Low-Carbohydrate Diet Intervention on Body Weight

PHASE2/PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

50

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 31, 2011

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2011

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2011

Conditions
Over WeightObesity
Interventions
OTHER

low carbohydrate diet

Dietary carbohydrate diet was restricted to 20 gram/day within the first week, then increase gradually to 120 gram/day

OTHER

Calories restricted diet

Total energy intake is restricted to 1200 kcal/day for women. Energy from carbohydrate, protein and fat will be kept to approximate 55%, 20% and 25%, respectively. Moreover, saturated fat and dietary cholesterol are restricted to at most 10% energy and 300 mg/day, respectively

Trial Locations (1)

200031

Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

OTHER

lead

Chinese Academy of Sciences

OTHER_GOV

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