Dietary composition and weight loss: Can we individualize dietary prescriptions according to insulin sensitivity or secretion status?

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 435-448

  Pittas, Anastassios G ^a   Roberts, Susan B ^b  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary composition; Insulin secretion; Insulin sensitivity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESPONSE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LOW CALORY DIET; MACRONUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

DIET, REDUCING; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; HUMANS; INSULIN; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33750044068     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 00296643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1301/nr.2006.oct.435-448     Document Type: Review

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