Protein diets, body weight loss and weight maintenance

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-79

  Martens, Eveline A P ^a   Westerterp Plantenga, Margriet S ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

'Low carb'; 'Protein leverage'; Age dependent protein requirement; Protein intake; Reward homeostasis

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGE; APPETITE; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT MAINTENANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MACRONUTRIENT; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

APPETITE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; LEUCINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SATIATION; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84890917913     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 14736519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000006     Document Type: Review

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