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
800
-223

5
Lewis et al, Am J Clin Nutr (1977)
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