Comparison of a Very Low-Carbohydrate and Low-Fat Diet on Fasting Lipids, LDL Subclasses, Insulin Resistance, and Postprandial Lipemic Responses in Overweight Women
Jeff S. Volek, PhD, RD, FACN,
Matthew J. Sharman, MA,
Ana L. Gómez, MS,
Chris DiPasquale, MS,
Melissa Roti, PhD,
Amy Pumerantz, BS and
William J. Kraemer, PhD
Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
Fig. 1. Relationship between baseline peak LDL size and the change in peak LDL after a 4 week very low-carbohydrate and low-fat diet in overweight women (n = 13). NS = nonsignificant.
Fig. 2. Values are means ± SEM, n = 13. Serum triacylglycerol responses after ingestion of a high-fat meal at baseline and after a 4 week very low-carbohydrate diet and a 4 week low-fat diet in overweight women.