Relative merits of low-carbohydrate versus low-fat diet in managing obesity

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 401-416

  Alexandraki, Irene ^a   Palacio, Carlos ^a   Mooradian, Arshag D ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Low carbohydrate diet; Low fat diet; Obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT;

BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LOW FAT DIET; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADULT; DIET THERAPY; LOW CALORY DIET; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; DIET, REDUCING; HUMANS; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84942578380     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: 15418243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000308     Document Type: Review

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