Dietary Management of Obesity: A Review of the Evidence
In the sections below, we summarize the most recent evidence on the effectiveness of five dietary approaches used popularly in the management of obesity (high protein, low carbohydrate, low fat, Mediterranean diet and intermittent fasting) with the main outcomes as …
Obesity and overweight - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mar 1, 2024 · Obesity is a chronic complex disease defined by excessive fat deposits that can impair health. Obesity can lead to increased risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, it can affect bone health and reproduction, it increases the risk of certain cancers.
Obesity - The Nutrition Source
When looking at diet and food, which is often the focus with obesity, there are various factors to consider than just calories in/calories out: Living in a food environment that lacks access to healthy food choices or income-related barriers to regularly consuming a variety of healthy foods.
Defining the Optimal Dietary Approach for Safe, Effective and ...
Low-fat diets have been recommended as safe and effective weight loss strategies for many decades on the basis of several observations: (1) energy from fat is less satiating than energy from carbohydrate, and a high fat/carbohydrate ratio in the diet can promote passive overconsumption, positive energy balance and weight gain in susceptible ...
Dietary Approaches to Obesity Treatment - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Mar 11, 2023 · One kilogram of fat contains 9000 kilocalories. To lose half a kilogram of fat per week, a person should achieve a 4500 kcal net deficit for a week, 642 kcal in one day. Net energy deficit is achieved by decreasing food intake (dieting) and increasing physical activity.
High-fat and obesogenic diets: current and future strategies to …
May 20, 2014 · A methionine and choline-deficient (MCD) diet, a choline-deficient diet (CD) or a high-fat diet (HFD) are examples. Different dietary approaches produce different severities of disease along the NAFLD spectrum and likely work by unique mechanisms.
A healthy approach to dietary fats: understanding the science and ...
The focus on reducing total fat resulted in increased consumption of refined carbohydrates and added sugars, and avoidance of nutrient-dense foods rich in healthy unsaturated fats such as nuts, seeds, avocados and vegetable oils.
Diet and Obesity - IntechOpen
Aug 19, 2021 · The optimal diet for prevention of weight gain, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes is fat-reduced, fiber-rich and high in low-energy density carbohydrates (fruit, vegetables, and whole grain products).
Dietary fat and cardiometabolic health: evidence ... - The BMJ
Jun 13, 2018 · In past decades, dietary guidance has almost universally advocated reducing the intake of total and saturated fat, with the emphasis shifting more recently from total fat to the replacement of saturated fat with polyunsaturated fats and the elimination of trans fat.
Effects of high fat diet-induced obesity on pathophysiology, …
Nov 2, 2022 · Obesity and westernized dietary habits (excess of salt, fat, and quantity) are risk factors for metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, while a high body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for...