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Hi All,

More free full-text article follow-up to the free full-text (1) paper is discussed below (2) letters.

I agree with the critical letters, especially those of Drs. Astrup and Ornish, and note the following data from the (1) and (2) articles:

Variable Low-Fat Diet Mediterranean Diet Low-Carbohydrate Diet========================================1.

Total fat % of energy Baseline 31.4±4.7 31.7±4.9 32.1±5.5 0.656 mo 30.7±4.0 33.2±5.1 38.8±6.9 <0.00112 mo 30.8±4.2 32.9±5.1 38.5±6.5 <0.00124 mo 30.0±3.9 33.1±5.5 39.1±5.5 <0.001========================================2.

FatTotal (g) 38.7±13.9 48.8±19.8 58.8±25.7% of energy 25.9±8.0 31.7±9.1 40.5±10.0

1. Shai I, Schwarzfuchs D, Henkin Y, Shahar DR, Witkow S, Greenberg I, Golan R, Fraser D, Bolotin A, Vardi H, Tangi-Rozental O, Zuk-Ramot R, Sarusi B, Brickner D, Schwartz Z, Sheiner E, Marko R, Katorza E, Thiery J, Fiedler GM, Blüher M, Stumvoll M, Stampfer MJ; Dietary Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial (DIRECT) Group.Weight loss with a low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or low-fat diet.N Engl J Med. 2008 Jul 17;359(3):229-41.PMID: 18635428 http://tinyurl.com/6o9cu2http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/359/3/229?ijkey=f2f0cb01f95cec694d5ca0d0173c9199571ef875

2. Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet N Engl J Med. 2008 Nov13;359(20):2169-72Free Full Texthttp://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/359/20/2169-- Al Pater, alpater@...-- Aalt Pater