ArticleNutrition & diabetes2013
Similar effects on cognitive performance during high- and low-carbohydrate obesity treatment.
Article in Nutrition & diabetes, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Effects of very low-carbohydrate vs. high-carbohydrate weight loss diets on psychological health in adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes: a 2-year randomized controlled trial.European journal of nutrition · 2021Trial
- The impact of continuous calorie restriction and fasting on cognition in adults without eating disorders.Nutrition reviews · 2025Review
- Higher baseline irisin concentrations are associated with greater reductions in glycemia and insulinemia after weight loss in obese subjects.Nutrition & diabetes · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveLow-carbohydrate (L-CHO) diets are often used for weight loss but their effects on cognitive function are not well understood. The present study compared the effects of a L-CHO and high-carbohydrate (H-CHO) weight-loss diet on cognitive function adults.
designPARTICIPANTS were randomized to either a L-CHO (n=22) or H-CHO (n=25) weight-loss diet. Cognitive function was evaluated by four computerized cognitive tasks (Stroop Task, Continuous Performance Task, Word Recall and Wisconsin Card Sorting Task) presented in random order before and at 1, 4, 12 and 24 weeks after the initiation of the L-CHO or H-CHO diet.
participantsForty-seven adults (25 males) with a mean±s.d. age of 47.4±8.7 years and body mass index of 35.3±3.4 kg m(-2).
resultsThere were no significant differences in weight loss between groups at any time point. There were significant improvements on color Stroop task accuracy over time in both diet groups (P<0.05), but there were no differences in performance between groups on this or any other cognitive task at any time period.
conclusionThese findings suggest that weight loss has neither a positive nor a negative effect on cognitive function and that L-CHO and H-CHO weight-loss diets have similar effects on cognitive performance.
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