title: Diet options of obesity: fad or famous?
abstract: This article highlights the different dietary approaches that have evolved and become popular over the past few years. Whether these are fads or truly represent important changes in the way peo-ple eat and that ultimately will lead to a lower rate of obesity and improved health is impossible to know.
authors.affiliation: Section of Gastroenterology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 2820 Napoleon Avenue, Suite 700, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA. balart@aol.com
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Balart
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D004033:Diet Fads; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States; D015431:Weight Loss