Low-carbohydrate and high-fat intake can manage obesity and associated conditions: Occasional survey

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 826-830

  Noakes, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Atkins; Banting; Carbohydrate; Diabetes; Fat; Nutrition; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; BISOPROLOL; CLINDAMYCIN; GLICLAZIDE; GLUCOSE; METFORMIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PERINDOPRIL; ROSUVASTATIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GOUT; HUMAN; HUNGER; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIMB PAIN; LIPID DIET; LOW BACK PAIN; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; SELF REPORT; TRAINING; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84885995683     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.7302     Document Type: Article

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