Study reveals that well-designed low-carbohydrate diets can meet or exceed essential nutrient requirements while promoting favorable fatty acid and sodium-to-potassium ratios, which may reduce chronic disease risks.
By Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D.Sep 5 2024 Discover how strategic low-carb meal plans not only meet your daily nutrient needs but also enhance heart health by optimizing vital fatty acid and sodium-potassium balances, challenging conventional dietary wisdom. Study: Nutrient analysis of three low-carbohydrate diets differing in carbohydrate content. Image Credit: Chinnapong / Shutterstock
A disparity in the prevalence of cardiometabolic diseases has been observed among people belonging to historically marginalized racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds. As noted in the study, well-planned low-carbohydrate dietary plans can serve as an effective intervention to address such health inequity.
The nutrients of public health concern identified in the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans were considered when selecting food items for diet plans. Specifically, these diet plans were designed based on dietary patterns utilized in studies of ketogenic and low-carbohydrate diets as well as commercial low-carbohydrate diets.
In both males and females aged 31 – 70, VLCD20, VLCD40, and LCD100 provided 37, 55, and 98% of the RDA for dietary carbohydrates, respectively. In females aged 31 – 70, VLCD40 and LCD100 provided 9 and 16% higher dietary fiber than the RDA, respectively. However, VLCD20 could not meet the RDA for dietary fiber in this age group.
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