title: The Role of Macronutrient Content in the Diet for Weight Management.
abstract: Diets to treat obesity have been in existence since Hippocrates treated obesity some 2500 years ago. There are currently a wide variety of diets and a common misconception that a single magical diet can cure overweight and obesity. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses indicate that all diets work when adhered to and that initial weight loss can predict the amount of weight lost and maintained for up to 4 years. Individual preferences are thus key in selecting a diet. There are emerging data pinpointing genetic variability in the metabolic responses to variation in macronutrient intake.
authors: Atherosclerosis Research Program, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, 5700 Martin Luther King Drive, Oakland, CA 94609, USA. Electronic address: bray@pbrc.edu.
authors: George A
authors: GA
authors: Bray
authors: Atherosclerosis Research Program, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, 5700 Martin Luther King Drive, Oakland, CA 94609, USA.
authors: Patty W
authors: PW
authors: Siri-Tarino
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015431:Weight Loss
keywords: Balanced-deficit diets; High-protein diets; Low carbohydrate diets; Low-fat diets; Macronutrients; Mediterranean diets; Very-low-calorie diets; Weight loss