Effect of allowing choice of diet on weight loss: A randomized trial

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 805-814

  Yancy, William S ^a   Mayer, Stephanie B ^b   Coffman, Cynthia J ^a   Smith, Valerie A ^a   Kolotkin, Ronette L ^c   Geiselman, Paula J ^d   McVay, Megan A ^a   Oddone, Eugene Z ^a   Voils, Corrine I ^a  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LOW FAT DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEMEDICINE; VETERAN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALORIC RESTRICTION; EXERCISE; LOW CALORY DIET; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PSYCHOLOGY;

CALORIC RESTRICTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; DIET, REDUCING; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84932133409     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M14-2358     Document Type: Article

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