A lower-carbohydrate, higher-fat diet reduces abdominal and intermuscular fat and increases insulin sensitivity in adults at risk of type 2 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity, particularly visceral and ectopic adiposity, increases the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Objective

The aim of this study was to determine if restriction of dietary carbohydrate is beneficial for body composition and metabolic health.

Methods

Two studies were conducted. In the first, 69 overweight/obese men and women, 53% of whom were European American (EA) and 47% of whom were African American (AA), were provided with 1 of 2 diets (lower-fat diet: 55%, 18%, and 27% of energy from carbohydrate, protein, and fat, respectively; lower-carbohydrate diet: 43%, 18%, and 39%, respectively) for 8 wk at a eucaloric level and 8 wk at a hypocaloric level. In the second study, 30 women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) were provided with 2 diets (lower-fat diet:

SUBMITTER: Gower BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4264021 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature