A look at the low-carbohydrate diet.

SR Smith - New England Journal of Medicine, 2009 - cabdirect.org
SR Smith
New England Journal of Medicine, 2009cabdirect.org
The high-fat, high-protein, low-carbohydrate (HPLC) diet, unlike other fad diets that quickly
fade, continues to have supporters, and some studies have shown that this diet is associated
with short-term improvement in many of the classic intermediate cardiovascular risk factors.
In this article, the author outlines key findings from a recent study by Foo et al., which show
that an HPLC diet may accelerate atherosclerosis through mechanisms that are unrelated to
the classic cardiovascular risk factors, ie increased levels of nonesterified fatty acids and …
Abstract
The high-fat, high-protein, low-carbohydrate (HPLC) diet, unlike other fad diets that quickly fade, continues to have supporters, and some studies have shown that this diet is associated with short-term improvement in many of the classic intermediate cardiovascular risk factors. In this article, the author outlines key findings from a recent study by Foo et al., which show that an HPLC diet may accelerate atherosclerosis through mechanisms that are unrelated to the classic cardiovascular risk factors, ie increased levels of nonesterified fatty acids and markedly low numbers of circulating endothelial progenitor cells.
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