cumulative nitrogen loss , serum albumin , transferrin , prealbumin ( pa ) and retinol-binding protein ( rbp ) concentrations , and plasma amino acid profile were determined in two groups of obese patients : 5 subjects ( 3 women , 2 men : bmi 55.3 +/- 2.2 kg/m2 ) subjected for 4 weeks to a protein vlcd ( 40 g protein + 2 g fat ) and 7 others ( 4 women , 3 men : bmi 45.6 +/- 2.8 kg/m2 ) received for the same length of time a protein + ch vlcd ( 34 g protein + 26 g ch ) .
C0002520
amino acid
C0028754
obese