The Safety and Effectiveness of Low and High Carbohydrate Diets

Summary

This study will compare the safety and the effectiveness of a low carbohydrate diet (Atkins diet) with a high carbohydrate diet (conventional USDA diet).

Conditions

• Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Low-calorie diet

low-calorie diet

BEHAVIORAL

low-carbohydrate diet

low-carbohydrate diet

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

  collaborator NIH

• Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)

  collaborator NIH

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

  collaborator NIH

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

  collaborator NIH

• Temple University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Gary D Foster, PhD · University of Pennsylvania

• Holly Wyatt, MD · University of Colorado, Denver

• James Hill, PhD · University of Colorado, Denver

• Samuel Klein, MD · Washington University School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2003-04-30

Primary Completion

2008-03-31

Completion

2008-03-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations