A moderate-protein diet produces sustained weight loss and long-term changes in body composition and blood lipids in obese adults

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 514-521

  Layman, Donald K ^a   Evans, Ellen M ^b   Erickson, Donna ^a   Seyler, Jennifer ^a   Weber, Judy ^a   Bagshaw, Deborah ^c   Griel, Amy ^c   Psota, Tricia ^c   Kris Etherton, Penny ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Department of Kinesiology and Community Health ^*  (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; LIPID;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT BODY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIET THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; TIME;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 62749122970     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.108.099440     Document Type: Conference Paper

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