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Study aim
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Determination and comparison of the effect of low carbohydrate and low fat-low calorie diets on weight and waist circumference alterations in obese women
Determination and comparison of the effect of low carbohydrate and low fat-low calorie diets on fasting lipid profile, blood sugar and insulin alterations in obese women
carbohydrate and low fat-low calorie diets on serum hs-CRP alterations in obese women
Determination and comparison of the effect of low carbohydrate and low fat-low calorie diets on intestinal microbiota alterations in obese women
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Design
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Cross-over clinical trial, single blinded, randomized which is randomly assigned to 2 groups receiving low calorie-low fat and low carbohydrate diets.
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Settings and conduct
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obese women attending to the nutrition clinic receive low fat or low carbohydrate diet for 6 weeks, then 2 weeks washout and then exchange the diet groups again for 6 weeks.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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inclusion criteria: body mass index higher than 30, age between 18-50 years, female
exclusion criteria: antibiotic intake now/or at least at the one month ago, intake of probiotic supplements at least at the 3 month ago or during the study period, pregnancy and lactation, menopause, liver, kidney, cardiac diseases, gastrointestinal diseases and malabsorption, type 1 and 2 diabetes, cancer, hypothyroidism, special diets, alcohol intake or smoking, participants with compliance lower than 80%, vigorous exercise
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Intervention groups
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low fat diet group
low carbohydrate diet group
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Main outcome variables
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weight, waist circumference, fasting lipid profile, fasting blood sugar and insulin, high sensitive C-reactive protein, intestinal microbiota