The prevalence of obesity among Americans 20 to 74 years ofage increased from 15 percent during the period between 1976and 1980 to 27 percent in 19991 and continues to increase, withalarming implications for public health. At any time, about45 percent of women and 30 percent of men in this country areactively seeking to lose weight — in most cases, to noavail.2 Thus, the public has a keen interest in diets that mighthelp in the battle against the bulge.
Although most physicians recommend low-fat diets, low-carbohydratediets such as the Atkins diet have had . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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Low-Carbohydrate Diets as Compared with Low-Fat Diets
Duggirala M. K., Mundell W. C., Mikkilineni P., Aziz I., Garrido J. A., Roberts C. K., Barnard R. J., Samaha F. F., Stern L., Iqbal N., Foster G. D., Hill J. O., Klein S.
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