Appendix 1

“Popular Diets: A Scientific Review”[398]

Authors & publication
# of people
Duration
Carb grams/

day
Kcal/

day
grams lost/ day

1
Rickman, JAMA (1974)
12
7 days
7
1,325
-442

2
Benoit et al, Ann Intern Med (1965)
7
10 days
10
1,000
-660

3
Yudkin & Carey, Lancet (1960)
6
14 days
43
1,383
-200

4
Fletcher, Br J Nutr (1961)
6
14 days
36...