Comparative effectiveness of plant-based diets for weight loss: A randomized controlled trial of five different diets

Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 350-358

  Turner McGrievy, Gabrielle M ^a   Davidson, Charis R ^a   Wingard, Ellen E ^a   Wilcox, Sara ^a   Frongillo, Edward A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Obesity; Vegan; Vegetarian; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

SATURATED FATTY ACID; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LOW FAT DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OMNIVOROUS DIET; PESCOVEGETARIAN DIET; PLANT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMI VEGETARIAN DIET; UNITED STATES; VEGAN DIET; VEGETARIAN DIET; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ADOLESCENT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; FAT INTAKE; FOLLOW UP; LOW CALORY DIET; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN INTAKE; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; DIET, REDUCING; DIET, VEGETARIAN; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920913896     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: 18731244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2014.09.002     Document Type: Article

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