Effect of Low Carbohydrate Versus Low Fat Diet in the Treatment of Dyslipidemia in Obese Children With Metabolic Syndrome

Inclusion Criteria: 3 out of 5 of the following criteria * Metabolic syndrome with dyslipidemia * (HDL \<40mg/dL * Triglyceride (TG) TG\>150mg/dL) * Glucose intolerance (fasting blood sugar \>100mg/dL) * Central adiposity (Waist circumference ≥90th percentile or adult cutoff if lower) * Systolic BP ≥130 mm Hg or diastolic BP ≥85 mm Hg or treatment of previously diagnosed hypertension Exclusion Criteria: * Patient on medications known to induce dyslipidemia (systemic steroids, immunosuppressants) * Pregnancy * Untreated thyroid disease, heart disease, cancer, kidney disease * Children on statin/fibrate treatments or other lipid-lowering medications * Prior surgical procedure for weight control or current weight loss medication