Vegetarian Diets and Weight Reduction: a Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 109-116

  Huang, Ru Yi ^a,b,c   Huang, Chuan Chin ^c   Hu, Frank B ^c   Chavarro, Jorge E ^c  

^a E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy restriction; Lacto ovo vegetarian diet; Obesity; Overweight; Vegan diet

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LACTOOVOVEGETARIAN DIET; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION SIZE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEGAN DIET; VEGETARIAN DIET; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; DIET THERAPY; META ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BODY MASS INDEX; DIET, VEGETARIAN; HUMANS; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84953362977     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3390-7     Document Type: Article

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