dietstudy: Weight Loss Due to Healthy Low Carb versus Healthy Low Fat...

Description Usage Format Details Source

Description

The 'dietstudy' data frame has 609 rows and 2 columns. The data are a **synthetic** data set made to match the summary statistics from the study

Usage

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Format

A data frame with 609 rows and 2 columns:

weightchange

weight change after 12 months in pounds.

diet

factor indicating prescribed diet of participant

Details

"Effect of Low-Fat vs Low-Carbohydrate Diet on 12-Month Weight Loss in Overweight Adults and the Association With Genotype Pattern or Insulin Secretion"

from JAMA.

The data consist of weight changes (negative indicates weight loss) 12 months after direction to follow a Healthy Low Carb (HLC) or Healthy Low Fat (HLF) diet.

Source

Christopher D. Gardner, John F. Trepanowski, Liana C. Del Gobbo, Michelle E. Hauser, Joseph Rigdon, John P. A. Ioannidis, Manisha Desai, and Abby C. King. "Effect of low-fat vs low-carbohydrate diet on 12-month weight loss in overweight adults and the association with genotype pattern or insulin secretion: the DIETFITS randomized clinical trial." *JAMA* 319, no. 7 (2018): 667-679.


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