Clinical effectiveness of very-low-energy diets in the management of weight loss: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 225-234

  Parretti, H M ^a   Jebb, S A ^b   Johns, D J ^c   Lewis, A L ^d   Christian Brown, A M ^b   Aveyard, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Obesity; Systematic review; VLED

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LIPID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEPRESSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIZZINESS; FATIGUE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LOW CALORY DIET; META ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERY LOW ENERGY DIET; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT LOSS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; FACTUAL DATABASE; LOW CALORIE DIET; METABOLISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIET, REDUCING; FASTING; HUMANS; INSULIN; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84958936252     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12366     Document Type: Article

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