Results: Sixty participants (82%) in the low-fat group and 59 (79%) in the low-carbohydrate group completed the intervention. At 12 months, participants on the low-carbohydrate diet had greater decreases in weight (mean difference in change, "3.5 kg [95% CI, "5.6 to "1.4 kg]; P # 0.002), fat mass (mean difference in change, "1.5% [CI, "2.6% to "0.4%]; P # 0.011), ratio of total–high-density lip...

Two groups of yearling beef heifers were fed different levels of nutri t ion to study the effect of reduced energy intake on fertilization rate and blood levels of progesterone and luteinizing hormone (LH). Control heifers received a ration meeting N.R.C. recommendations for all nutrients, while heifers on the restricted diet received only one-third of the recommended energy. Ova recovery rates...

BACKGROUND It is currently unclear whether altering the carbohydrate-to-protein ratio of low-fat, energy-restricted diets augments weight loss and cardiometabolic risk markers. OBJECTIVE The objective was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that compared energy-restricted, isocaloric, high-protein, low-fat (HP) diets with standard-protein, low-fat (SP) diets on weight ...

The digestive system of young birds is very poor and inefficient in digestion absorption fat due to less lipase production low rate bile formation, which can be overcome by the use exogenous emulsifier. This study aimed evaluate comparative efficacy herbal synthetic emulsifiers on growth performance, nutrients utilization, haemato-biochemical profile, carcass quality broiler chickens fed energy...

BACKGROUND Adherence to a Mediterranean diet has been reported to increase longevity, but concerns have been expressed that such a diet may promote overweight and obesity. OBJECTIVE The objective was to investigate whether adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet, as operationalized in a Mediterranean diet score, is associated with body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The role of diet in the aetiology of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is not well understood. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and MetS. METHODS AND RESULTS A cross-sectional study was conducted with 808 high cardiovascular risk participants of the Reus PREDIMED Centre. MetS was defined by the upda...

The number of studies comparing nutritional quality of restrictive diets is limited. Data on vegan subjects are especially lacking. It was the aim of the present study to compare the quality and the contributing components of vegan, vegetarian, semi-vegetarian, pesco-vegetarian and omnivorous diets. Dietary intake was estimated using a cross-sectional online survey with a 52-items food frequenc...