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Abstract Background & Aims: The prevalence of obesity and related chronic diseases is a serious public health concern worldwide. Despite many studies over the past years comparing the effect of adhering to a low-carb pattern with a low-fat diet on anthropometric indices and body fat percentage, there is still no definite conclusion in this regard. Therefore, the present study aimed to summarize the results of existing studies comparing a restricted diet of fat and a restricted diet of carbohydrates on weight loss. Methods: A systematic search of the databases PubMed, Scopus, and Cochran Library was performed up to November 2020. All randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the effect of adhering to a low-carb pattern with a low-fat diet on anthropometric indices and body fat percentage were included. The search results were limited to English-language publications. Sixty-three RCTs, including 7660 …