Very‐low‐energy diets (VLEDs) and ketogenic low‐carbohydrate diets (KLCDs) are two
dietary strategies that have been associated with a suppression of appetite. However, the …

Although it is well documented that obesity is strongly associated with morbidity and
mortality, less is known about the impact of obesity on functional status and health‐related …

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tivation LAORTALITY OVERWEIGHT BODY MASS INDEX prevalence BEHAVIOR DIETARY …

Background: Each year millions of Americans enroll in commercial and self-help weight loss
programs. Health care providers and their obese patients know little about these programs …

ContextLow-carbohydrate diets have been popularized without detailed evidence of their
efficacy or safety. The literature has no clear consensus as to what amount of carbohydrates …

Objective: Very‐low‐calorie diets (VLCDs), providing< 800 kcal/d, have been used since the
1970s to induce rapid weight loss. Previous reviews of the literature have disagreed …

Recent studies of the treatment of obesity by moderate and severe caloric restriction show
that patients treated in randomized trials using a conventional 1200 kcal/d reducing diet …

Background: Consuming foods low in energy density (kcal/g) decreases energy intake over
several days, but the effectiveness of this strategy for weight loss has not been tested …

To reduce the health burden of obesity, it is important to identify safe and practical
treatments that are effective for weight loss while concurrently preventing weight regain. Diet …

This study compared the weight losses of 49 obese women randomly assigned to a 52-week
behavioral program combined with either moderate or severe caloric restriction. Subjects in …