State of the science: VLED (Very Low Energy Diet) for obesity

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 49-54

  Delbridge, Elizabeth ^a   Proietto, Joseph ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hunger; Leptin; Obesity; Pharmacotherapy; Very low energy diet; VLED; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIGENIC AGENT;

ADAPTATION; APPETITE; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MORBID OBESITY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; APPETITE; APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; DIET, REDUCING; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; OBESITY; OBESITY, MORBID; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33750596354     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: 09647058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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