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Low-carb Diet Review (PRISMA)

PRISMA flow for a diet effectiveness review.

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Low-carb diet effectiveness review1,850 records identified · 3 exclusion reasonsIdentificationScreeningEligibilityIncludedRecords identified from:n = 1,850Databases: 1,800 · Registers: 50Records removed before screeningn = 470Duplicates removed: 380Excluded by automation: 90Records screened (title / abstract)n = 1,380Records excluded by reviewern = 1,050Reports sought for retrievaln = 330Reports not retrievedn = 18Reports assessed for eligibilityn = 312Reports excluded:n = 192Not randomised: n = 88Short duration: n = 64No weight outcome: n = 40Studies included in reviewn = 120Every record is accounted for: all 4 stages of the flow balance.OKAll 10 stated counts are whole numbers of records.OKIdentification balances: 1,800 + 50 − 380 − 90 = 1,380 `title_screened`.OKScreening balances: 1,380 − 1,050 = 330 `abstracts_sought`.OKRetrieval balances: 330 − 18 = 312 `fulltext_assessed` (`other_sought` and `other_unavailable` are not stated and read as zero).OKEligibility balances: 312 − 192 = 120 `studies_included`.OKThe funnel descends: all 3 stage-to-stage comparisons hold — no count is larger than the one before it.OKAll 3 exclusion reasons are named and distinct, accounting for 192 reports.

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title "Low-carb diet effectiveness review"
db_records 1800
register_records 50
duplicates 380
excluded_auto 90
title_screened 1380
title_excluded 1050
abstracts_sought 330
abstracts_unavailable 18
fulltext_assessed 312
exclude_reason "Not randomised" 88
exclude_reason "Short duration" 64
exclude_reason "No weight outcome" 40
studies_included 120