Correction: The effects of a low carbohydrate diet combined with partial meal replacement on obese individuals

Correction: Nutrition & Metabolism (2023) 20:18 10.1186/s12986-023-00740-5

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors identified an error in Table 1. The correct table is given below.

Table 1.

Groups and interventions

	Week 1–4	Week 5–13
Control group	1) Daily dietary energy intake 800–1500 kcal. 2) Daily carbohydrate intake 50–150 g. 3) Daily staple food intake < 200 g. 4) Recommended ≥ 6000 steps/day.
Intervention group 1	1) Daily dietary energy intake 800–1500 kcal. 2) Daily carbohydrate intake 50–150 g. 3) 38 g nutritional protein powder for dinner instead of staple foods. 4) Total staple food intake for breakfast and lunch < 150 g. 5) 6 g dietary fiber and 1.5 g fish oil added daily. 6) Recommended ≥ 6000 steps/day.	1) Daily dietary energy intake 800–1500 kcal. 2) Daily carbohydrate intake 50–150 g. 3) Have 38 g nutritional protein powder for breakfast and dinner to replace staple food. 4) Lunch staple food intake < 100 g. 5) 12 g dietary fiber and 3 g fish oil added daily. 6) Recommended ≥ 6000 steps/day.
Intervention group 2	1) Daily dietary energy intake 800–1500 kcal. 2) Daily carbohydrate intake 50–150 g. 3) 38 g nutritional protein powder for breakfast and dinner to replace staple foods. 4) Staple food intake for lunch < 100 g. 5) 12 g dietary fiber and 3 g fish oil added daily. 6) Recommended ≥ 6000 steps/day.

Note: Protein nutritional powder is rich in soybean protein and provides 664 kJ energy/38 g: 20.1 g protein, 5.7 g fat, and 5.4 g carbohydrate. Products provided by Shanghai Nature's Sunshine Health Products Co., Ltd

The original article [1] has been corrected.