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Volume 353:1070-1071 September 8, 2005 Number 10
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Overweight Children and Adolescents

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by Dietz, W. H.
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To the Editor: Although large-scale trials are needed to assess effectiveness, a diet with a low glycemic index appears promising in the treatment of childhood obesity, especially in combination with the innovative behavioral strategies discussed by Dietz and Robinson (May 19 issue).1 Even the most powerful behavioral methods to promote weight loss in obese children are not likely to succeed if they promote inefficacious dietary prescriptions.

Low-fat diets do not result in more weight loss than higher-fat diets, according to a recent meta-analysis.2 Low-carbohydrate diets lead to short-term but not long-term weight loss, and their safety in children has not . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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