Dietary carbohydrate intake and mortality: a prospective cohort study and meta-analysis

Summary: Background: Low carbohydrate diets, which restrict carbohydrate in favour of increased protein or fat intake, or both, are a popular weight-loss strategy. However, the long-term effect of carbohydrate restriction on mortality is controversial and could depend on whether dietary carbohydrat...

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Main Authors: Sara B Seidelmann, MD, Brian Claggett, PhD, Susan Cheng, MD, Mir Henglin, BA, Amil Shah, MD, Lyn M Steffen, PhD, Aaron R Folsom, MD, Eric B Rimm, ScD, Walter C Willett, MD, Scott D Solomon, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246826671830135X