Comparison of isocaloric very low carbohydrate/high saturated fat and high carbohydrate/low saturated fat diets on body composition and cardiovascular risk

Table 2A Food profile of treatment diets

*VLCARB*		*VLF*		*HUF*
Cheese, full fat	70 g	High fibre cereal	40 g	High fibre cereal	32 g
Milk, full fat	125 g	Bread, wholegrain	105 g	Bread, wholegrain	70 g
Lean meat, chicken	350 g	Low fat biscuits	60 g	Milk, skim	300 g
Eggs	2	Milk, skim	250 g	Cheese full fat	20 g 2/week
Very low carbohydrate vegetables	2 cups	Cheese low fat	20 g	Yoghurt, skim	200 g × 3/week
Almonds	50 g	Rice or pasta, dry	50 g	Pasta or rice, dry	100 g × 4/week
Butter	20 g	Fresh fruit	300 g	Nuts, mixed	20 g
		Dried fruit	50 g	Salad vegetables	100 g
		Lean meat, chicken	100 g	Fresh fruit	300 g
		Salad vegetables	100 g	Pulses, cooked	100 g × 2/week
		Low carbohydrate vegetables	2 cups	Lean meat, chicken,	150 g 5/week
				Fish	150 g/week
				Sardines	3 whole/week
				Tuna	50 g × 2/week
				Low carbohydrate vegetables	1.5 cups
				Potato	1 × 3/week
				Unsaturated oil or margarine	25 g

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