Low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets revisited

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 198-203

  Kushner, Robert F ^a,b   Doerfler, Bethany ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diets; Glycemic index; High protein; Low carbohydrate; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOOD INTAKE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PROTEIN DIET; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

APPETITE REGULATION; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE;

EID: 40049096482     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOG.0b013e3282f43a87     Document Type: Review

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