Safety of low-carbohydrate diets

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 235-245

  Crowe, T C ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diets; Health risks; Low carbohydrate diet; Safety

Indexed keywords

BONE MASS; CANCER RISK; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; NUTRITION; OBESITY; REVIEW; SAFETY; VEGETABLE;

BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET, REDUCING; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; ENERGY INTAKE; HUMANS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 22744446320     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2005.00196.x     Document Type: Review

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