Weight loss and metabolic benefits with diets of varying fat and carbohydrate content: Separating the wheat from the chaff

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 140-146

  Brehm, Bonnie J ^a,c   D'Alessio, David A ^b  

^a College of Nursing ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

High monounsaturated fat diet; Low carbohydrate diet; Macronutrients; Mediterranean diet; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIPID DIET; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; MACRONUTRIENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METABOLISM; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WHEAT;

DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; HUMANS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 39749123875     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0730     Document Type: Review

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