Should we recommend low-fat diets for obesity?

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-90

  Pirozzo, S ^a   Summerbell, C ^b   Cameron, C ^a   Glasziou, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low fat diet; Obesity; Overweight; Weight reducing diet

Indexed keywords

BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; FAT INTAKE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LOW FAT DIET; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDLINE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0038294570     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-789X.2003.00099.x     Document Type: Review

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