High-protein weight-loss diets: are they safe and do they work? A review of the experimental and epidemiologic data

J Eisenstein, SB Roberts, G Dallal… - Nutrition …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Recommendations for increased consumption of protein are among the most common
approaches of popular or fad diets. This review summarizes the effects of dietary protein on …

Vegetarian diets and weight status

SE Berkow, N Barnard - Nutrition reviews, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The increasing global health problems of overweight and obesity are associated with
coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and certain cancers, among …

Diet and body mass index in 38 000 EPIC-Oxford meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians and vegans

EA Spencer, PN Appleby, GK Davey… - International journal of …, 2003 - nature.com
OBJECTIVE: To compare body mass index (BMI) in four diet groups (meat-eaters, fish-
eaters, vegetarians and vegans) in the Oxford cohort of the European Prospective …

[HTML][HTML] Dairy consumption is inversely associated with the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Tehranian adults

L Azadbakht, P Mirmiran, A Esmaillzadeh… - The American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Background: Although previous studies showed some benefits from dairy consumption with
respect to obesity and insulin resistance syndrome, epidemiologic data on the association …

Genomic analysis of diet composition finds novel loci and associations with health and lifestyle

SFW Meddens, R de Vlaming, P Bowers… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
We conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of relative intake from the
macronutrients fat, protein, carbohydrates, and sugar in over 235,000 individuals of …

Self-reported rate of eating correlates with body mass index in 18-y-old Japanese women

S Sasaki, A Katagiri, T Tsuji, T Shimoda… - International journal of …, 2003 - nature.com
OBJECTIVE: To examine associations between rate of eating and macronutrient and dietary
fiber intake, and body mass index (BMI). DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS: A total …

Adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern and weight gain in a follow-up study: the SUN cohort

A Sanchez-Villegas, M Bes-Rastrollo… - International journal of …, 2006 - nature.com
Methods: Longitudinal analysis of 6319 participants in the SUN cohort study. We used a
validated semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire (136 items). Baseline adherence to …

The relationship between dietary fat and fatty acid intake and body weight, diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome

EL Melanson, A Astrup, WT Donahoo - Annals of nutrition & metabolism, 2009 - JSTOR
Consistent with other national and international guidelines, the 'Dietary Guidelines for
Americans' recommend 20–35% of total calories from fat. From a biological plausibility …

Dairy consumption and body mass index: an inverse relationship

P Mirmiran, A Esmaillzadeh, F Azizi - International Journal of Obesity, 2005 - nature.com
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between consumption of dairy products and body
mass index (BMI) in Tehranian adults. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS: A total of …

Could the quality of dietary fat, and not just its quantity, be related to risk of obesity?

N Moussavi, V Gavino, O Receveur - Obesity, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This review focuses on the possible association between types of fatty acids and weight
change. It examines the biological plausibility underlining these associations and the …