Low-carbohydrate diet review: Shifting the paradigm

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 300-308

  Hite, Adele H ^a,b   Berkowitz, Valerie Goldstein ^a,b,c   Berkowitz, Keith ^a,b  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b Center for Balanced Health   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

carbohydrate restricted diet; cardiovascular diseases; diabetes mellitus; fat restricted diet; reducing diet; weight loss

Indexed keywords

APPETITE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LOW FAT DIET; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; ENERGY INTAKE; HUMANS; INSULIN; LIPIDS; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79957518387     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: 19412452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533611405791     Document Type: Review

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