Effects of a low-glycemic load vs low-fat diet in obese young adults: A randomized trial

JAMA

Volumn 297, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 2092-2102

  Ebbeling, Cara B ^a   Leidig, Michael M ^a   Feldman, Henry A ^a   Lovesky, Margaret M ^a   Ludwig, David S ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RELEASE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LOW FAT DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET THERAPY; EXERCISE; METABOLISM; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

ADULT; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 34248551882     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.297.19.2092     Document Type: Article

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