TABLE 3.
Characteristics of the 20 RCT studies (continued).
| Author | Year | Country | No.of people | Gender | Healthy status | Mean Body weight (kg) | Mean BMI (kg/m2) | Mean age | Study Desig-n | Control | Duration | Date Index |
| Gascon et al. (37) | 1996 | French Canadian |
14 | Women | Healthy, normolipidemic |
NR | 22 | 22.4 | C | Lean white fish | 4wk | TC,TG, HDL-C, LDL-C |
| de Mello et al. (38) | 2006 | Brazil | 17 | Both | Patients with type 2 diabetes with macroalbuminuria |
NR | 26.2 | 59 | C | Chicken, dairy, plant protein |
4wk | TC,TG, HDL-C, LDL-C |
| Foerstet al. (39) | 2014 | German | 20 | Both | Healthy,without diabetes, cancer and other prevalent chronic diseases | NR | 24.4 | 40 | C | Whole grain | 10wk | TC,TG, CRP |
| Ouellet et al. (40) | 2008 | Quebec | 18 | Both | Overweight or obese participants with insulin resistance |
NR | Men:30.9 Women:33.8 |
Men:53.8 Women:55.4 |
C | Cod protein diet | 8wk | TC,TG, HDL-C, LDL-C,CRP |
| Davidson et al. (41) | 1999 | Chicago | 191 | Both | Hypercholestero-lemia | NR | R:27.6 N:27.1 | R:56.9 N:54.8 | P | White meat | 36wk | TC,TG, HDL-C, LDL-C |
Both: men and women; NR: not reported; R: red meat; N: non-red meat; C: crossover; P: parrallel; BMI: body mass index; wk: weeks.