For adults with unhealthy cholesterol levels, cutting carbs while eating fewer calories seems to improve heart-related blood fats more than a low-fat diet over 12 weeks.

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

Randomized Controlled Trial

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2009 Apr

The study looked at the same diet and people described in the claim and found the same improvements in key heart-related blood fats, so it supports the claim.

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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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