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ea0034p223 | Obesity, diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | SFEBES2014

A 3-month low fat diet leads to significant lipid profile improvement in obese T2DM Saudi subjects, without substantial weight loss, and the capacity to manage a damaging high-fat meal challenge more appropriately post intervention

Al-Disi Dara , Al-Daghri Nasser , Khan Nasiruddin , Alsaif Mohammad , Alfadda Assim , Sabico Shaun , Tripathi Gyanendra , McTernan Philip

Background and aims: Current evidence highlights that dietary cholesterol, trans-fatty acids and saturated fatty acids (SFAs) are all known to increase the levels of systemic atherogenic lipoproteins and cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to observe the direct effect of dietary change, via a calorie-restricted diet on i) cardio-metabolic profile and ii) a high-fat meal challenge pre- and post-3-month intervention.Methods: T2DM subjects (Sa...