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ArticleJournal of health, population, and nutrition2026

Association between Low carbohydrate diet with anthropometric indexes among overweight and obese women.

Mehdi Karimi, Farideh Shiraseb, Atieh Mirzababaei, Alireza Khadem, Zeinab Zarrinvafa, Leila Khorraminezhad, Reza Bagheri, Alexei Wong, Khadijeh Mirzaei

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Mehdi KarimiDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.
Farideh ShirasebDepartment of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), P.O. Box:14155-6117, Tehran, Iran.
Atieh MirzababaeiChronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ati_babaee@yahoo.com.
Alireza KhademDepartment of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), P.O. Box:14155-6117, Tehran, Iran.
Zeinab ZarrinvafaDepartment of Nutrition, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Leila KhorraminezhadEndocrinology and Nephrology Unit, Research Center, CHU de Québec-Laval University, Quebec, Canada.
Reza BagheriDepartment of Exercise Physiology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
Alexei WongDepartment of Health and Human Performance, Marymount University, Arlington, USA.
Khadijeh MirzaeiDepartment of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), P.O. Box:14155-6117, Tehran, Iran. mirzaei_kh@tums.ac.ir.

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backgroundThe important association between Low-Carbohydrate Diets (LCD), lipid and glycemic control, and weight loss has been well-depicted in previous research. However, the relationship between LCD, lipid and glycemic profiles, and new anthropometric markers such as the a-Body Shape Index (ABSI) and the Obesity Degree (OD) has not been established. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the relationship between LCD, lipid, and glycemic profiles, with the ABSI and the OD in overweight and obese women.

methodsA cohort of 290 overweight and obese women (body mass index (BMI) > 25 kg.m

resultsIt was observed that higher LCD score was significantly associated with lower OD (p = 0.041); however, no significant relationship was observed between LCD score and ABSI even after adjusting for potential confounders (age, energy intake, physical activity, economic status, education status (p = 0.168). In a linear logistic regression following of LCD score and controlled with potential confounders, a lower level of -0.77 kg, -1.043%, and - 1.98 cm were observed in visceral fat (β = -0.77, 95%CI = -1.51, -0.02, p = 0.049), body fat percentage (β = -1.043, 95%CI = -2.31, -0.22, p = 0.020), and waist circumstance (β = -1.98, 95%CI = -4.01, 0.04, p = 0.044), respectively. In addition, participants with a higher quartile of LCD score, which indicated higher LCD score, had higher high-density lipoprotein (HDL) (p = 0.041) concentrations.

conclusionA higher LCD score was associated with lower OD, body fat (BF), visceral fat, and waist circumference, and with higher HDL in overweight and obese women. However, there are no associations between LCD and ABSI.

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Diet, Carbohydrate-RestrictedObesityOverweightAdolescentAdultAnthropometryBlood GlucoseBody CompositionBody Mass IndexCross-Sectional StudiesEnergy IntakeFemaleHumansLipidsMiddle AgedYoung AdultBlood GlucoseLipids

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