Is there an optimal macronutrient mix for weight loss and weight maintenance?

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 6 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 1031-1047

  Wilkinson, Dana Lee ^a   McCargar, Linda ^b  

^a Human Nutrition Research Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caloric restriction; Diet therapy; Macronutrients; Obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; GHRELIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPID DIET; MACRONUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 8744294692     PISSN: 15216918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2004.06.024     Document Type: Review

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