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Glycaemic index and weight loss Obesity Reviews 2006; 7: 219  E. O. Díaz, J. E. Galgani and C. A. Aguirre Who can fail to be aware of the glycaemic index (GI...
Ketogenic diets not recommended Am J Clin Nutr 2006;83:1055-61 Johnston CS, Tjonn SL, Swan PD et al. BACKGROUND: During weight loss, fat breakdown produces acidic substances...
Low fat diets come out on top Int J Obes (Lond). 2006; 30: 552-60 Petersen M, Taylor MA, Saris WH et al. Some authors report that the percentage of fat in a diet would not...
Low-carbohydrate diets can improve diabetes and blood fats Obesity Reviews 2006; 7:49 A. Adam-Perrot, P. Clifton and F. Brouns Diets low in carbohydrate content have become subjects of international...
Myth of drinking water to lose weight - is it true? J Clin Endocrinol Metab.2006: 5; [Epub ahead of print] Brown CM, Dulloo AG, Montani JP Certain foods and liquids are thought to increase the...
Spot reduction of fat - Truth or fiction? Int J Obes (Lond). 2006 ;30:1211-6 T You, K M Murphy, M F Lyles et al. The localised reduction of fat (also called spot fat reduction) is a...
Veg versus non-veg - is there a difference in weight gain? International Journal of Obesity 2006: 30 ;1389–1396 M Rosell, P Appleby, E Spencer and T Key It is widely stated that when looking at a snap shot...
Weight Maintenance. Study shows extra protein intake limits weight regainBr J Nutr 2005 ;93:281-9 Lejeune MP, Kovacs E, Westerterp-Plantenga MS. At Healthier Weight Centres we know that long-term weight maintenance is a...
Sibutramine (Reductil) in clinical practice BackgroundSibutramine (Reductil) is a tertiary amine, originally developed as an antidepressant, but with weight-loss inducing properties. ...
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Low Carbohydrate Diets – The FactsCarbohydrate is the big buzz word in dieting. Both low-carbohydrate (CHO) and low-glycaemic index (GI) diets have been enormously popular in recent...
No evidence to suggest low glycaemic index (GI) diets work says Dr David Ashton Low-carb diets suggest that we need to cut the amount of carbohydrate in the diet, whereas the low-GI diet claims that we need to change the type of...