and insulin than those who ate less fat, just like the claim says.

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Carbohydrate Restriction has a More Favorable Impact on the Metabolic Syndrome than a Low Fat Diet

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DOI: 10.1007/s11745-008-3274-2

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