Low-Carbohydrate Diets and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

Hiroshi Noto; Atsushi Goto; Tetsuro Tsujimoto; Mitsuhiko Noda

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055030

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Low-Carbohydrate Diets and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

Hiroshi Noto ,

* E-mail: noto-tky@umin.net

Affiliations Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Medicine, Center Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Diabetes Research, Diabetes Research Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Atsushi Goto,

Affiliations Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Medicine, Center Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Diabetes Research, Diabetes Research Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Tetsuro Tsujimoto,

Affiliations Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Medicine, Center Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Diabetes Research, Diabetes Research Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Mitsuhiko Noda

Affiliations Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Medicine, Center Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Diabetes Research, Diabetes Research Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Low-Carbohydrate Diets and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

Hiroshi Noto,
Atsushi Goto,
Tetsuro Tsujimoto,
Mitsuhiko Noda

Published: January 25, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055030

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Correction

Posted by hpnoto on 07 Sep 2018 at 07:29 GMT

The number of the all-cause deaths in the abstract and on page 3 should have been 24,659 (9.1%), rather than 15,981 (5.9%). The result of meta-analysis, however, is unaffected.

No competing interests declared.

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