Endocrine Abstracts

Background: India ranks among the countries with a relatively high proportion of calories (71%) from carbohydrates (1). Various types of ‘low’ carbohydrate diets have had intermittent popularity over the past century, most of which also recommend high intake of animal protein. This would not be suitable for a predominantly vegetarian population (32% of Indians are vegetarian compared with <5% in Western societies) (2).Aim: We wanted to test...