title: [Merits and demerits of VLCD therapy].
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kita
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uotani
mesh_terms: D000075202:Contraindications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000178:diet therapy; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000178:diet therapy; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology