The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 142, Issue 3 , Pages 253-258 , March 2003

Effects of a low-carbohydrate diet on weight loss and cardiovascular risk factor in overweight adolescents

Preliminary data for this manuscript were presented at the Society for Adolescent Medicine Annual Meeting, March 27, 2000.

Received 27 September 2001 ,Revised 5 September 2002 ,Accepted 23 September 2002.

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☆ Reprint requests: Stephen B. Sondike, MD, Division of Adolescent Health, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10128.

PII: S0022-3476(02)40206-5

doi: 10.1067/mpd.2003.4

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 142, Issue 3 , Pages 253-258 , March 2003

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