RT Journal
A1 Jenkins DA, Wong JW, Kendall CC
T1 Low-carbohydrate diet and blood lipid levels: How good and how fast?—reply
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2009
FD November 9
VO 169
IS 20
SP 1930
OP 1931
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.411
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2009.411
AB 
We thank Giugliano and colleagues for their kind words on the possible value of our study. We agree absolutely that the study was small, of short duration, and extreme in terms of carbohydrate restriction. As Giugliano and colleagues rightly noted, the aim of the study was proof of principle that high-fat and high-protein diets of plant origin may have advantages over animal product–based diets in terms of LDL-C level reduction, with benefits also for the total–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and blood pressure reduction.