Links
- Overfeeding, Twin Study: Interview with Dr. Claude Bouchard.
- Fat land: how Americans became the fattest people in the world: Book review.
General Abstracts
- 2019: Habit-based Interventions for Weight Loss Maintenance in Adults With Overweight and Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
- 2017: A personalized, multi-platform nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle coaching program: A pilot in women.
- 2016: Intentional Weight Loss and Longevity in Overweight Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-Based Cohort Study
- 2014: A review of interventions that promote eating by internal cues.
- 2012: Measurement of ad libitum food intake, physical activity, and sedentary time in response to overfeeding.
- 2012: The role of exercise in the treatment of obesity.
- 2011: Number of foods available at a meal determines the amount consumed.
- 2011: The effects of intermittent or continuous energy restriction on weight loss and metabolic disease risk markers: a randomized trial in young overweight women.
- 2011: Intermittent versus daily calorie restriction: which diet regimen is more effective for weight loss?
- 2010: Potent anti-obesity effect of enteric-coated lactoferrin: decrease in visceral fat accumulation in Japanese men and women with abdominal obesity after 8-week administration of enteric-coated lactoferrin tablets.
- 2010: Attenuation of the Effect of the FTO rs9939609 Polymorphism on Total and Central Body Fat by Physical Activity in Adolescents
- 2009: Self-weighing promotes weight loss for obese adults.
- 2008: Weight loss during the intensive intervention phase of the weight-loss maintenance trial.
- 2006: The role of diet and exercise for the maintenance of fat-free mass and resting metabolic rate during weight loss.
- 2006: Relationship between BMI, total testosterone, sex hormone-binding-globulin, leptin, insulin and insulin resistance in obese men.
- 2006: State of the science: VLED (Very Low Energy Diet) for obesity.
- 2006: Strategies for healthy weight loss: from vitamin C to the glycemic response.
- 2006: The role of diet and exercise for the maintenance of fat-free mass and resting metabolic rate during weight loss.
- 2005: Human fat cell lipolysis: biochemistry, regulation and clinical role.
- 2005: A randomized controlled comparison of guided self-help cognitive behavioral therapy and behavioral weight loss for binge eating disorder.
- 2005: Dietary protein and exercise have additive effects on body composition during weight loss in adult women.
- 2005: Provision of foods differing in energy density affects long-term weight loss.
- 2005: The influence of food portion size and energy density on energy intake: implications for weight management.
- 2005: Glycyrrhetinic acid, the active principle of licorice, can reduce the thickness of subcutaneous thigh fat through topical application.
- 2005: Changing the energy density of the diet as a strategy for weight management.
- 2005: Identification of a food pattern characterized by high-fiber and low-fat food choices associated with low prospective weight change in the EPIC-Potsdam cohort.
- 2005: The Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Training on Abdominal Strength, Endurance, and Selected Anthropomentric Measures. (PDF)
- 2005: Dietary fiber and body weight.
- 2005: Obesity epidemics: simple or simplicistic answers?
- 2005: Ingestion of a tea rich in catechins leads to a reduction in body fat and malondialdehyde-modified LDL in men.
- 2004: Common dietary supplements for weight loss.
- 2004: Salad and satiety: energy density and portion size of a first-course salad affect energy intake at lunch.
- 2004: The effects of high protein diets on thermogenesis, satiety and weight loss: a critical review.
- 2004: Meal replacements are as effective as structured weight-loss diets for treating obesity in adults with features of metabolic syndrome.
- 2004: Effects of green tea on weight maintenance after body-weight loss.
- 2004: Short-term hunger intensity changes following ingestion of a meal replacement bar for weight control.
- 2004: Increasing the portion size of a sandwich increases energy intake.
- 2004: Increased portion size leads to increased energy intake in a restaurant meal.
- 2004: Increasing the portion size of a packaged snack increases energy intake in men and women.
- 2004: What can intervention studies tell us about the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and weight management?
- 2003: Water-induced thermogenesis.
- 2003: Intentional weight loss and death in overweight and obese U.S. adults 35 years of age and older.
- 2003: Postmenopausal women lose less visceral adipose tissue during a weight reduction program.
- 2003: Effects of Internet behavioral counseling on weight loss in adults at risk for type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial.
- 2003: Intermittent versus on-demand use of a very low calorie diet: a randomized 2-year clinical trial.
- 2003: Low glycemic index breakfasts and reduced food intake in preadolescent children.
- 2002: The relation of body mass index, cardiorespiratory fitness, and all-cause mortality in women.
- 2002: Weight management: a comparison of existing dietary approaches in a work-site setting.
- 2002: Regional muscle and adipose tissue amino acid metabolism in lean and obese women.
- 2001: Aim for a healthy weight: what is the target?
- 2001: Role of weight loss and polyunsaturated fatty acids in improving metabolic fitness in moderately obese, moderately hypertensive subjects.
- 2001: Using Internet technology to deliver a behavioral weight loss program.
- 2000: Evaluation of waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and the conicity index as screening tools for high trunk fat mass, as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, in children aged 3-19 y.
- 2000: Cognitive-behavioural approaches and weight management: an overview.
- 1999: Relationship between low cardiorespiratory fitness and mortality in normal-weight, overweight, and obese men.
- 1998: Effects of physiological hypercortisolemia on the regulation of lipolysis in subcutaneous adipose tissue.
- 1997: Hormonal control of regional fat distribution.
- 1997: Physical performance and metabolic recovery among lean, healthy men following a prolonged energy deficit.
- 1997: Weight loss is greater with consumption of large morning meals and fat-free mass is preserved with large evening meals in women on a controlled weight reduction regimen.
- 1996: Decreased androgen levels and obesity in men.
- 1996: The regulation of adipose tissue distribution in humans.
- 1992: Discrepancy between Self-Reported and Actual Caloric Intake and Exercise in Obese Subjects.
- 1989: Evaluation of an alternating-calorie diet with and without exercise in the treatment of obesity.
- 1989: Can body fat patterning be changed?
Meal Frequency
- 2012: Effects of meal frequency on metabolic profiles and substrate partitioning in lean healthy males.
- 2011: International Society of Sports Nutrition position stand: meal frequency
- 2011: The effect of eating frequency on appetite control and food intake: brief synopsis of controlled feeding studies.
- 2011: International Society of Sports Nutrition position stand: meal frequency.
- 2010: Increased meal frequency does not promote greater weight loss in subjects who were prescribed an 8-week equi-energetic energy-restricted diet.
- 2010: The influence of higher protein intake and greater eating frequency on appetite control in overweight and obese men.
- 2009: Association between eating frequency, weight, and health.
- 2009: Intermittent fasting does not affect whole-body glucose, lipid, or protein metabolism.
- 2008: Physical activity is a confounding factor of the relation between eating frequency and body composition.
- 2008: Acute effects on metabolism and appetite profile of one meal difference in the lower range of meal frequency.
- 2008: Eating behaviours and obesity in the adult population of Spain.
- 2008: Breakfast skipping is associated with differences in meal patterns, macronutrient intakes and overweight among pre-school children.
- 2008: Relationships between physical activity, obesity and meal frequency in adolescents.
- 2007: People who skip meals: are they better off?
- 2007: A controlled trial of reduced meal frequency without caloric restriction in healthy, normal-weight, middle-aged adults.
- 2007: Eating patterns and dietary composition in relation to BMI in younger and older adults.
- 2007: Alternate day calorie restriction improves clinical findings and reduces markers of oxidative stress and inflammation in overweight adults with moderate asthma.
- 2007: Impact of reduced meal frequency without caloric restriction on glucose regulation in healthy, normal-weight middle-aged men and women.
- 2005: Breakfast habits of 1,202 northern Italian children admitted to a summer sport school. Breakfast skipping is associated with overweight and obesity.
- 2003: Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult population.
- 2001: Frequency of eating and concentrations of serum cholesterol in the Norfolk population of the European prospective investigation into cancer (EPIC-Norfolk): cross sectional study.
- 1998: Evidence that eating frequency is inversely related to body weight status in male, but not female, non-obese adults reporting valid dietary intakes.
- 1997: Meal frequency and energy balance.
- 1996: Effects of meal frequency on body composition during weight control in boxers.
- 1993: Frequency of feeding, weight reduction and energy metabolism.
- 1991: Influence of the feeding frequency on nutrient utilization in man: consequences for energy metabolism.
- 1981: The effect of meal frequency and protein concentration on the composition of the weight lost by obese subjects.
Resting Metabolic Rate
- 2012: Effects of Dietary Composition on Energy Expenditure During Weight-Loss Maintenance
- 2003: Which REE prediction equation should we use in normal-weight, overweight and obese women?
- 2001: New approach for weight reduction by a combination of diet, light resistance exercise and the timing of ingesting a protein supplement.
- 2001: Do adaptive changes in metabolic rate favor weight regain in weight-reduced individuals? An examination of the set-point theory.
- 2000: Resting metabolic rate, fat-free mass and catecholamine excretion during weight loss in female obese patients.
- 2000: Long-term effects of dieting on resting metabolic rate in obese outpatients.
- 1999: Long-term calorie restriction reduces energy expenditure in aging monkeys.
- 1993: Severe vs moderate energy restriction with and without exercise in the treatment of obesity: efficiency of weight loss.
- 1993: Resting energy expenditure in the obese: a cross-validation and comparison of prediction equations.
- 1990: The effect of weight loss by dieting or exercise on resting metabolic rate in overweight men.
- 1990: Resting metabolic rate, body composition and thyroid hormones. Short term effects of very low calorie diet.
- 1989: Short and long term effects of a very low calorie diet on resting metabolic rate and body composition.
- 1989: Metabolic effects of repeated weight loss and regain in adolescent wrestlers.
- 1988: Resting metabolic rate and diet-induced thermogenesis in abdominal and gluteal-femoral obese women before and after weight reduction.
- 1985: Energy expenditure before and during energy restriction in obese patients.
Macronutrient Ratio
- 2016: Diets higher in animal and plant protein are associated with lower adiposity and do not impair kidney function in US adults.
- 2015: Effects of total fat intake on body weight.
- 2014: Effect of a 6-month vegan low-carbohydrate ('Eco-Atkins') diet on cardiovascular risk factors and body weight in hyperlipidaemic adults: a randomised controlled trial.
- 2014: Long term weight maintenance after advice to consume low carbohydrate, higher protein diets--a systematic review and meta analysis.
- 2013: Effect of Dietary Composition of Weight Loss Diets on High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein: The Randomized POUNDS LOST Trial
- 2012: Effects of Dietary Composition During Weight Loss Maintenance: A Controlled Feeding Study
- 2012: Effects of 4 weight-loss diets differing in fat, protein, and carbohydrate on fat mass, lean mass, visceral adipose tissue, and hepatic fat: results from the POUNDS LOST trial.
- 2011: Intake of total, animal and plant protein and subsequent changes in weight or waist circumference in European men and women: the Diogenes project.
- 2009: Comparison of Weight-Loss Diets with Different Compositions of Fat, Protein, and Carbohydrates.
- 2008: Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet
- 2007: Comparison of the Atkins, Zone, Ornish, and LEARN Diets for Change in Weight and Related Risk Factors Among Overweight Premenopausal Women
- 2006: Ketogenic low-carbohydrate diets have no metabolic advantage over nonketogenic low-carbohydrate diets
- 2006: Effects of variation in protein and carbohydrate intake on body mass and composition during energy restriction: a meta-regression
- 2006: Low-carbohydrate diet in type 2 diabetes. Stable improvement of bodyweight and glycemic control during 22 months follow-up.
- 2005: The role of dietary fat in obesity.
- 2005: Carbohydrate-restricted diets high in either monounsaturated fat or protein are equally effective at promoting fat loss and improving blood lipids.
- 2005: Association between dietary carbohydrates and body weight.
- 2004: A calorie is a calorie" violates the second law of thermodynamics.
- 2004: Beneficial effect of low carbohydrate in low calorie diets on visceral fat reduction in type 2 diabetic patients with obesity.
- 2004: Effects of a low-fat diet compared with those of a high-monounsaturated fat diet on body weight, plasma lipids and lipoproteins, and glycemic control in type 2 diabetes.
- 2004: Almonds vs complex carbohydrates in a weight reduction program.
- 2003: The significance of protein in food intake and body weight regulation.
- 2003: A low-carbohydrate as compared with a low-fat diet in severe obesity.
- 2003: Efficacy and safety of low-carbohydrate diets: a systematic review.
- 2003: A randomized trial of a low-carbohydrate diet for obesity.
- 2003: A randomized trial comparing a very low carbohydrate diet and a calorie-restricted low fat diet on body weight and cardiovascular risk factors in healthy women.
- 2003: A reduced ratio of dietary carbohydrate to protein improves body composition and blood lipid profiles during weight loss in adult women.
- 2002: Advice on low-fat diets for obesity.
- 2002: Body composition and hormonal responses to a carbohydrate-restricted diet.
- 2002: Prolonged adaptation to fat-rich diet and training; effects on body fat stores and insulin resistance in man.
- 2001: Food intake patterns and body mass index in observational studies (PDF)
- 2000: Randomized controlled trial of changes in dietary carbohydrate/fat ratio and simple vs complex carbohydrates on body weight and blood lipids: the CARMEN study. The Carbohydrate Ratio Management in European National diets.
- 2000: The effect of high-protein diets on coronary blood flow.
- 2000: Similar weight loss with low-energy food combining or balanced diets.
- 2000: The role of dietary fat in body fatness: evidence from a preliminary meta-analysis of ad libitum low-fat dietary intervention studies.
- 1999: Randomized trial on protein vs carbohydrate in ad libitum fat reduced diet for the treatment of obesity.
- 1996: Similar weight loss with low- or high-carbohydrate diets.
- 1995: A randomized trial of counseling for fat restriction versus calorie restriction in the treatment of obesity.
- 1993: Randomized evaluation of a low fat ad libitum carbohydrate diet for weight reduction.
- 1991: Weight loss in women participating in a randomized trial of low-fat diets.
Exercise
- 2013: Total daily energy expenditure is increased following a single bout of sprint interval training.
- 2013: Acute exercise and subsequent energy intake. A meta-analysis.
- 2011: Exercising fasting or fed to enhance fat loss? Influence of food intake on respiratory ratio and excess postexercise oxygen consumption after a bout of endurance training.
- 2011: One-set resistance training elevates energy expenditure for 72 h similar to three sets.
- 2010: Lack of effect of exercise time of day on acute energy intake in healthy men.
- 2009: Acute effect of environmental temperature during exercise on subsequent energy intake in active men.
- 2007: Are blood flow and lipolysis in subcutaneous adipose tissue influenced by contractions in adjacent muscles in humans?
- 2003: Effects of different training protocols on exercise performance during a short-term body weight reduction programme in severely obese patients.
- 2002: Physiologic changes after diet combined with structured aerobic exercise or lifestyle activity.
- 2001: Effects of long versus short bout exercise on fitness and weight loss in overweight females.
- 2001: Short-term dietary energy restriction reduces lean body mass but not performance in physically active men and women.
- 2000: Post-exercise adipose tissue and skeletal muscle lipid metabolism in humans: the effects of exercise intensity.
- 1997: Postexercise energy expenditure and substrate oxidation in young women resulting from exercise bouts of different intensity.
- 1997: Effects of strength or aerobic training on body composition, resting metabolic rate, and peak oxygen consumption in obese dieting subjects.
- 1997: How much physical activity is needed to minimize weight gain in previously obese women?
- 1995: Prescribing exercise in multiple short bouts versus one continuous bout: effects on adherence, cardiorespiratory fitness, and weight loss in overweight women.
- 1987: Adaptation of food ingestion to energy expenditure.
Also see selected Nutrition abstracts: Calcium and Sweetners & Sugar.