Weight and metabolic outcomes after 2 years on a low-carbohydrate versus low-fat diet: A randomized trial

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 147-157

  Foster, Gary D ^a   Wyatt, Holly R ^b   Hill, James O ^b   Makris, Angela P ^c   Rosenbaum, Diane L ^d   Brill, Carrie ^b   Stein, Richard I ^d   Mohammed, B Selma ^d   Miller, Bernard ^d   Rader, Daniel J ^e   Zemel, Babette ^f   Wadden, Thomas A ^e   Tenhave, Thomas ^e   Newcomb, Craig W ^e   Klein, Samuel ^d  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c 212 Stadler Hall ^*  (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; KETONE BODY; LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KETONURIA; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LOW FAT DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADOLESCENT; AGED; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; DIET THERAPY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETONE BODIES; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955481367     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-153-3-201008030-00005     Document Type: Article

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