Weight-loss diets for the prevention and treatment of obesity

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 360, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 923-925

  Katan, Martijn B ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CHOLESTEROL; FAT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PROTEIN;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); DIET THERAPY; EDITORIAL; ENERGY ABSORPTION; EPIDEMIC; FRANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LOW FAT DIET; MACRONUTRIENT; NITROGEN URINE LEVEL; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; STOMACH SURGERY; WEIGHT REDUCTION; COUNSELING; LOW CALORY DIET; NOTE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

COUNSELING; DIET, REDUCING; ENERGY INTAKE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 61449155588     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe0810291     Document Type: Editorial

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