Low Carb Diets & Exercise for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Reduction

The Efficacy of a Low Carbohydrate Diet, With and Without Exercise, on Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Obese Men

The purposes of this study are:

To investigate the effects of a 6 month low carbohydrate diet in obese men on markers of heart health including blood fats, blood clotting factors, inflammatory markers and levels of body fat.

To investigate the added effect on heart health that regular moderate exercise may have when combined with a low carbohydrate diet in obese men.

Inclusion Criteria:

• male
• 21-65 years
• body mass index (BMI) 27-40kg/m2
• not currently losing weight
• physically able to exercise at moderate intensity