Effect of a High Saturated Fat and No-Starch Diet on Serum Lipid Subfractions in Patients With Documented Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Effects of Very-Low-Carbohydrate (Horsemeat- or Beef-Based) Diets and Restricted Feeding on Weight Gain, Feed and Energy Efficiency, as well as Serum Levels of Cholesterol, Triacylglycerol, Glucose, Insulin and Ketone Bodies in Adult Rats

“…Low-carb diets have been found to be more efficient for weight control in obese patients [22,23] . A high saturated fat-no starch diet fed to patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease resulted in weight loss and reduced body fat percentage and serum levels of glucose, insulin and TAG after 6 weeks over the baseline, and further weight loss and reduction in serum lipid levels for up to 52 weeks [14] .…”

“…More recently, Pelkman et al [10] reported that a moderate-fat weight loss diet improved the cardiovascular disease risk profile in overweight and obese human subjects compared with a low-fat weight loss diet. Most studies conducted on the effect of low-carb diets on cardiovascular disease risk factors were carried out with small numbers of patients and the findings were variable [11][12][13][14] .…”

Agency Ownership, Patient Payment Source, and Length of Service in Home Care, 1992-2000

“…In addition to further study on the impact of obesity on functioning, disability, disease, and death, future research should also focus on effective means of reducing obesity. While this study presents further evidence that obesity has decidedly negative effects on the quality of life for adults aged 70 years and older, other research indicates that reduction of obesity in older adults is complicated, but quite possible (Binder et al, 2002;Hays et al, 2003;Sartorio et al, 2004;Zhu et al, 2003). This study also suggests that such interventions could have a major impact on disability rates in older adults, particularly those who are at high risk for disability and obesity.…”

“…Several studies have found older adults able to lose either weight or body fat, but these studies vary widely in the length of clinical trials, from 3 to 6 weeks (Hays, DiSabatino, Gorman, Vincent, & Stillabower, 2003;Sartorio, Lafortuna, Agosti, Proietti, & Maffiuletti, 2004) to 9 months to a year (Binder et al, 2002;Zhu et al, 2003). Although there is little evidence to suggest that older adults cannot lose weight intentionally, lack of success in maintaining weight loss in adults who are overweight implies that prevention of obesity may be more effective in the long term (Lee et al, 2001).…”

Outcome of the Public consultation on the Draft Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition, and Allergies (NDA) on Dietary Reference Values for fats, including saturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids, and cholesterol

“…Also, the story is more complicated than as presented (see for example European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2004 Dec;58 (12):1559-70.). Line 704; "unbeneficial" should be " detrimental" Line 1035; this summary table is very useful.…”