ABSTRACT
Much scientific and anecdotal data demonstrate favorable metabolic responses to very-low-carbohydrate diets. We believe that very-low-carbohydrate diets merit further study for weight loss, and that criticisms of these diets lack scientific evidence.
Footnotes
↵* The authors have indicated that they have received grant or research support from the Robert C. Atkins Foundation, Inc.
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- Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut
- Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs
- Associate Professor, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
- ADDRESS:
Jeff S. Volek, PhD, RD, Department of Kinesiology, 2095 Hillside Road, Unit 1110, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1110; e-mail jvolek{at}uconnvm.uconn.edu.
ABSTRACT
Much scientific and anecdotal data demonstrate favorable metabolic responses to very-low-carbohydrate diets. We believe that very-low-carbohydrate diets merit further study for weight loss, and that criticisms of these diets lack scientific evidence.
Footnotes
↵* The authors have indicated that they have received grant or research support from the Robert C. Atkins Foundation, Inc.
- Copyright © 2002 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All Rights Reserved.