title: Nutrition Interventions for Obesity.
abstract: Obesity is a common disorder with complex causes. The epidemic has spurred significant advances in the understanding of nutritional approaches to treating obesity. Although the primary challenge is to introduce a dietary intake that creates an energy deficit, clinicians should also consider targeted risk factor modification with manipulation of the nutrient profile of the weight-reducing diet. These strategies produce significant weight loss and improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors. Future research is needed to better understand how to personalize nutrient prescriptions further to promote optimal risk modification and maintenance of long-term energy balance in the weight-reduced state.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA. Electronic address: jard@wakehealth.edu.
authors.forename: Jamy D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ard
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy and Management, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kahan
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012307:Risk Factors; D015431:Weight Loss
keywords: Dietary therapy; Energy balance; Maintenance of weight loss; Obesity; Weight loss; Weight-reducing diet