Patients were assigned to the groups by simple random sampling without bias according to the order of admission to the clinical nutrition center, and the dietitian administered “the typical Mediterranean diet (TMD)” to group 1, “the low-carbohydrate Mediterranean diet (LCMD)” to group 2, ...
Biochemical data was obtained from fasting (12 h) blood samples collected from the subjects by venipuncture for the determination of plasma concentrations of FPG, TG, and HDL-C. 2.4. Outcomes The primary outcome of the study was to assess the association between food consumption and changes in...