Nutrition Research
Volume 28, Issue 12 , Pages 825-833 , December 2008

Long-term consumption of a carbohydrate-restricted diet does not induce deleterious metabolic effects

  • Paweł Grieb

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences Medical Research Center in Warsaw, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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  • Barbara Kłapcińska

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiological and Medical Sciences, Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +48 207 5158; fax: +48 251 6868.
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  • Ewelina Smol

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiological and Medical Sciences, Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
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  • Tomasz Pilis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Education and Sports, Jan Dlugosz University, 42-217 Częstochowa, Poland
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  • Wiesław Pilis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Education and Sports, Jan Dlugosz University, 42-217 Częstochowa, Poland
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  • Ewa Sadowska-Krępa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiological and Medical Sciences, Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
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  • Andrzej Sobczak

      Affiliations

    • Department of General and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Silesia, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
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  • Zbigniew Bartoszewicz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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  • Janusz Nauman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Polish Academy of Sciences Medical Research Center in Warsaw, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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  • Kinga Stańczak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences Medical Research Center in Warsaw, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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  • Józef Langfort

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences Medical Research Center in Warsaw, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
    • Department of Physiological and Medical Sciences, Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland

Received 6 July 2008 ,Revised 27 September 2008 ,Accepted 30 September 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2008.09.011

Nutrition Research
Volume 28, Issue 12 , Pages 825-833 , December 2008

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