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Comparison of a low carbohydrate and low fat diet for weight maintenance in overweight or obese adults enrolled in a clinical weight management program
dc.contributor.author | James LeCheminant | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Cheryl Gibson | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Debra Sullivan | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Sandra Hall | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Rik Washburn | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Mary Vernon | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Chelsea Curry | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Elizabeth Stewart | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Eric Westman | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Joseph Donnelly | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-05-05T16:14:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-05-05T16:14:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006-10-02 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | James LeCheminant;Cheryl Gibson;Debra Sullivan;Sandra Hall;Rik Washburn;Mary Vernon;Chelsea Curry;Elizabeth Stewart;Eric Westman;Joseph Donnelly: Comparison of a low carbohydrate and low fat diet for weight maintenance in overweight or obese adults enrolled in a clinical weight management program. Nutrition Journal 2007, 6(1):36. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2271/595 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | 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 known about how they compare for weight maintenance. The purpose of this study was to compare body weight (BW) for participants in a clinical weight management program, consuming a LC or LF weight maintenance diet for 6 months following weight loss.METHODS:Fifty-five (29 low carbohydrate diet; 26 low fat diet) overweight/obese middle-aged adults completed a 9 month weight management program that included instruction for behavior, physical activity (PA), and nutrition. For 3 months all participants consumed an identical liquid diet (2177 kJ/day) followed by 1 month of re-feeding with solid foods either low in carbohydrate or low in fat. For the remaining 5 months, participants were prescribed a meal plan low in dietary carbohydrate (~20%) or fat (~30%). BW and carbohydrate or fat grams were collected at each group meeting. Energy and macronutrient intake were assessed at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months.RESULTS:The LC group increased BW from 89.2 ± 14.4 kg at 3 months to 89.3 ± 16.1 kg at 9 months (P = 0.84). The LF group decreased BW from 86.3 ± 12.0 kg at 3 months to 86.0 ± 14.0 kg at 9 months (P = 0.96). BW was not different between groups during weight maintenance (P = 0.87). Fifty-five percent (16/29) and 50% (13/26) of participants for the LC and LF groups, respectively, continued to decrease their body weight during weight maintenance.CONCLUSION:Following a 3 month liquid diet, the LC and LF diet groups were equally effective for BW maintenance over 6 months; however, there was significant variation in weight change within each group. | en_US |
dc.language | en | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | BioMedCentral | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | http://www.nutritionj.com/content/6/1/36 | en_US |
dc.relation.hasversion | http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1475-2891-6-36.pdf | en_US |
dc.rights | This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Adult | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Attitude | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Cardiovascular Diseases/prevention & control | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Diabetes Mellitus/prevention & control | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Diet, Carbohydrate-Restricted | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Diet, Reducing | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Dietary Carbohydrates/administration & dosage | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Drinking | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Energy Intake | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Family Practice | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Female | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Food | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Health Education | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Internet | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Lipids/blood | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Middle Aged | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Nutritional Physiological Phenomena | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Physician-Patient Relations | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Questionnaires | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Self-Help Groups | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Water | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Weight Loss | en_US |
dc.title | Comparison of a low carbohydrate and low fat diet for weight maintenance in overweight or obese adults enrolled in a clinical weight management program | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/1475-2891-6-36 | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | PMC17014706 | en_US |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | en_US |
dc.date.captured | 2009-04-27 | en_US |
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