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Text: Forty-six nondiabetic, obese [mean (+ / - SEM) body mass index (in kg/m (2)) : 31. 2 + / - 0. 3] men (n = 20) and premenopausal women (n = 26) aged 28. 0 + / - 0. 7 y were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 diets after > or = 8 % weight loss : 1) MUFA diet (n = 16) : moderate in fat (35-45 % of energy) and high in monounsaturated fatty acids (> 20 % of energy) ; 2) LF diet (n = 18) : low-fat diet (20-30 % of energy), and 3) control diet (n = 12) : 35 % of energy as fat (> 15 % of energy as saturated fatty acids).