Abstract P041: Relations of Three Types of Low Carbohydrate Diet to Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and C-Reactive Protein: The INTERLIPID Study

Introduction: Sizable numbers of people have tried low carbohydrate diets (LCD) of varied types; data are sparse on effects on cardiometabolic risk factors with different types of LCD. Hypothesis: We assessed the hypothesis that relationships of LCD score to cardiometabolic risk factors and an inflammatory marker, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP), are different among usual, animal-based, and plant-based LCD. Methods: We assessed serum concentrations of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLc), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc), high sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP), and nutrient intakes by standardized methods in men and women ages 40 to 59 years from four population samples of Japanese in Japan (553 men and 544 women, combined). For people consuming usual, animal-based, and plant-based LCDs, we calculated LCD scores, based on…