The role of reduced fat diets and fat substitutes in the regulation of energy and fat intake and body weight

Current Opinion in Lipidology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-45

  Lawton, Clare L ^a   Blundell, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FAT INTAKE; FAT SUBSTITUTE; HUMAN; LIPID DIET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SATIETY;

BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY FATS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FAT SUBSTITUTES; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY;

EID: 0031962193     PISSN: 09579672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041433-199802000-00009     Document Type: Review

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