title: Examining the most popular weight loss diets: how effective are they?
abstract: Patients may swear by a particular diet, but the medical evidence gathered so far indicates that for most, keeping lost weight off for at least a year is an elusive goal.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, MidMichigan Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: Erin L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Sherer
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sherer
mesh_terms: D004033:Diet Fads; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy*; D015431:Weight Loss