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A high‐fibre bean‐rich diet versus a low‐carbohydrate diet for obesity
Author(s) -
Tonstad S.,
Malik N.,
Haddad E.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of human nutrition and dietetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1365-277X
pISSN - 0952-3871
DOI - 10.1111/jhn.12118
Subject(s) - medicine , carbohydrate , weight loss , tolerability , body mass index , obesity , dietary fibre , confidence interval , population , cholesterol , zoology , low carbohydrate , food science , endocrinology , adverse effect , biology , environmental health
Background High‐fibre and low‐carbohydrate diets may enhance satiety and promote weight loss. We compared a diet rich in beans aiming to increase dietary fibre and promote weight loss with a low‐carbohydrate diet in a randomised controlled trial to assess effect and tolerability of the high‐fibre bean‐rich diet. Methods and results One hundred and seventy‐three women and men, with a mean body mass index of approximately 36 kg m −2 (one‐fifth with diabetes type 2) were randomised to a high‐fibre bean‐rich diet that achieved mean (SD) fibre intakes of 35.5 (18.6) g day −1 for women and 42.5 (30.3) g day −1 for men, or a low‐carbohydrate diet. Both diets were induced gradually over 4 weeks and included a 3‐day feeding phase. Among 123 (71.1%) completers at 16 weeks, mean (SD) weight loss was 4.1 (4.0) kg in the high‐fibre versus 5.2 (4.5) kg in the low‐carbohydrate group [difference, 1.1 kg, 95% confidence interval (CI) = −2.6 to −0.5; P  =   0.2], with results similar to the intent‐to‐treat population. Low‐density lipoprotein (LDL)‐cholesterol levels decreased with the high‐fibre diet (difference in LDL‐cholesterol versus low‐carbohydrate diet, 0.2 mmol L −1 , 95% CI = 0.01–0.44 mmol L −1 ; P  =   0.045), as did total cholesterol ( P  =   0.038), whereas changes in other lipids and glucose did not differ. After 52 weeks, the low‐carbohydrate ( n  = 24) group tended to retain weight loss better than the high‐fibre group ( P  =   0.06), although total cholesterol remained lower with the bean‐rich diet ( P  =   0.049). Conclusions A high‐fibre bean‐rich diet was as effective as a low‐carbohydrate diet for weight loss, although only the bean‐rich diet lowered atherogenic lipids.

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