A Comparison of Different Dieting Strategies

Abstract

This chapter provides a summary of a landmark study in preventive medicine. Which type of diet is best: a low-fat diet, a low-protein diet, or a low-carbohydrate diet? Starting with that question, it describes the basics of the study, including funding, study location, who was studied, how many patients, study overview, study intervention, follow-up, endpoints, results, and criticism and limitations. The chapter briefly reviews other relevant studies and information, discusses implications, and concludes with a relevant clinical case.