Background Current guidelines call for peer‐reviewed evidence of efficacy and safety for
commercial weight loss programs to be recommended as options for those seeking to lose …

Background Recent evidence suggests that a low carbohydrate (LC) diet may be equally or
more effective for short-term weight loss than a traditional low fat (LF) diet; however, less is …

There is compelling evidence that excess weight accelerates the risk factors for most major
degenerative diseases and is associated with more than 30 other health concerns. Nearly …

Objective: To test the hypothesis that a novel weight loss approach that combined the
fundamental components of professionally delivered behavioral weight loss (BWL) treatment …

Structured weight loss programs such as those using meal replacements are associated
with both short-term and long-term weight loss, but the effectiveness of structured weight …

Objective: To investigate the short-and medium-term (ie, at 1-y follow-up) effects of a hospital-
based body weight reduction (BWR) program lasting 3 weeks in severely obese individuals …

Objective To investigate the effect of rate of weight loss, with similar total weight loss, on
weight regain in individuals with overweight and obesity. Methods Fifty‐seven participants …

Background: Long-term dietary weight loss results in complex metabolic changes. However,
its effect on cholesterol metabolism in obese subjects is still unclear. Objective: We …

Background Many types of diet intervention can achieve negative energy balance and
successful weight loss in persons with obesity. However, within any dietary strategy, there is …

Introduction: The effectiveness of low-fat diets for weight loss has been debated for decades.
Dozens of randomized control trials (RCTs) have assessed whether decreasing the intake of …