Symposium on obesity (Second Part).
Year: 1999
Type: article
Abstract: In this paper I will briefly examine the evolution of theories about the effects of diet composition on the regulation of food intake and body weight. I will then review the evidence regarding the usefulness of high-carbohydrate/low-fat diets for weight loss, weight maintenance, and prevention of weight gain. Over the years, various macronutrients in food (carbohydrate/sugar or fat) have been targeted as either the cause of obesity or the solution to successful weight loss in obese individuals. Lowcarbohydrate diets (including low-sugar diets), high-fiber diets and low-fat diets have all been “in vogue” at different times. These diet plans have been especially popular among dieters when they are so called Afree@ diets, such that dieters are allowed to eat as much as they like of certain groups of foods and calorie intake per se is not limited.
Source: REVISTA BIOMÉDICA
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W641226526