title: Weight loss outcome and health benefits associated with the Optifast program in the treatment of obesity.
authors.affiliation: Center for Nutritional Research, New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kanders
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Blackburn
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lavin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Norton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015431:Weight Loss