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10 Top Tips (Habit Formation)

Reference	Title	Journal
Lally, P (2008) [Full]	Healthy habits: efficacy of simple advice on weight control based on habit-forma…	Int J Obes
Beeken, RJ (2017) [Full]	A brief intervention for weight control based on habit-formation theory delivere…	Int J Obes

Alternate Day Fasting

Reference	Title	Journal
Laessle, RG (1996) [Abs]	Biological and psychological correlates of intermittent dieting behavior in youn…	Physiol Behav
Heilbronn, LK (2005) [Full]	Alternate-day fasting in nonobese subjects: effects on body weight, body composi…	AJCN
Johnson, JB (2007) [Full]	Alternate day calorie restriction improves clinical findings and reduces markers…	Free Radic Biol Med
Varady & Hellertein (2007) [Full]	Alternate-day fasting and chronic disease prevention: a review of human and anim…	AJCN
Varady, KA (2009) [Full]	Short-term modified alternate-day fasting: a novel dietary strategy for weight l…	AJCN
Bhutani, S (2010) [Full]	Improvements in coronary heart disease risk indicators by alternate-day fasting …	Obesity
Klempel, MC (2010) [Full]	Dietary and physical activity adaptations to alternate day modified fasting: imp…	Nutr J
Bhutani, S (2013) [Abs]	Alternate day fasting with or without exercise: effects on endothelial function …	e-SPEN
Bhutani, S (2013) [Full]	Alternate day fasting and endurance exercise combine to reduce body weight and f…	Obesity
Eshghinia & Mohammadzadeh (2013) [Full]	The effects of modified alternate-day fasting diet on weight loss and CAD risk f…	J Diabetes Metab Disord
Klempel, MC (2013) [Abs]	Alternate day fasting (ADF) with a high-fat diet produces similar weight loss an…	Metabolism
Varady, KA (2013) [Full]	Alternate day fasting for weight loss in normal weight and overweight subjects: …	Nutr J
Hoddy, KK (2014) [Full]	Meal timing during alternate day fasting: impact on body weight and cardiovascul…	Obesity
Patterson, RE (2015) [Full]	Intermittent fasting and human metabolic health	J Acad Nutr Dietetics
Alhamdan, BA (2016) [Full]	Alternate-day versus daily energy restriction diets: which is more effective for…	Obes Sci Pract
Catenacci, VA (2016) [Full]	A randomized pilot study comparing zero-calorie alternate-day fasting to daily c…	Obesity
Anton, SD (2018) [Full]	Flipping the metabolic switch: understanding and applying the health benefits of…	Obesity
Zubrzycki, A (2018) [Full]	The role of low-calorie diets and intermittent fasting in the treatment of obesi…	J Physiol Pharm
Cho, AR (2019) [Abs]	Effects of alternate day fasting and exercise on cholesterol metabolism in overw…	Metabolism
Hutchison, AT (2019) [Full]	Effects of intermittent versus continuous energy intakes on insulin sensitivity …	Obesity
Rynders, CA (2019) [Full]	Effectiveness of intermittent fasting and time-restricted feeding compared to co…	Nutrients
Stekovic, S (2019) [Full]	Alternate day fasting improves physiological and molecular markers of aging in h…	Cell Metab
Hoddy, KK (2020) [Full]	Intermittent fasting and metabolic health: from religious fast to time-restricte…	Obesity
Park, J (2020) [Abs]	Effect of alternate-day fasting on obesity and cardiometabolic risk: a systemati…	Metabolism

Atkins

Reference	Title	Journal
Chlouverakis, C (1975) [Abs]	Dietary and medical treatment of obesity: an evaluative review	Addict Behav
Freedman, MR (2000) [Full]	Popular Diets: A Scientific Review	Obes Res
Astrup, A (2004) [Abs]	Atkins and other low-carbohydrate diets: hoax or an effective tool for weight lo…	Lancet
Lean & Lara (2004) [Abs]	Is Atkins dead (again)?	Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis
McAuley, KA (2005) [Full]	Comparison of high fat and high protein diets with a high carbohydrate diet in i…	Diabetologica
Truby, H (2006) [Full]	Randomised controlled trial of four commercial weight loss programmes in the UK:…	BMJ
Malik & Hu (2007) [Abs]	Popular weight-loss diets: from evidence to practice	Nat Clin Prac Cardio…
Vander Wal, JS (2007) [Abs]	Moderate-carbohydrate low-fat versus low-carbohydrate high-fat meal replacements…	Int J Food Sci Nutr
Buscemi, S (2009) [Abs]	Effects of hypocaloric very-low-carbohydrate diet vs. Mediterranean diet on endo…	Eur J Clin Invest
Jenkins, DJ (2009) [Full]	The effect of a plant-based low-carbohydrate (“Eco-Atkins”) diet on body weight …	Arch Intern Med
Morgan, LM (2009) [Full]	Comparison of the effects of four commercially available weight-loss programmes …	Public Health Nutr
Johnson, BC (2014) [Full]	Comparison of weight loss among named diet programs in overweight and obese adul…	JAMA

Atkins Diet

Reference	Title	Journal
Freedman, MR (2000) [Full]	Popular Diets: A Scientific Review	Obes Res
Astrup, A (2004) [Abs]	Atkins and other low-carbohydrate diets: hoax or an effective tool for weight lo…	Lancet
Lean & Lara (2004) [Abs]	Is Atkins dead (again)?	Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis
Dansinger, ML (2005) [Full]	Comparison of the Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers, and Zone Diets for weight los…	JAMA
McAuley, KA (2006) [Full]	Long-term effects of popular dietary approaches on weight loss and features of i…	Int J Obes
Franz, M. (2007) [Abs]	Weight-Loss Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Weight-Loss Clini…	J Am Diet Assoc
Gardner, CD (2007) [Full]	Comparison of the Atkins, Zone, Ornish, and LEARN diets for change in weight and…	JAMA
Malik & Hu (2007) [Abs]	Popular weight-loss diets: from evidence to practice	Nat Clin Prac Cardio…
Goldstein, T (2011) [Abs]	The effect of a low carbohydrate, energy-unrestricted diet in obese type 2 diabe…	e-SPEN
Friedman, AN (2012) [Full]	Comparative effects of low-carbohydrate high-protein versus low-fat diets on the…	Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
Atallah, R (2014) [Full]	Long-term effects of 4 popular diets on weight loss and cardiovascular risk fact…	Circulation, Cardio Qual
Johnson, BC (2014) [Full]	Comparison of weight loss among named diet programs in overweight and obese adul…	JAMA
Gudzune, KA (2015) [Full]	Efficacy of commercial weight-loss programs: an updated systematic review	Annal Intern Med
Bray & Siri-Tarino (2016) [Abs]	The role of macronutrient content in the diet for weight management	Endo Metab Clinics
Ge, L (2020) [Full]	Comparison of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary program…	BMJ

Behavior Modification Intensive Lifestyle Training

Reference	Title	Journal
Stuart, RB (1967) [Abs]	Behavioral control of overeating	Behav Res Ther
Abramson, EE (1973) [Abs]	A review of the behavioral approaches to weight control	Behav Res Ther
Hall, SM (1973) [Abs]	Behavioral treatment of obesity: two year follow-up	Behav Res Ther
Hanson, RW (1976) [Abs]	Use of programmed instruction in teaching self-management skills in overweight a…	Behav Therapy
Ost & Gotestam (1976) [Abs]	Behavioral and pharamacological treatment for obesity: An experimental compariso…	Addict Behav
Abramson, EE (1977) [Abs]	Behavioral approaches to weight control: an updated review	Behav Res Ther
Brightwell & Sloan (1977) [Abs]	Long-term results of behavior therapy for obesity	Behavior Therap
Gotestam, KG (1979) [Abs]	A three year follow-up of a behavioral treatment for obesity	Addict Behav
Brownell, KD (1982) [Abs]	Obesity: understanding and treating a serious, prevalent, and refractory disorde…	J Consult Clin Psychol
Graham, LE (1983) [Abs]	Five-year follow-up to a behavioral weight-loss program	J Consult Clin Pyschol
Dubbert, PM (1984) [Abs]	Goal-setting and spouse involvement in the treatment of obesity	Behav Res Ther
Jeffrey, RW (1984) [Abs]	Correlates of weight loss and its maintenance over two years of follow-up among …	Prev Med
Stalonas, PM (1984) [Abs]	Do behavioral treatments of obesity last? A five-year follow-up investigation	Addict Behav
Bjorvell & Rossner (1985) [Link]	Long-term treatment of severe obesity: four years follow-up results of combined …	BMJ
Jordan, HA (1985) [Abs]	Patterns of weight change: the interval 6 to 10 years after initial weight loss …	Psychol Rep
Kirschenbaum, DS (1985) [Abs]	Behavioral treatment of adult obesity: attentional controls and 2-year follow-up	Behav Res Ther
Perri, MG (1986) [Abs]	Enhancing the efficacy of behavior therapy for obesity: effects of aerobic exerc…	J Consult Clin Pyschol
Brownell & Jeffery (1987) [Abs]	Improving long-term weight loss: pushing the limits of treatment	Behavior Therap
Wadden, TA (1988) [Abs]	Three-year follow-up of the treatment of obesity by very low calorie diet, behav…	J Consulting Clin Psych
Miura, J (1989) [Abs]	The long-term effectiveness of combined therapy by behaviour modification and ve…	Int J Obes
Ornish, D (1990) [Abs]	Can lifestyle changes reverse coronary heart disease?	Lancet
Viegener, BJ (1990) [Abs]	Effects of an intermittent, low-fat, low-calorie diet in the behavioral treatmen…	Behavior Therapy
Bjorvell & Rossner (1992) [Abs]	A ten-year follow-up of weight change in severely obese subjects treated in a co…	Int J Obes
Nunn, RG (1992) [Abs]	2.5 years follow-up of weight and body mass index values in the Weight Control f…	Addict Behav
Jeffery, RW (1993) [Abs]	Strengthening behavioral interventions for weight loss: a randomized trial of fo…	J Consult Clin Pyschol
Epstein, LH (1994) [Abs]	Ten-year outcomes of behavioral family-based treatment for childhood obesity	Health Pysch
Foreyt & Goodrick (1994) [Abs]	Impact of behavior therapy on weight loss	Am J Health Promot
Talib, R (1997) [Full]	The effectiveness of group dietary counselling among non insulin dependent diabe…	Asia Pac J Clin Nutr
Goodrick, GK (1998) [Abs]	Nondieting versus dieting treatment for overweight binge-eating women	J Consult Clin Psychol
Manning, RM (1998) [Abs]	The comparison of four weight reduction strategies aimed at overweight patients …	Diabetic Med
Ornish, D (1998) [Full]	Intensive lifesytle changes for reversal of coronary heart disease	JAMA
Perri, MG (1998) [Abs]	The maintenance of treatment effects in the long-term management of obesity	Clinical Psychol Sci Prac
Pritchard, DA (1999) [Full]	Nutritional counseling in general practice: A cost-effective analysis	J Epidemiol Community Health
Sbrocco, T (1999) [Abs]	Behavioral choice treatment promotes continuing weight loss: Preliminary results…	J Consul Clin Psychol
Ayyad & Andersen (2000) [Abs]	Long-term efficacy of dietary treatment of obesity: a systematic review of studi…	Obes Rev
Freedman, MR (2000) [Full]	Popular Diets: A Scientific Review	Obes Res
Jeffrey, RW (2000) [Abs]	Long-term maintenance of weight loss: Current Status	Health Psychology
Rapport, L (2000) [Abs]	Evaluation of a modified cognitive-behavioural programme for weight management	Int J Obes Relat Meta
Ashley, JM (2001) [Full]	Meal replacements in weight intervention	Obes Res
Hensrud, DD (2001) [Full]	Dietary treatment and long-term weight loss and maintenace in type 2 diabetes	Obes Res
Ramirez, EM (2001) [Abs]	A comparison of weight control and weight control plus body image therapy for ob…	J Consul Clin Psychol
Burke, V (2002) [Full]	An innovative program for changing health behaviors	Asian Pacific J Clin Nutr
Djuric, Z (2002) [Full]	Combining weight-loss counseling with Weight Watchers plan for obese breast canc…	Obes Res
Harvey-Berino, J (2002) [Full]	Does using the Internet facilitate the maintenance of weight loss?	Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord
Simkin-Silverman, LR (2003) [Abs]	Lifestyle intervention can prevent weight gain during menopause: results from a …	Ann Behav Med
Douketis, JD (2005) [Full]	Systematic review of long-term weight loss studies in obese adults: clinical sig…	Int J Obes
Kumanyika, SK (2005) [Abs]	Outpatient weight management in African-Americans: the Healthy Eating and Lifest…	Prev Med
Riebe, D (2005) [Abs]	Long-term maintenance of exercise and healthy eating behaviors in overweight adu…	Prev Med
Wadden, TA (2005) [Full]	Randomized trial of lifestyle modification and pharmacotherapy for obesity	NEJM
Elmer, PJ (2006) [Abs]	Effects of comprehensive lifestyle modification on diet, weight, physical fitnes…	Ann Intern Med
Sherwood, NE (2006) [Full]	Mail and phone interventions for weight loss in a managed-care setting: weigh-to…	Int J Obes
Aldana, SG (2007) [Abs]	The effects of an intensive lifestyle modification program on carotid artery int…	Health Promotion
Dansinger, ML (2007) [Abs]	Meta-analysis: the effect of dietary counseling for weight loss	Ann Intern Med
Franz, MJ (2007) [Abs]	Weight-Loss Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Weight-Loss Clini…	J Am Diet Assoc
Galani & Schneider (2007) [Abs]	Prevention and treatment of obesity with lifestyle interventions: review and met…	Int J Public Health
Keyserling, TC (2008) [Abs]	Randomized trial of a clinic-based, community-supported, lifestyle intervention …	Prev Med
Svetkey, L (2008) [Full]	Comparison of Strategies for Sustaining Weight Loss: The Weight Loss Maintenance…	JAMA
Annunziato, RA (2009) [Abs]	A randomized trial examing differential meal replacement adherence in a weight l…	Eating Behaviors
Brown, T (2009) [Link]	Systematic review of long-term lifestyle interventions to prevent weight gain an…	Obes Rev
Hoy, MK (2009) [Full]	Implementing a low-fat eating plan in the Women’s Intervention Nutrition Study	J Am Diet Assoc
Wadden, TA (2009) [Full]	One-year weight losses in the Look AHEAD study: factors associated with success	Obesity
Cooper, Z (2010) [Full]	Testing a new cognitive behavioural treatment for obesity: a randomized controll…	Behav Res Ther
Groeneveld, IF (2010) [Full]	Lifesytle-focused interventions at the workplace to reduce the risk of cardiovas…	Scan J Work Environ Health
Silva, MN (2010) [Abs]	Using self-determination theory to promote physical activity and weight control:…	J Behav Med
Wing, RR (2010) [Full]	Long-term effects of a lifestyle intervention on weight and cardiovascular risk …	Ann Intern Med
Johnson, WD (2011) [Full]	Incremental weight loss improves cardiometabolic risk in extremely obese adults	Am J Med
Loveman, E (2011) [Full]	The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of long-term weight management…	Health Technol Assess
Simpson, SA (2011) [Abs]	What is the most effective way to maintain weight loss in adults	BMJ
Villareal, DT (2011) [Full]	Weight loss, exercise, or both and physical function in obese older adults	NEJM
Jakicic, JM (2012) [Full]	Effect of a stepped-care intervention approach on weight loss in adults. A rando…	JAMA
Kirk, SF (2012) [Full]	Effective weight management practice: a review of the lifestyle intervention evi…	Int J Obes
Kong, A (2012) [Full]	Self-monitoring and eating-related behaviors are associated with 12-month weight…	J Acad Nutr Diet
Middleton, KM (2012) [Abs]	The impact of extended care on the long-term maintenance of weight loss: A syste…	Obes Rev
Yamaoka & Tango (2012) [Full]	Effects of a lifestyle modification on metabolic syndrome: a systematic review a…	BMC Med
Forman, EM (2013) [Full]	The Mind Your Health Project: A randomized controlled trial of an innovative beh…	Obesity
Kent, L (2013) [Full]	Long-term effectiveness of the community-based Complete Health Improvement Progr…	BMJ Open
Michie, S (2013) [Abs]	The behavior change technique taxonomy (v1) of 93 hierarchically clustered techn…	Ann Behav Med
Pinto, AM (2013) [Full]	Combining behavioral weight loss treatment and a commercial program: a randomize…	Obesity
Ritzwoller, DP (2013) [Full]	Economic analyses of the Be Fit Be Well Program: A weight loss program for commu…	Gen Med
Unick, JL (2013) [Full]	The long-term effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention in severely obese indivi…	Am J Med
Xu, DF (2013) [Full]	Effects of lifestyle intervention and meal replacement on glycaemic and body-wei…	Br J Nutr
Dutton, G (2014) [Full]	A randomized trial comparing weight loss treatment delivered in large versus sma…	Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act
Hartman-Boyce, J (2014) [Abs]	Effect of behavioural techniques and delivery mode on effectivenss of weight man…	Obes Rev
Jensen, MD (2014) [Full]	2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adult…	Circulation
Johns, DJ (2014) [Full]	Diet or exercise interventions vs. combined behavioural weight management progra…	J Acad Nutr Diet
Look AHEAD Res Group (2014) [Full]	Eight-year weight losses with an intensive lifestyle intervention	Obesity
Ades, PA (2015) [Full]	A lifestyle program of exercise and weight loss is effective in preventing and t…	Prev Med
Franz, MJ (2015) [Abs]	Lifestyle weight-loss intervention outcomes in overweight and obese adults with …	J Acad Nutr Diet
Gudzune, KA (2015) [Full]	Efficacy of commercial weight-loss programs: an updated systematic review	Annal Intern Med
Liu, H (2015) [Full]	Effectiveness of a public dietitian-led diabetes nutrition intervention on glyce…	Asia Pac J Clin Nutr
Butryn, ML (2017) [Full]	Efficacy of environmental and acceptance-based enhancements to behavioral weight…	Obesity
Cradock, KA (2017) [Full]	Diet behavior change techniques in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta…	Diabetes Care
Heymsfield & Wadden (2017) [Abs]	Mechanisms, pathophysiology, and management of obesity	NEJM
Rolls, BJ (2017) [Full]	Does the incorporation of portion-control strategies in a behavioral program imp…	Int J Obes
Rothberg, E (2017) [Full]	Impact of weight loss on waist circumference and the components of the metabolic…	BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care
Lowe, MR (2018) [Full]	Evaluation of meal replacements and a home food environment intervention for lon…	Am J Clin Nutr
Tronieri, JS (2018) [Full]	A randomized trial of lorcaserin and lifestyle counseling for maintaining weight…	Obesity

Black Men & Women - Specific Programs For

Reference	Title	Journal
Foley, P (2012) [Full]	Weight gain prevention among black women in the rural community health center se…	BMC Public Health
Bennet, GG (2013) [Full]	Behavioral treatment for weight gain prevention among black women in primary car…	JAMA Int Med

Black People - Specific Interventions For

Reference	Title	Journal
Stolley, MR (2008) [Full]	Obesity reduction black intervention trial (ORBIT): six-month results	Obesity

Blood Type Diets (Obs)

Reference	Title	Journal
Cusack, L (2013) [Full]	Blood type diets lack supporting evidence: a systematic review	Am J Clin Nutr
Wang, J (2014) [Full]	ABO genotype, ‘blood-type’ diet and cardiometabolic risk factors	PLOS ONE
Smith, S (2018) [Full]	Association of ABO blood group and body mass index: a cross-sectional study from…	J Nutr Metab
Wang, J (2018) [Full]	ABO genotype does not modify the association between the “Blood-Type” diet and b…	J Nutr

Breakfast (Large AM Meal)

Reference	Title	Journal
Schlundt, DG (1992) [Abs]	The role of breakfast in the treatment of obesity: a randomized clinical trial	Am J Clin Nutr
Keim, NL (1997) [Full]	Weight loss is greater with consumption of large morning meals and fat-free mass…	J Nutr
Garaulet, M (2013) [Full]	Timing of food intake predicts weight loss effectiveness	Int J Obes
Jakubowicz, D (2013) [Full]	High caloric intake at breakfast vs dinner differentially influences weight loss…	Obesity
Betts, JA (2016) [Full]	The causal role of breakfast in energy balance and health: a randomized controll…	Am J Clin Nutr
Chowdhury, EA (2016) [Full]	The causal role of breakfast in energy balance and health: a randomized controll…	AJCN
LeCheminant, GM (2017) [Abs]	A randomized controlled trial to study the effects of breakfast on energy intake…	Appetite
Megson, M (2017) [Abs]	Effects of breakfast eating and eating frequency on body mass index and weight l…	J Behavioral Med
Sievert, K (2019) [Full]	Effect of breakfast on weight and energy intake: systematic review and meta-anal…	BMJ

Caloric Restriction

Reference	Title	Journal
Shorey, RL (1976) [Abs]	Efficacy of diet and exercise in the reduction of serum cholesterol and triglyce…	AJCN
Shah, M (1994) [Abs]	Comparison of a low-fat, ad libitum comlex-carbohydrate diet with low-energy die…	AJCN
Astrup, A (1997) [Abs]	The role of low-fat diets and fat substitutes in body weight management: what ha…	J Am Diet Assoc
Miller, WC (1997) [Abs]	A meta-analysis of the past 25 years of weight loss research using diet, exercis…	Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord
Harvey-Berino, J (1998) [Full]	The efficacy of dietary fat vs. total energy restriction for weight loss	Obes Res
Rippe, JM (1998) [Full]	Improved psychological well-being, quality of life, and health practices in mode…	Obes Res
Djuric, Z (1999) [Abs]	A clinical trial to selectively change dietary fat and/or energy intake in women…	Nutr Cancer
Blumenthal, JA (2000) [Full]	Exercise and weight loss reduce blood pressure in men and women with mild hypert…	Arch Intern Med
Freedman, MR (2000) [Full]	Popular Diets: A Scientific Review	Obes Res
Noakes & Clifton (2000) [Full]	Changes in plasma lipids and other cardiovascular risk factors during 3 energy-r…	AJCN
Doucet, E (2001) [Full]	Evidence for the existence of adaptive thermogenesis during weight loss	Br J Nutr
Leslie, WS (2002) [Abs]	Weight management: a comparison of existing dietary approaches in a work-site se…	Int J Obes
Ahrens, RA (2003) [Abs]	Effects of weight reduction interventions by community pharmacists	J Am Pharm Assoc
Aude, YW (2004) [Full]	The national cholesterol education program diet vs a diet lower in carbohydrates…	Arch Intern Med
Heilbronn, LK (2006) [Full]	Effect of a 6-month calorie restriction on biomarkers of longevity, metabolic ad…	JAMA
Miller, GD (2006) [Full]	Intensive weight loss program improves physical function in older obese adults w…	Obesity
Redman, LM (2007) [Full]	Effect of calorie restriction with or without exercise on body composition and f…	JCEM
Larson-Meyer, DE (2008) [Full]	Effect of 6-month calorie restriction and exercise on serum and liver lipids and…	Obesity
Redman, LM (2008) [Full]	Pennington Comprehensive Assessment of Long-Term Effects of Reducing Intake of E…	Arch Int Med
Redman, LM (2009) [Full]	Metabolic and behavioral compensations in response to caloric restriction: impli…	PLOS ONE
Schenk, S (2009) [Full]	Improved insulin sensitivity after weight loss and exercise training is mediated…	J Physiol
Wycherley, TP (2010) [Full]	A high-protein diet with resistance exercise training improves weight loss and b…	Diabetes Care
Harvie, MN (2011) [Full]	The effects of intermittent or continuous energy restriction on weight loss and …	Int J Obes
Varady, KA (2011) [Full]	Intermittent versus daily calorie restriction: which diet regimen is more effect…	Obes Rev
Arguin, H (2012) [Abs]	Short-and long-term effects of continuous versus intermittent restrictive diet a…	Menopause
Hussain, TA (2012) [Abs]	Effect of low-calorie versus low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet in type 2 diabetes	Nutrition
Nordby, P (2012) [Full]	Endurance training per se increases metabolic health in young, moderately overwe…	Obesity
O’Neil, PM (2012) [Abs]	Changes in weight control behaviors and hedonic hunger during a 12-week commerci…	Eating Behaviors
Harvie, MN (2013) [Full]	The effect of intermittent energy and carbohydrate restriction v. daily restrict…	Br J Nutr
Liu, X (2013) [Full]	Effects of a low-carbohydrate diet on weight loss and cardiometaboiic profile in…	Br J Nutr
Samuel-Hodge, CD (2013) [Full]	Translation of a behavioral weight loss intervention for mid-life, low-income wo…	Obesity
Wright, JL (2013) [Full]	A study of caloric restriction versus standard diet in overweight men with newly…	Prostate
Barnosky, AR (2014) [Abs]	Intermittent fasting vs daily calorie restriction for type 2 diabetes prevention…	Transl Res
Jensen, P (2014) [Full]	Effect of weight loss on the cardiovascular risk profile of obese patients with …	Acta Derm Venereol
Kim, MK (2014) [Full]	Effects of low calorie diet-induced weight loss on post-exercise heart rate reco…	J Exerc Nutrition Biochem
Naude, CE (2014) [Full]	Low carbohydrate versus isoenergetic balanced diets for reducing weight and card…	PLOS ONE
Van Horn, L (2014) [Abs]	A diet by any other name is still about energy	JAMA
Yamada, Y (2014) [Full]	A non-calorie-restricted low-carbohydrate diet is effective as an alternative th…	Intern Med
Basciani S (2015) [Abs]	Safety and efficacy of a multiphase dietetic protocol with meal replacements inc…	Endocrine
Oshakbayev, K (2015) [Full]	Weight loss therapy for clinical management of patients with some atheroscleroti…	Nutr J
Weiss, EP (2015) [Full]	Calorie restriction and matched weight loss from exercise: independent and addit…	Diabetes Care
Carter, S (2016) [Abs]	The effects of intermittent compared to continuous energy restriction on glycaem…	Diabetes Res Clin Prac
Goday, A (2016) [Full]	Short-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of a very low-calorie-ketogenic die…	Nutr Diabetes
Karguleqicz, A (2016) [Full]	Improvement of serum adiponectin and leptin concentrations: effects of a low-cal…	Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
Ghachem, A (2017) [Abs]	Effects of a 6-months caloric restriction induced-weight loss program in obese p…	Menopause
Korybalska, K (2017) [Full]	Weight loss-dependent and -independent effects of moderate calorie restriction o…	J Physiol Pharmacol
Most, J (2017) [Full]	Calorie restriciton in humans: an update	Ageing Res Rev
Ruggenenti, P (2017) [Full]	Renal and systematic effects of calorie restriction in patients with type-2 diab…	Diabetes
Sato, J (2017) [Abs]	A randomized controlled trial of 130 g/day low-carbohydrate diet in type 2 diabe…	Clin Nutr
Weiss, EP (2017) [Full]	Effects of weight loss on lean mass, strength, bone, and aerobic capacity	Med Sci Sports Exerc
Weiss, EP (2017) [Full]	Circulating cytokines as determinants of weight loss-induced improvements in ins…	Endocrine
Roman, YM (2018) [Abs]	Effects of intermittent versus continuous dieting on weight and body composition…	Int J Obes
Zubrzycki, A (2018) [Full]	The role of low-calorie diets and intermittent fasting in the treatment of obesi…	J Physiol Pharm
Parvaresh, A (2019) [Abs]	Modified alternate-day fasting vs. calorie restriction in the treatment of patie…	Complement Ther Med
Sundfor, TM (2019) [Abs]	Effects of intermittent versus continuous energy restriction for weight loss on …	Eur J Clin Nutr
Schwingshack, L (2020) [Abs]	Impact of intermittent energy restriction on anthropometric outcomes and interme…	Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr

Calorie Restriction

Reference	Title	Journal
Ost & Gotestam (1976) [Abs]	Behavioral and pharamacological treatment for obesity: An experimental compariso…	Addict Behav
Viegener, BJ (1990) [Abs]	Effects of an intermittent, low-fat, low-calorie diet in the behavioral treatmen…	Behavior Therapy
Wadden, TA (1994) [Full]	One-year behavioral treatment of obesity: comparison of moderate and severe calo…	J Consulting Clin Psych
Wing, RR (1994) [Abs]	Year-long weight loss treatment for obese patients with type II diabetes: does i…	Amer J Med
Elmer, PJ (1995) [Abs]	Lifestyle intervention: Results of the Treatment of Mild Hypertension Study (TOM…	Prevent Med
Pascale, RW (1995) [Abs]	Effects of a behavioral weight loss program stressing calorie restriction versus…	Diabetes Care
Shah, M (1996) [Abs]	Nutrient and food intake in obese women on a low-fat or low-calorie diet	Am J Health Promot
Skender, ML (1996) [Abs]	Comparison of 2-year weight loss trends in behavioural treatments of obesity: di…	J Am Diet Assoc
Astrup, A (1997) [Abs]	The role of low-fat diets and fat substitutes in body weight management: what ha…	J Am Diet Assoc
Miller, WC (1997) [Abs]	A meta-analysis of the past 25 years of weight loss research using diet, exercis…	Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord
Rossner & Flaten (1997) [Full]	VLCD versus LCD in long-term treatment of obesity	Int J Obes
Goodrick, GK (1998) [Abs]	Nondieting versus dieting treatment for overweight binge-eating women	J Consult Clin Psychol
Wing, RR (1998) [Abs]	Lifestyle intervention in overweight individuals with a family history of diabet…	Diabetes Care
Harvey-Berino, J (1999) [Full]	Calorie restriction is more effective for obesity treatment than dietary fat res…	Ann Behav Med
Ayyad & Andersen (2000) [Abs]	Long-term efficacy of dietary treatment of obesity: a systematic review of studi…	Obes Rev
Freedman, MR (2000) [Full]	Popular Diets: A Scientific Review	Obes Res
Jeffrey, RW (2000) [Abs]	Long-term maintenance of weight loss: Current Status	Health Psychology
Ditschuneit, HH (2001) [Full]	Value of structured meals for weight management: risk factors and long-term weig…	Obes Res
Heymsfield, SB (2003) [Full]	Weight management using a meal replacement strategy: meta and pooling analysis f…	Int J Obes
Mensink, M (2003) [Full]	Lifestyle interventions according to general recommendations improves glucose to…	Obes Res
Due, A (2004) [Full]	Effect of normal-fat diets, either medium or high in protein, on body weight in …	Int J Obes
Fontana, L (2004) [Full]	Long-term calorie restriction is highly effective in reducing the risk of athero…	PNAS
Wadden, TA (2004) [Full]	Dieting and the development of eating disorders in obese women: Results of a ran…	AJCN
Wadden, TA (2005) [Full]	Randomized trial of lifestyle modification and pharmacotherapy for obesity	NEJM
Byrne, NM (2006) [Full]	Weight loss strategies for obese adults: personalized weight management program …	Obesity
Racette, SB (2006) [Full]	One year of caloric restriction in humans: feasibility and effects on body compo…	J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
Ashley, JM (2007) [Full]	Nutrient adequacy during weight loss interventions: a randomized study in women …	Nutr J
Fontana, L (2007) [Full]	Calorie restriction or exercise: effects on coronary heart disease risk factors….	AJPEM
Burke, LE (2008) [Full]	A randomized clinical trial of a standard versus vegetarian diet for weight loss…	Int J Obes
Brown, T (2009) [Full]	Systematic review of long-term lifestyle interventions to prevent weight gain an…	Obes Rev
Das, SK (2009) [Full]	Low or moderate dietary energy restriction for long-term weight loss: what works…	Obesity
Wadden, TA (2009) [Full]	One-year weight losses in the Look AHEAD study: factors associated with success	Obesity
Vissers, D (2010) [Full]	Effect of long-term whole body vibration training on visceral adipose tissue: a …	Obes Facts
Weinheimer, EM (2010) [Full]	A systematic review of the separate and combined effects of energy restriction a…	Nutr Rev
Arguin, H (2012) [Abs]	Short-and long-term effects of continuous versus intermittent restrictive diet a…	Menopause
Bertz, F (2012) [Full]	Diet and exercise weight-loss trial in lactating overweight and obese women	AJCN
Hemmingsson, E (2012) [Full]	Weight loss and dropout during a commercial weight-loss program including a very…	AJCN
Kong, A (2012) [Full]	Self-monitoring and eating-related behaviors are associated with 12-month weight…	J Acad Nutr Diet
Jensen, MD (2014) [Full]	2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adult…	Circulation
Katz & Meller (2014) [Full]	Can we say what diet is best for health?	Ann Rev Public Health
Moreno, B (2014) [Abs]	Comparison of a very low-calorie-ketogenic diet with a standard low-calorie diet…	Endocrine
Naude, CE (2014) [Full]	Low carbohydrate versus isoenergetic balanced diets for reducing weight and card…	PLOS ONE
Van Horn, L (2014) [Full]	A diet by any other name is still about energy	JAMA
Franz, MJ (2015) [Abs]	Lifestyle weight-loss intervention outcomes in overweight and obese adults with …	J Acad Nutr Diet
Ravussin, E (2015) [Full]	CALERIE Study Group. A 2-year randomized controlled trial of human caloric restr…	J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
Bray & Siri-Tarino (2016) [Abs]	The role of macronutrient content in the diet for weight management	Endo Metab Clinics
Moreno, B (2016) [Abs]	Obesity treatment by very low-calorie-ketogenic diet at two years: reduction in …	Endocrine
Vink, RG (2016) [Full]	The effect of rate of weight loss on long-term weight regain in adults with over…	Obesity
Byrne, NM (2017) [Full]	Intermittent energy restriction improves weight loss efficiency in obese men: th…	Obesity
Marlatt, KL (2017) [Full]	Persistence of weight loss and acquired behaviors 2 y after stopping a 2-y calor…	Am J Clin Nutr
Most, J (2017) [Full]	Calorie restriciton in humans: an update	Ageing Res Rev
Thom & Lean (2017) [Abs]	Is there an optimal diet for weight management and metabolic health?	Gastroenterology
Trepanowski, JF (2017) [Full]	Effect of alternate-day fasting on weight loss, weight maintenance, and cardiopr…	JAMA Intern Med
Vink, RG (2017) [Full]	Dietary weight loss-induced changes in RBP4, FFA, and ACE predict weight regain …	Physiol Rep
Roman, YM (2018) [Abs]	Effects of intermittent versus continuous dieting on weight and body composition…	Int J Obes
Zubrzycki, A (2018) [Full]	The role of low-calorie diets and intermittent fasting in the treatment of obesi…	J Physiol Pharmacol
Schwingshack, L (2020) [Abs]	Impact of intermittent energy restriction on anthropometric outcomes and interme…	Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr

Church Faith-Based Interventions

Reference	Title	Journal
Sbrocco, T (2005) [Full]	Church-based obesity treatment for African-American women improves adherence	Ethn Dis
Goldfinger, JZ (2008) [Full]	Project HEAL: peer education leads to weight loss in Harlem	J Health Care Poor Underserved
Cowart, LW (2010) [Abs]	Designing and pilot-testing a church-based community program to reduce obesity a…	ABNF Journal
Fitzgibbon, ML (2010) [Full]	Obesity reduction black intervention trial (ORBIT): 18-month results	Obesity
Timmins, SM (2015) [Abs]	Review and evaluation of faith-based weight management interventions that target…	J Relig Health

Commercial Weight Loss Programs Pre-portioned Foods

Reference	Title	Journal
Nunn, RG (1992) [Abs]	2.5 years follow-up of weight and body mass index values in the Weight Control f…	Addict Behav
Jeffery, RW (1993) [Abs]	Strengthening behavioral interventions for weight loss: a randomized trial of fo…	J Consult Clin Pyschol
Hensrud, DD (1995) [Full]	Relationship of co-morbidities of obesity to weight loss and four-year weight ma…	Obes Res
Ditschuneit, HH (2001) [Full]	Value of structured meals for weight management: risk factors and long-term weig…	Obes Res
Hensrud, DD (2001) [Full]	Dietary treatment and long-term weight loss and maintenace in type 2 diabetes	Obes Res
Ash, S (2003) [Abs]	Effect of intensive dietetic interventions on weight and glycemic control in ove…	Int J Obes
Tsai & Wadden (2005) [Abs]	Systematic review: an evaluation of major commercial weight loss programs in the…	Ann Intern Med
Cleanthous, X (2007) [Abs]	Weight loss maintenance in women 3 years after following a 12-week structured we…	Obesity Res Clin Pract
Das, SK (2007) [Full]	Long-term effects of 2 energy-restricted diets differing in glycemic load on die…	Am J Clin Nutr
Malik & Hu (2007) [Full]	Popular weight-loss diets: from evidence to practice	Nat Clin Prac Cardio…
Das, SK (2009) [Full]	Low or moderate dietary energy restriction for long-term weight loss: what works…	Obesity
Jensen, MD (2014) [Full]	2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adult…	Circulation
Moreno, B (2014) [Abs]	Comparison of a very low-calorie-ketogenic diet with a standard low-calorie diet…	Endocrine
Bray & Siri-Tarino (2016) [Abs]	The role of macronutrient content in the diet for weight management	Endo Metab Clinics
Vakil, RM (2016) [Full]	Direct comparisons of commercial weight-loss programs on weight, waist circumfer…	BMC Public Health
Thom & Lean (2017) [Abs]	Is there an optimal diet for weight management and metabolic health?	Gastroenterology
Tronieri, JS (2018) [Full]	A randomized trial of lorcaserin and lifestyle counseling for maintaining weight…	Obesity
Ge, L (2020) [Full]	Comparison of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary program…	BMJ

Comprehensive Reviews of Multiple Diets

Reference	Title	Journal
Wadden, TA (2012) [Full]	Lifestyle modification for obesity. New developments in diet, physical activity,…	Circulation
Johansson, K (2014) [Full]	Effects of anti-obesity drugs, diet, and exercise on weight-loss maintenance aft…	Am J Clin Nutr
Clifton, PM (2017) [Full]	Assessing the evidence for weight loss strategies in people with and without typ…	World J Diabetes
Yannakoulia, M (2019) [Abs]	Dietary modifications for weight loss and weight loss maintenance	Metabolism
Dinu, M (2020) [Abs]	Effects of popular diets on anthropometric and cardiometabolic parameters: an um…	Adv Nutr
Freire, R (2020) [Abs]	Scientific evidence of diets for weight loss: different macronutrient compositio…	Nutrition
Ge, L (2020) [Full]	Comparison of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary program…	BMJ

Cooking Classes

Reference	Title	Journal
Flynn, MM (2013) [Abs]	A six-week cooking program of plant-based recipes improves food security, body w…	J Hung Environ Nutr
Herbert, J (2014) [Full]	Wider impacts of a 10-week community cooking skills program - Jamie’s Ministry o…	BMC Public Health
Monlezun, DJ (2015) [Abs]	Medical school-based teaching kitchen improves HbA1c, blood pressure, and choles…	Diab Res Clin Pract
Hasan, B (2019) [Full]	The effect of culinary interventions (cooking classes) on dietary intake and beh…	BMC Nutr

DASH

Reference	Title	Journal
Appel, LJ (1997) [Full]	A clinical trial on the effects of dietary patterns on blood pressure	NEJM
Appel, LJ (2003) [Full]	Effects of the comprehensive lifestyle modification on blood pressure control: m…	JAMA
Lopes, HF (2003) [Full]	DASH diet lowers blood pressure and lipid-induced oxidative stress in obesity	Hypertension
Appel, LJ (2005) [Full]	Effects of protein, monounsaturated fat, and carbohydrate intake on blood pressu…	JAMA
Nowson, CA (2005) [Full]	Blood pressure change with weight loss is affected by diet type in men	Am J Clin Nutr
Hollis, JF (2008) [Full]	Weight loss during the intensive intervention phase of the weight-loss maintenac…	Am J Prev Med
Svetkey, LP (2009) [Full]	Hypertension improvement project: randomized trial of qualtiy improvement for ph…	Hypertension
Blumenthal, JA (2010) [Full]	Effects of the DASH diet alone and in combination with exercise and weight loss …	Arch Intern Med
Shenoy, SF (2010) [Full]	Weight loss in individuals with metabolic syndrome given DASH diet counseling wh…	Nutr J
Whitt-Glover, MCHJ (2010) [Full]	Translating the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet for use in u…	Prev Chron Dis
Edwards, KM (2011) [Full]	Effects on blood pressure and automonic nervous system function of a 12-week exe…	Acta Physiol
Lima, STRM (2013) [Full]	Dietary approach to stop hypertension based on low glycaemic index and principle…	Br J Nutr
Green, CA (2014) [Abs]	A 12-week weight reduction interventions for overweight individuals taking antip…	Comm Mental Health J
Green, CA (2015) [Full]	The STRIDE weight loss and lifestyle intervention for individuals taking antipsy…	Am J Psych
Hill, AM (2015) [Full]	Type and amount of dietary protein in the treatment of metabolic syndrome: a ran…	Am J Clin Nutr
Ma, J (2016) [Full]	Pilot randomised trial of healthy eating behavioural intervention in uncontrolle…	Eur Respir J
Soltani, S (2016) [Abs]	The effect of dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet on weight and …	Obes Rev
Azadi-Yazdi, M (2017) [Abs]	Effects of DASH diet on androgens, antioxidant status and body composition in ov…	J Hum Nutr Diet
Foroozanfard, F (2017) [Abs]	The effects of DASH diet on weight loss, anti-Mullerian hormone and metabolic pr…	Clin Endocrinol
Lambert, EA (2017) [Full]	Effects of moxonidine and low-calorie diet: cardiometabolic benefits from combin…	Obesity
Panizza, CE (2019) [Full]	Effects of intermittent energy restriction combined with a Mediterranean diet on…	Nutrients
Dinu, M (2020) [Abs]	Effects of popular diets on anthropometric and cardiometabolic parameters: an um…	Adv Nutr

DNA Based

Reference	Title	Journal
Kato, H (1973) [Abs]	Epidemiologic studies of coronary heart disease and stroke in japanese men livin…	J Epidem
Bouchard, C (1990) [Full]	The reponse to long-term overfeeding in identical twins	New Eng J Med
Stunkard, AJ (1990) [Full]	The body-mass index of twins who have been reared apart	NEJM
Bouchard, C (1994) [Full]	The response to exercise with constant energy intake in identical twins	Obes Res
Allison, DB (1996) [Abs]	The heritability of body mass index among an international sample of monozygotic…	Int J Obes
Luke, A (2001) [Full]	Heritability of obesity-related traits among Nigerians, Jamaicans, and US black …	Int J Obes
Segal & Allison (2002) [Abs]	Twins and virtual twins: bases of relative body weight revisited	Int J Obes
Arkadianos, I (2007) [Full]	Improved weight management using genetic information to personalize a calorie co…	Nutr J
Speliotes, EK (2010) [Abs]	Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with b…	Nature Gene
Qi, Q (2011) [Full]	Insulin receptor substrate 1 gene variation modifies insulin resistance response…	Circulation
Elks, CE (2012) [Full]	Variability in the heritability of body mass index: a systematic review and meta…	Front Endo
Qi, Q (2012) [Full]	Weight-loss diets modify glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor r…	AJCN
Field, AE (2013) [Abs]	The merits of subtyping obesity: one size does not fit all	JAMA
Casazza, K (2014) [Full]	Weighing the evidence of common beliefs in obesity research	Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr
Bray & Siri-Tarino (2016) [Abs]	The role of macronutrient content in the diet for weight management	Endo Metab Clinics
Bray, MS (2016) [Full]	Conference Working Group. NIH working group report-using genomic information to …	Obesity
Goni, L (2016) [Full]	Future perspectives of personalized weight loss interventions based on nutrigene…	J Nutr
Heianza, Y (2016) [Full]	Macronutrient intake-associated FGF21 genotype modifies effects of weight-loss d…	Diabetes Care
Gardner, CD (2018) [Full]	Effect of low-fat vs low-carbohydrate diet on 12-month weight loss in overweight…	JAMA
Smith, ES (2020) [Full]	A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing heterogeneity in body mass respo…	Obesity
Vranceanu, M (2020) [Full]	A comparison of a ketogenic diet with lowGI/nutrigenetic diet over 6 months for …	BMC Nutr

Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)

Reference	Title	Journal
Diabetes Prevention Research Group (2002) [Full]	Reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes with lifestyle intervention or met…	NEJM
Lindstrom, J (2003) [Full]	The Finnish diabetes prevention study (DPS): lifestyle intervention and 3-year r…	Diabetes Care
Ackermann, RT (2008) [Full]	Translating the Diabetes Prevention Program into the community - The DEPLOY Stud…	Am J Prev Med
Eriksson, MK (2009) [Full]	A 3-year randomized trial of lifestyle intervention for cardiovascular risk redu…	PLOS ONE
Penn, L (2009) [Full]	Prevention of type 2 diabetes in adults with impaired glucose tolerance: the Eur…	BMC Public Health
Kuller, LH (2012) [Full]	The women on the move through activity and nutrition (WOMAN) study: final 48-mon…	Obesity
Ma, J (2013) [Full]	Translating the diabetes prevention program lifestyle intervention for weight lo…	JAMA Int Med
Xiao, L (2013) [Full]	Two-year weight-loss maintenance in primary care-based Diabetes Prevention Progr…	Nutr Diab
Miller, CK (2015) [Full]	Early weight loss success identifies nonresponders following a lifestyle interve…	J Acad Nutr Diet
Spring, B (2017) [Full]	Effects of an abbreviated obesity intervention supported by mobile technology: t…	Obesity

Do Something Different (Habit Disruption)

Reference	Title	Journal
Fletcher, B (2007) [Full]	A new behavioural intervention for tackling obesity. Do something different	Agro Food Ind Hi-Tech
Fletcher, B (2011) [Abs]	FIT - Do Something Different. A new behavioral program for sustained weight loss	Swiss J Psychol

Energy Density

Reference	Title	Journal
Rolls, BJ (2005) [Full]	Provision of foods differing in energy density affects long-term weight loss	Obes Res
Annunziato, RA (2009) [Abs]	A randomized trial examing differential meal replacement adherence in a weight l…	Eating Behaviors
Perez-Escamilla, R (2012) [Full]	Dietary energy density and body weight in adults and children: a systematic revi…	J Acad Nutr Diet
Raynor, HA (2012) [Full]	Limiting variety in non-nutrient-dense, energy-dense foods during a lifestyle in…	Am J Clin Nutr

Fasting

Reference	Title	Journal
Thomson, TJ (1966) [Abs]	Treatment of obesity by total fasting for up to 249 days	Lancet
Spencer & Durh (1968) [Abs]	Death during therapeutic starvation for obesity	Lancet
Cahill, GF (1970) [Abs]	Starvation in man	NEJM
Stewart & Fleming (1973) [Full]	Features of a successful therapeutic fast of 382 days duration	Postgrad Med
Altun, G (2004) [Abs]	Deaths due to hunger strike: post mortem findings	Foren Sci Int
Cahill, GF (2006) [Abs]	Fuel metabolism in starvation	Ann Nutr Rev
Johnstone, AM (2007) [Full]	Fasting – the ultimate diet?	Obes Rev
Speakman, JR (2012) [Abs]	Sex- and age-related mortality profiles during famine: testing the ‘body fat’ hy…	J Biosos Sci
Johnstone, A (2015) [Full]	Fasting for weight loss: an effective strategy or latest dieting trend?	Int J Obes

Fasting Starvation

Reference	Title	Journal
Benedict, FG (1915) [Full]	Chemical and physiological studies of a man fasting thrity one days	PNAS
Folin & Dennis (1915) [Full]	On starvation and obesity with special emphasis on acidosis	JBC
Benoit, FL (1965) [Abs]	Changes in body composition during weight reduction in obesity	Ann Intern Med
Silverstone, JT (1966) [Abs]	Hunger during total starvation	Lancet
Ball, MF (1967) [Abs]	Comparative effects of caloric restriction and total starvation on body composit…	Ann Intern Med
Gilliland, IC (1968) [Full]	Total fasting in the treatment of obesity	Postgrad Med
Spencer & Durh (1968) [Abs]	Death during therapeutic starvation for obesity	Lancet
Cahill, GF (1970) [Abs]	Starvation in man	NEJM
Cahill, GF (2006) [Abs]	Fuel metabolism in starvation	Ann Nutr Rev
Johnstone, AM (2007) [Full]	Fasting – the ultimate diet?	Obes Rev
Johnstone, A (2015) [Full]	Fasting for weight loss: an effective strategy or latest dieting trend?	Int J Obes
Sofi, F (2020) [Abs]	FASTING-MIMICKING DIET a clarion call for human nutrition research or an additio…	Int J Food Sci Nutr

Fish-Based Diet

Reference	Title	Journal
Abete, I (2009) [Abs]	Legume-, fish-, or high-protein-based hypocaloric diets: Effects on weight loss …	J Medicinal Food
Kondo, K (2014) [Abs]	A fish-based diet intervention improves endothelial function in postmenopausal w…	Metabolism

Food Environment Training

Reference	Title	Journal
Gorin, AA (2013) [Full]	Randomized controlled trial of a comprehensive home environment-focused weight l…	Health Psychol
Kegler, MC (2016) [Full]	Impact of improving home environments on energy intake and physical activity: a …	Am J Public Health
Butryn, ML (2017) [Full]	Efficacy of environmental and acceptance-based enhancements to behavioral weight…	Obesity
Lowe, MR (2018) [Full]	Evaluation of meal replacements and a home food environment intervention for lon…	Am J Clin Nutr

Food Provision

Reference	Title	Journal
Weinsier, RL (1991) [Abs]	Obesity-related hypertension: evaluation of the separate effects of energy restr…	Am J Med
Haynes, RB (1999) [Abs]	Nutritionally complete prepared meal plan to reduce cardiovascular risk factors:…	J Am Diet Assoc
Pi-Sunyer, FX (1999) [Full]	Multicenter randomized trial of a comprehensive prepared meal program in type 2 …	Diabetes Care
Weinsier, RL (2000) [Full]	Energy expenditure and free-living physical activity in black and white women: c…	AJCN
Hensrud, DD (2001) [Full]	Dietary treatment and long-term weight loss and maintenace in type 2 diabetes	Obes Res
Ash, S (2003) [Full]	Effect of intensive dietetic interventions on weight and glycemic control in ove…	Int J Obes
Hannum, SM (2004) [Full]	Use of portion-controlled entrees enhances weight loss in women	Obes Res
Raatz, SK (2005) [Full]	Reduced glycemic index and glycemic load diets do not increase the effects of en…	J Nutr
Tsai, AG (2005) [Abs]	Commercial and self-help programs for weight control	Psychiatr Clin N Am
Hannum, SM (2006) [Abs]	Use of packaged entrees as part of a weight-loss diet in overweight men: an 8-we…	Diab Obes Metab
Kleiner, RE (2006) [Full]	Effects of an 8-week high-protein or high-carbohydrate diet in adults with hyper…	Med Gen Med
Vander Wal, JS (2006) [Abs]	Effect of a post-dinner snack and partial meal replacement program on weight los…	Int J Food Sci Nutr
Anderson, JW (2007) [Abs]	Soy compared to casein meal replacement shakes with energy-restricted diets for …	Metabolism
Gorin, AA (2007) [Full]	Home grocery delivery improves the household food environments of behavioral wei…	IJBNPA
Malik & Hu (2007) [Abs]	Popular weight-loss diets: from evidence to practice	Nat Clin Prac Cardio…
Larson-Meyer, DE (2008) [Full]	Effect of 6-month calorie restriction and exercise on serum and liver lipids and…	Obesity
Bradley, U (2009) [Full]	Low-fat versus low-carbohydrate weight reduction diets: effects on weight loss, …	Diabetes
Morgan, LM (2009) [Full]	Comparison of the effects of four commercially available weight-loss programmes …	Public Health Nutr
Redman, LM (2009) [Full]	Metabolic and behavioral compensations in response to caloric restriction: impli…	PLOS ONE
Mueller, C (2010) [Abs]	Carbohydrate- vs fat-controlled diet on weight loss and coronary artery disease …	Nutr Clin Pract
Itsiopoulos, C (2011) [Abs]	Can the Mediterranean diet lower HbA1c in type 2 diabetes? Results from a random…	Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis
Befort, CA (2012) [Full]	Outcomes of a weight loss intervention among rural breast cancer survivors	Breast Cancer Res Treat
Buchowski, MS (2012) [Full]	Effect of modest caloric restriction on oxidative stress in women, a randomized …	PLOS ONE
Dasgupta, K (2012) [Full]	Effects of meal preparation training on body weight, glycemia, and blood pressur…	Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act
Goss, AM (2013) [Full]	Effects of diet macronutrient composition on body composition and fat distributi…	Obesity
Shirai, K (2013) [Abs]	The effects of partial use of formula diet on weight reduction and metabolic var…	Obes Res Clin Pract
Mellor, DD (2014) [Full]	Weight loss in a UK commercial all meal provision study: a randomised controlled…	J Hum Nutr Diet
Basciani S (2015) [Abs]	Safety and efficacy of a multiphase dietetic protocol with meal replacements inc…	Endocrine
Hill, AM (2015) [Full]	Type and amount of dietary protein in the treatment of metabolic syndrome: a ran…	Am J Clin Nutr
Backx, EMP (2016) [Full]	Protein intake and lean body mass preservation during energy intake restriction …	Int J Obes
Rock, CL (2016) [Full]	Randomized clinical trial of portion-controlled prepackaged foods to promote wei…	Obesity
Vakil, RM (2016) [Full]	Direct comparisons of commercial weight-loss programs on weight, waist circumfer…	BMC Public Health
Wibisono, C (2016) [Full]	Impact of food supplementation on weight loss in randomised-controlled dietary i…	Br J Nutr
Baetge, C (2017) [Full]	Efficacy of a randomized trial examing commercial weight loss programs and exerc…	Appl Physiol Nutr Metab
Zubrzycki, A (2018) [Full]	The role of low-calorie diets and intermittent fasting in the treatment of obesi…	J Physiol Pharm

HMR

Reference	Title	Journal
Anderson, JW (1991) [Abs]	Safety and effectiveness of a multidisciplinary very-low-calorie diet program fo…	J Am Diet Assoc
Anderson, JW (1992) [Abs]	Weight loss and 2y follow-up for 80 morbidly obese patients treated with intensi…	Am J Clin Nutr
Hartman, WM (1993) [Abs]	Long-term maintenance of weight loss following supplemented fasting	Int J Eat Disord
Anderson, JW (1999) [Abs]	Long-term weight maintenance after an intensive weight-loss program	Am J Coll Nutr
Anderson, JW (1999) [Abs]	Long-term weight maintenance after an intensive weight-loss program	Am J Coll Nutr
Daly, A (2000) [Abs]	Successful long-term maintenance of substantial weight loss: one program’s exper…	J Am Diet Assoc
Anderson, JW (2007) [Full]	Weight loss and long-term follow-up of severely obese individuals treated with a…	Int J Obes

Health Coaching

Reference	Title	Journal
Svetkey, LP (2015) [Full]	Cell phone intervention for you (CITY): a randomized, controlled trial of behavi…	Obesity

High Carbohydrate

Reference	Title	Journal
Kinsell, LW (1964) [Abs]	Calories do count	MCE
Barnard, RJ (1983) [Abs]	Long-term use of a high-complex-carbohydrate, high-fiber, low-fat diet and exerc…	Diabetes Care
Baba, NH (1999) [Abs]	High protein vs. high carbohydrate hypoenergetic diet for the treatment of obese…	Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord
Skov, AR (1999) [Full]	Randomized trial on protein vs carbohydrate in ad libitum fat reduced diet for t…	Int J Obes
Freedman, MR (2000) [Full]	Popular Diets: A Scientific Review	Obes Res
Torbay, N (2002) [Abs]	High protein vs high carbohydrate hypoenergetic diet in treatment of obese normo…	Nutr Res
Fernandez de la Puebla, RA (2003) [Abs]	A reduction in dietary saturated fat decreases body fat content in overweight, h…	Nutr Metab
Johnston, CS (2004) [Full]	High-protein, low-fat diets are effective for weight loss and favorably alter bi…	J Nutr
Layman, DK (2005) [Full]	Dietary protein and exercise have additive effects on body composition during we…	J Nutr
McAuley, KA (2005) [Full]	Comparison of high fat and high protein diets with a high carbohydrate diet in i…	Diabetologica
Noakes, M (2005) [Full]	Effect of an energy-restricted, high protein, low-fat diet on weight loss, body …	AJCN
Sargrad, KR (2005) [Abs]	Effect of a high protein vs high carbohydrate intake on insulin sensitivity, bod…	J Am Diet Assoc
Kleiner, RE (2006) [Full]	Effects of an 8-week high-protein or high-carbohydrate diet in adults with hyper…	Med Gen Med
McMillan-Price, J (2006) [Full]	Comparison of 4 diets of varying glycemic load on weight loss and cardiovascular…	Arch Intern Med
Lasker, DA (2008) [Full]	Moderate carbohydrate, moderate protein weight loss diet reduces cardiovascular …	Nutr Metab
Claessens, M (2009) [Full]	The effect of a low-fat, high-protein or high-carbohydrate ad libitum diet on we…	Int J Obes
Kirk, E (2009) [Abs]	Dietary fat and carbohydrates differentially alter insulin sensitivity during ca…	Gastroenterology
Ballesteros-Pomar, MD (2010) [Full]	Effectiveness of energy restricted diets with different protein:carbohydrate rat…	Public Health Nutr
Belobrajdic, DP (2010) [Full]	Moderate energy restriction-induced weight loss affects circulating IGF levels i…	Eur J Endocrinol
de Souza, RJ (2012) [Full]	Effects of 4 weight-loss diets differing in fat, protein, and carbohydrate on fa…	Am J Clin Nutr
Kitabchi, AE (2013) [Full]	Effects of a high-protein versus high-carbohydrate diets on markers of beta-cell…	Diabetes Care
Arguin, H (2017) [Full]	Impact of a non-restrictive satiating diet on anthropometrics, satiety responsiv…	Br J Nutr
Chappell, AJ (2018) [Full]	Nutritional strategies of high level natural bodybuilders during competition pre…	J Int Soc Sports Nutr

High Fat

Reference	Title	Journal
Kinsell, LW (1964) [Abs]	Calories do count	MCE
Bogardus, C (1981) [Full]	Comparison of carbohydrate-containing and carbohydrate-restricted hypocaloric di…	JCI
Freedman, MR (2000) [Full]	Popular Diets: A Scientific Review	Obes Res
Aude, YW (2004) [Full]	The national cholesterol education program diet vs a diet lower in carbohydrates…	Arch Intern Med
Appel, LJ (2005) [Full]	Effects of protein, monounsaturated fat, and carbohydrate intake on blood pressu…	JAMA
Cornier, MA (2005) [Full]	Insulin sensitivity determines the effectiveness of dietary macronutrient compos…	Obes Res
Luscombe-Marsh, ND (2005) [Full]	Carbohydrate-restricted diets high in either monounsaturated fat or protein are …	AJCN
Raatz, SK (2005) [Full]	Reduced glycemic index and glycemic load diets do not increase the effects of en…	J Nutr
Petersen, M (2006) [Full]	Randomized, multi-center trial of two hypo-energetic diets in obese subjects: hi…	Int J Obes
Donnelly, JE (2009) [Full]	Alteration of dietary fat intake to prevent weight gain: Jayhawk Observed Eating…	Obesity
Jebb, SA (2010) [Full]	Effect of changing the amount and type of fat and carbohydrate on insulin sensit…	AJCN
Papakonstantinou, E (2010) [Full]	A high-protein low-fat diet is more effective in improving blood pressure and tr…	Eur J Clin Nutr
Paniagua, JA (2011) [Abs]	A low-fat high-carbohydrate diet supplemented with long-chain n-3 PUFA reduces t…	Atherosclerosis
Tierney, AC (2011) [Full]	Effects of dietary fat modification on insulin sensitivity and on other risk fac…	Int J Obes
de Souza, RJ (2012) [Full]	Effects of 4 weight-loss diets differing in fat, protein, and carbohydrate on fa…	Am J Clin Nutr

High Fiber

Reference	Title	Journal
Barnard, RJ (1983) [Abs]	Long-term use of a high-complex-carbohydrate, high-fiber, low-fat diet and exerc…	Diabetes Care
Singh, RM (1992) [Full]	Randomized controlled trial of cardioprotective diet in patients with recent acu…	Br Med J
Pasman, WJ (1997) [Full]	The effectivenss of long-term fibre supplementation on weight maintenance in wei…	Int J Obes
Schatzkin, A (2000) [Full]	Lack of effect of a low-fat, high-fiber diet on the recurrence of colorectal ade…	NEJM
Herbert, JR (2001) [Abs]	Change in women’s diet and body mass following intensive intervention for early-…	J Am Diet Assoc
Lanza, E (2001) [Full]	Implementation of a 4-y, highfiber, high-fruit-and-vegetable, low-fat dietary in…	AJCN
McAuley, KA (2006) [Full]	Long-term effects of popular dietary approaches on weight loss and features of i…	Int J Obes
Lanza, E (2007) [Full]	Continued follow-up study: no effect of a low-fat, high-fiber, high-fruit, and -…	Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
Pierce, JP (2007) [Full]	Influence of a diet very high in vegetables, fruit, and fiber and low in fat on …	JAMA
Fitzgibbon, ML (2010) [Full]	Obesity reduction black intervention trial (ORBIT): 18-month results	Obesity
Melberg, C (2014) [Full]	Long-term effects of a Palaeolithic-type diet in obese postmenopausal women: a 2…	EJCN

High Fruit & Vegetable

Reference	Title	Journal
Barnard, RJ (1983) [Abs]	Long-term use of a high-complex-carbohydrate, high-fiber, low-fat diet and exerc…	Diabetes Care
Zino, S (1997) [Full]	Randomised controlled trial of effect of fruit and vegetable consumption on plas…	BMJ
Cox, DN (1998) [Full]	Take Five, a nutrition education intervention to increase fruit and vegetable in…	Br J Nutr
Maskarinec, G (1999) [Full]	Exploring the feasibility and effects of a high-fruit and -vegetable diet in hea…	Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
John, JH (2002) [Abs]	Effects of fruit and vegetable consumption on plasma antioxidant concentrations …	Lancet
Rolls, BJ (2004) [Full]	What can intervention studies tell us about the relationship between fruit and v…	Nutr Rev
Bradbury, J (2006) [Abs]	Nutrition counseling increases fruit and vegetable intake in the edentulous	J Dent Res
Whybrow, S (2006) [Full]	Effects of added fruits and vegetables on dietary intakes and body weight in Sco…	Br J Nutr
Stolley, MR (2008) [Full]	Obesity reduction black intervention trial (ORBIT): six-month results	Obesity
McCall, DO (2009) [Full]	Dietary intake of fruits and vegetables improves microvascular function in hyper…	Circulation
Smith, BK (2009) [Abs]	Comparison of two self-directed weight loss interventions: limited weekly suppor…	Obes Res Clin Pract
Anderson, JW (2011) [Abs]	Effect of a behavioral/nutritional intervention program on weight loss in obese …	Postgrad Med
Bandoni, DH (2011) [Full]	Impact of an intervention on the availability and consumption of fruits and vege…	Public Health Nutr
Houchins, JA (2012) [Full]	Beverage vs. solid fruits and vegetables: Effects on energy intake and body weig…	Obesity
Neville, CE (2013) [Full]	Effect of increased fruit and vegetable consumption on physical function and mus…	Proc Nutr Soc
Wallace, IR (2013) [Full]	Dose-response effect of fruit and vegetables on insulin resistance in people at …	Diabetes Care
Kaiser, KA (2014) [Full]	Increased fruit and vegetable has no discernible effect on weight loss: a system…	Am J Clin Nutr
Tapsell, LC (2014) [Abs]	Effects of vegetable consumption on weight loss: a review of the evidence with i…	Critical Rev Food Sci

High Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

Reference	Title	Journal
Barnard, RJ (1983) [Abs]	Long-term use of a high-complex-carbohydrate, high-fiber, low-fat diet and exerc…	Diabetes Care
Lanza, E (2001) [Full]	Implementation of a 4-y, highfiber, high-fruit-and-vegetable, low-fat dietary in…	AJCN
Djuric, Z (2002) [Abs]	Methods to increase fruit and vegetable intake with and without a decrease in fa…	Nutr Cancer
Rolls, BJ (2004) [Full]	What can intervention studies tell us about the relationship between fruit and v…	Nutr Rev
Kristal, AR (2005) [Full]	Low-fat, high fruit and vegetable diets and weight loss do not affect biomarkers…	Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
Djuric, Z (2006) [Abs]	Effects of high fruit-vegetable and/or low-fat intervention on plasma micronutri…	J Am Coll Nutr
Lanza, E (2007) [Full]	Continued follow-up study: no effect of a low-fat, high-fiber, high-fruit, and -…	Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
Pierce, JP (2007) [Full]	Influence of a diet very high in vegetables, fruit, and fiber and low in fat on …	JAMA
Fitzgibbon, ML (2010) [Full]	Obesity reduction black intervention trial (ORBIT): 18-month results	Obesity
Howard, BV (2010) [Full]	Low-fat dietary pattern and lipoprotein risk factors: the Women’s Health Initiat…	AJCN
Lapointe, A (2010) [Full]	Comparison of a dietary intervention promoting high intakes of fruits and vegeta…	Br J Nutr
Imai, S (2011) [Full]	A simple meal plan of ’eating vegetables before carbohydrate’ was more effective…	Asia Pac J Clin Nutr
Tapsell, LC (2013) [Abs]	Effects of vegetable consumption on weight loss: a review of the evidence with i…	Critical Rev Food Sci
Casazza, K (2014) [Full]	Weighing the evidence of common beliefs in obesity research	Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr
Lara, JJ (2014) [Full]	Effectiveness of dietary interventions among adults of retirement age: a systema…	BMC Med
Tapsell, LC (2014) [Full]	Weight loss effects from vegetable intake: a 12-month randomised controlled tria…	EJCN
Ge, L (2020) [Full]	Comparison of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary program…	BMJ

High Glycemic

Reference	Title	Journal
McMillan-Price, J (2006) [Full]	Comparison of 4 diets of varying glycemic load on weight loss and cardiovascular…	Arch Intern Med
Goss, AM (2013) [Full]	Effects of diet macronutrient composition on body composition and fat distributi…	Obesity
Schwingshackl & Hoffmann (2013) [Abs]	Long-term effects of low glycemic index/load vs. high glycemic index/load on par…	Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis

High Protein

Reference	Title	Journal
Kekwick & Pawan (1956) [Abs]	Caloric intake in relation to body-weight changes in the obese	Lancet
Kinsell, LW (1964) [Abs]	Calories do count	Metabolism
Bogardus, C (1981) [Full]	Comparison of carbohydrate-containing and carbohydrate-restricted hypocaloric di…	JCI
Baba, NH (1999) [Abs]	High protein vs. high carbohydrate hypoenergetic diet for the treatment of obese…	Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord
Skov, AR (1999) [Full]	Randomized trial on protein vs carbohydrate in ad libitum fat reduced diet for t…	Int J Obes
Freedman, MR (2000) [Full]	Popular Diets: A Scientific Review	Obes Res
Luscombe, ND (2002) [Full]	Effects of energy- restricted diets containing increased protein on weight loss,…	Diabetes Care
Parker, B (2002) [Full]	Effect of a high-protein, high-monounsaturated fat weight loss diet on glycemic …	Diabetes Care
Torbay, N (2002) [Abs]	High protein vs high carbohydrate hypoenergetic diet in treatment of obese normo…	Nutr Res
Layman, DK (2003) [Full]	A reduced ratio of dietary carbohydrate to protein improves body composition and…	J Nutr
Luscombe, ND (2003) [Full]	Effect of a high-protein, energy-restricted diet on weight loss and energy expen…	Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord
Aude, YW (2004) [Full]	The national cholesterol education program diet vs a diet lower in carbohydrates…	Arch Intern Med
Buchholz & Schoeller (2004) [Full]	Is a calorie a calorie?	AJCN
Johnston, CS (2004) [Full]	High-protein, low fat diets are effective for weight loss and favorably alter bi…	J Nutr
Stamets, K (2004) [Full]	A randomized trial of the effects of two types of short-term hypocaloric diets o…	Fertil Steril
Appel, LJ (2005) [Full]	Effects of protein, monounsaturated fat, and carbohydrate intake on blood pressu…	JAMA
Layman, DK (2005) [Full]	Dietary protein and exercise have additive effects on body composition during we…	J Nutr
Luscombe-Marsh, ND (2005) [Full]	Carbohydrate-restricted diets high in either monounsaturated fat or protein are …	AJCN
Noakes, M (2005) [Full]	Effect of an energy-restricted, high protein, low-fat diet on weight loss, body …	AJCN
Sargrad, KR (2005) [Abs]	Effect of a high protein vs high carbohydrate intake on insulin sensitivity, bod…	J Am Diet Assoc
Weigle, DS (2005) [Full]	A high-protein diet induces sustained reductions in appetite, ad libitum caloric…	AJCN
Weigle, DS (2005) [Full]	A high-protein diet induces sustained reductions in appetite, ad libitum caloric…	Am J Clin Nutr
Kleiner, RE (2006) [Full]	Effects of an 8-week high-protein or high-carbohydrate diet in adults with hyper…	Med Gen Med
McMillan-Price, J (2006) [Full]	Comparison of 4 diets of varying glycemic load on weight loss and cardiovascular…	Arch Intern Med
Bowden, RG (2007) [Abs]	Systemic glucose level changes with a carbohydrate-restricted and higher protein…	J Am Coll Health
Leidy, HJ (2007) [Full]	Higher protein intake preserves lean mass and satiety with weight loss in pre-ob…	Obesity
Mahon, AK (2007) [Full]	Protein intake during energy restriction: effects on body composition and marker…	J Am Coll Nutr
Meckling & Sherfey (2007) [Abs]	A randomized trial of a hypocaloric high-protein diet, with and without exercise…	Appl Physiol Nutr Metab
Lasker, DA (2008) [Full]	Moderate carbohydrate, moderate protein weight loss diet reduces cardiovascular …	Nutr Metab
Treyzon, L (2008) [Full]	A controlled trial of protein enrichment of meal replacements for weight reducti…	Nutr J
Abete, I (2009) [Abs]	Effects of two energy-restricted diets differing in the carbohydrate/protein rat…	Int J Food Sci Nutr
Abete, I (2009) [Abs]	Legume-, fish-, or high-protein-based hypocaloric diets: Effects on weight loss …	J Medicinal Food
Claessens, M (2009) [Full]	The effect of a low-fat, high-protein or high-carbohydrate ad libitum diet on we…	Int J Obes
Evangelista, LS (2009) [Full]	Reduced body weight and adiposity with a high-protein diet improves functional s…	J Cardiovasc Nurs
Jenkins, DJ (2009) [Full]	The effect of a plant-based low-carbohydrate (“Eco-Atkins”) diet on body weight …	Arch Intern Med
Ballesteros-Pomar, MD (2010) [Full]	Effectiveness of energy restricted diets with different protein:carbohydrate rat…	Public Health Nutr
Belobrajdic, DP (2010) [Full]	Moderate energy restriction-induced weight loss affects circulating IGF levels i…	Eur J Endocrinol
Te Morenga, LA (2010) [Full]	Effect of a relatively high-protein, high fiber diet on body composition and met…	EJCN
Wycherley, TP (2010) [Full]	A high-protein diet with resistance exercise training improves weight loss and b…	Diabetes Care
Johnstone, AM (2011) [Full]	Effects of a high-protein, low-carbohydrate v. high-protein, moderate-carbohydra…	Br J Nutr
Leidy, HJ (2011) [Full]	The effects of consuming frequent, higher protein meals on appetite and satiety …	Obesity
Mojtahedi, MC (2011) [Full]	The effects of a higer protein intake during energy restriction on changes in bo…	J Gerontol Med Sci
Te Morenga, LA (2011) [Full]	Comparison of high protein and high fiber weight-loss diets in women with risk f…	Nutr J
Adechian, S (2012) [Full]	Protein feeding pattern, casein feeding, or milk-soluble protein feeding did not…	AJPEM
Campbell & Meckling (2012) [Full]	Effect of the protein:carbohydrate ratio in hypoenergetic diets on metabolic syn…	Br J Nutr
Santesso, N (2012) [Full]	Effects of higher- versus lower-protein diets on health outcomes: a systematic r…	EJCN
Wycherley, TP (2012) [Full]	Effects of energy-restricted high-protein, low-fat compared with standard-protei…	Am J Clin Nutr
de Souza, RJ (2012) [Full]	Effects of 4 weight-loss diets differing in fat, protein, and carbohydrate on fa…	Am J Clin Nutr
Arciero, PJ (2013) [Full]	Increased protein intake and meal frequency reduces abdominal fat during energy …	Obesity
Dong, YJ (2013) [Full]	Effects of high-protein diets on body weight, glycaemic control, blood lipids an…	Br J Nutr
Kitabchi, AE (2013) [Full]	Effects of a high-protein versus high-carbohydrate diets on markers of beta-cell…	Diabetes Care
Luger, M (2013) [Abs]	Feasibility and efficacy of an isocaloric high-protein vs standard diet on insul…	Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes
Soenen, S (2013) [Full]	Normal protein intake is required for body weight loss and weight maintenance, a…	J Nutr
Tang, M (2013) [Full]	Normal vs. High-protein weight loss diets in men: Effects on body composition an…	Obesity
Wycherley, TP (2013) [Abs]	Comparison of the effects of weight loss from a high-protein versus standard-pro…	Eur J Nutr
Antonio, J (2014) [Full]	The effects of consuming a high protein diet (4.4g/kg/d) on body composition in …	JISSN
Cuenca-Sanchez, M (2015) [Full]	Controversies surrounding high-protein diet intake: satiating effect and kidney …	Adv Nutr
Hill, AM (2015) [Full]	Type and amount of dietary protein in the treatment of metabolic syndrome: a ran…	Am J Clin Nutr
Backx, EMP (2016) [Full]	Protein intake and lean body mass preservation during energy intake restriction …	Int J Obes
Smith, GI (2016) [Full]	High-protein intake during weight loss therapy eliminates the weight-loss-induce…	Cell Rep
Chappell, AJ (2018) [Full]	Nutritional strategies of high level natural bodybuilders during competition pre…	J Int Soc Sports Nutr
Dinu, M (2020) [Abs]	Effects of popular diets on anthropometric and cardiometabolic parameters: an um…	Adv Nutr

High Protein Diet

Reference	Title	Journal
Freedman, MR (2000) [Full]	Popular Diets: A Scientific Review	Obes Res
Farnsworth, E (2003) [Full]	Effect of a high-protein, energy-restricted diet on body composition, glycemic c…	AJCN
Brinkworth, GD (2004) [Full]	Long-term effects of advice to consume a high-protein, low-fat diet, rather than…	Diabetologica
Brinkworth, GD (2004) [Full]	Long-term effects of a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet on weight control and…	Int J Obes Relat Meta
Due, A (2004) [Full]	Effect of normal-fat diets, either medium or high in protein, on body weight in …	Int J Obes
Cleanthous, X (2007) [Abs]	Weight loss maintenance in women 3 years after following a 12-week structured we…	Obesity Res Clin Pract
Franz, MJ (2007) [Abs]	Weight-Loss Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Weight-Loss Clini…	J Am Diet Assoc
Clifton, PM (2008) [Full]	Long-term effects of a high-protein weight-loss diet	AJCN
Delbridge, EA (2009) [Full]	One-year weight maintenace after significant weight loss in healthy overweight a…	AJCN
Layman, DK (2009) [Full]	A moderate-protein diet produces sustained weight loss and long-term changes in …	J Nutr
Sacks, FM (2009) [Full]	Comparison of weight-loss diets with different compositions of fat, protein, and…	NEJM
Larsen, TM (2010) [Full]	Diets with high or low protein content and glycemic index for weight-loss mainte…	NEJM
Larsen, RN (2011) [Full]	The effect of high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets in the treatment of type 2 di…	Diabetologia
Evans, EM (2012) [Full]	Effects of protein intake and gender on body composition changes: a randomized c…	Nutr Metab
Krebs, JD (2012) [Full]	The Diabetes Excess Weight Loss (DEWL) Trial: a randomised controlled trial of h…	Diabetologica
Santesso, N (2012) [Full]	Effects of higher- versus lower-protein diets on health outcomes: a systematic r…	EJCN
Soenen, S (2012) [Full]	Relatively high-protein or ’low-carb’ energy-restricted diets for body weight lo…	Physiol Behavior
Te Morenga & Mann (2012) [Full]	The role of high-protein diets in body weight management and health	Br J Nutr
Wycherley, TP (2012) [Full]	Comparison of the effects of 52 weeks weight loss with either a high-protein or …	Nutr Diab
de Jonge, L (2012) [Full]	Effect of diet composition and weight loss on resting energy expenditure in the …	Obesity
Grave, RD (2013) [Full]	A randomized trial of energy-restricted high-protein versus high-carbohydrate, l…	Obesity
Griffin, HJ (2013) [Abs]	Higher protein diet for weight management in young overweight women: a 12-month …	Diab Obes Metab
Martens, EA (2013) [Full]	Protein leverage affects energy intake of high-protein diets in humans	AJCN
Schwingshackl & Hoffmann (2013) [Full]	Long-term effects of low-fat diets either low or high in protein on cardiovascul…	Nutr J
Clifton, PM (2014) [Abs]	Long term weight maintenance after advice to consume low carbohydrate, higher pr…	Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis
Jensen, MD (2014) [Full]	2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adult…	Circulation
Martens, EA (2014) [Full]	Protein leverage effects of beef protein on energy intake in humans	AJCN
Franz, MJ (2015) [Abs]	Lifestyle weight-loss intervention outcomes in overweight and obese adults with …	J Acad Nutr Diet
Leidy, HJ (2015) [Full]	The role of protein in weight loss and maintenance	AJCN
Arciero, PJ (2016) [Full]	Protein-pacing caloric restriction enhances body composition similarly in obese …	Nutrients
Bray & Siri-Tarino (2016) [Abs]	The role of macronutrient content in the diet for weight management	Endo Metab Clinics
Dinu, M (2020) [Abs]	Effects of popular diets on anthropometric and cardiometabolic parameters: an um…	Adv Nutr

High Unsaturated Fat

Reference	Title	Journal
Walker, KZ (1996) [Full]	Body fat distribution and non-insulin-dependent diabetes: comparison of a fiber-…	AJCN
Ashton, EL (2000) [Abs]	Diet high in monounsaturated fat does not have a different effect on arterial el…	J Am Diet Assoc
Lovejoy, JC (2002) [Full]	Effects of diets enriched in saturated (palmitic), monounsaturated (oleic), or t…	Diabetes Care
Parker, B (2002) [Full]	Effect of a high-protein, high-monounsaturated fat weight loss diet on glycemic …	Diabetes Care
Gerhard, GT (2004) [Full]	Effects of a low-fat diet compared with those of a high-monounsaturated fat diet…	AJCN
Pelkman, CL (2004) [Full]	Effects of moderate-fat (from monounsaturated) and low-fat weight-loss diets on …	Am J Clin Nutr
Cassady, B (2007) [Full]	Effects of low carbohydrate diets high in red meats or poultry, fish and shellfi…	Nutr Metab
Paniagua, JA (2011) [Abs]	A low-fat high-carbohydrate diet supplemented with long-chain n-3 PUFA reduces t…	Atherosclerosis
Tierney, AC (2011) [Full]	Effects of dietary fat modification on insulin sensitivity and on other risk fac…	Int J Obes
Baxheinrich, A (2012) [Full]	Effects of a rapeseed oil-enriched hypoenergetic diet with a high content of alp…	Br J Nutr
Lopez-Legarrea, P (2013) [Full]	Short-term role of the dietary total antioxidant capacity in two hypocaloric reg…	Nutr Metab
Razny, U (2015) [Full]	Effect of caloric restriction with or without n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on…	BBA Clin

Intermittent Energy Restriction

Reference	Title	Journal
de Groot, LCPGM (1989) [Abs]	Adaptation of energy metabolism of overweight women to alternating and continuou…	AJCN
Ash, S (2003) [Abs]	Effect of intensive dietetic interventions on weight and glycemic control in ove…	Int J Obes
Wing & Jeffery (2003) [Full]	Prescribed “breaks” as a means to disrupt weight control efforts	Obes Res
Harvie, MN (2011) [Full]	The effects of intermittent or continuous energy restriction on weight loss and …	Int J Obes
Varady, KA (2011) [Full]	Intermittent versus daily calorie restriction: which diet regimen is more effect…	Obes Rev
Arguin, H (2012) [Abs]	Short-and long-term effects of continuous versus intermittent restrictive diet a…	Menopause
Harvie, MN (2013) [Full]	The effect of intermittent energy and carbohydrate restriction v. daily restrict…	BJN
Antoni, R (2014) [Full]	The effects of intermittent energy restriction on indices of cardiometabolic hea…	Res Endocrinol
Davoodi, SH (2014) [Full]	Calorie shifting diet versus calorie restriction diet: a comparative clinical tr…	Int J Prev Med
Keogh, JB (2014) [Abs]	Effect of intermittent compared to continuous energy restriction on short-term w…	Clin Obes
Seimon, RV (2015) [Abs]	Do intermittent diets provide physiological benefits over continous diets for we…	Mol Cell Endocrinol
Carter, S (2016) [Abs]	The effects of intermittent compared to continuous energy restriction on glycaem…	Diabetes Res Clin Prac
Davis, CS (2016) [Abs]	Intermittent energy restriction and weight loss: a systematic review	EJCN
Byrne, NM (2017) [Full]	Intermittent energy restriction improves weight loss efficiency in obese men: th…	Obesity
Conley, M (2017) [Abs]	Is two days of intermittent energy restriction per week a feasible weight loss a…	Nutr Diet
Harris, L (2017) [Full]	Short-term intermittent energy restriction interventions for weight management: …	Obes Rev
Anton, SD (2018) [Full]	Flipping the metabolic switch: understanding and applying the health benefits of…	Obesity
Antoni, R (2018) [Full]	Intermittent v. continuous energy restriction: differential effects on postprand…	Br J Nutr
Bowen, J (2018) [Full]	Randomized trial of a high protein, partial meal replacement program with or wit…	Nutrients
Cioffi, I (2018) [Full]	Intermittent versus continuous energy restriction on weight loss and cardiometab…	J Transl Med
Corley, BT (2018) [Abs]	Intermittent fasting in type 2 diabetes mellitus and the risk of hypoglycaemia: …	Diabet Med
Coutinho, SR (2018) [Abs]	Compensatory mechanisms activated with intermittent energy restriction: A random…	Clin Nutr
Harris, L (2018) [Abs]	Intermittent fasting interventions for treatment of overweight and obesity in ad…	JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep
Harvey, J (2018) [Full]	Intermittent energy restriction for weight loss: spontaneous reduction of energy…	Food Sci Nutr
Oh, M (2018) [Full]	Effects of alternate day calorie restriction and exercise on cardiometabolic ris…	BMC Public Health
Roman, YM (2018) [Abs]	Effects of intermittent versus continuous dieting on weight and body composition…	Int J Obes
Trepanowski, JF (2018) [Full]	Effects of alternate-day fasting or daily calorie restriciton on body compositio…	Clin Nutr
Zubrzycki, A (2018) [Full]	The role of low-calorie diets and intermittent fasting in the treatment of obesi…	J Physiol Pharm
Cai, H (2019) [Full]	Effects of alternate-day fasting on body weight and dyslipidemia in patients wit…	BMC Gastroenterol
Carter, S (2019) [Full]	Effect of intermittent compared with continuous energy restricted diet on glycem…	JAMA
Cho, Y (2019) [Full]	The effectiveness of intermittent fasting to reduce body mass index and glucose …	J Clin Med
Hirsh, SP (2019) [Full]	Avoiding holiday seasonal weight gain with nutrient-supported intermittent energ…	J Nutr Sci
Kalam, F (2019) [Full]	Alternate day fasting combined with a low-carbohydrate diet for weight loss, wei…	Obesity Sci Pract
Panizza, CE (2019) [Full]	Effects of intermittent energy restriction combined with a Mediterranean diet on…	Nutrients
Parvaresh, A (2019) [Abs]	Modified alternate-day fasting vs. calorie restriction in the treatment of patie…	Complement Ther Med
Sundfor, TM (2019) [Abs]	Effects of intermittent versus continuous energy restriction for weight loss on …	Eur J Clin Nutr
Dinu, M (2020) [Abs]	Effects of popular diets on anthropometric and cardiometabolic parameters: an um…	Adv Nutr
Hoddy, KK (2020) [Full]	Intermittent fasting and metabolic health: from religious fast to time-restricte…	Obesity
Schwingshack, L (2020) [Abs]	Impact of intermittent energy restriction on anthropometric outcomes and interme…	Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr

Intermittent Fasting

Reference	Title	Journal
Trepanowski & Bloomer (2010) [Full]	The impact of religious fasting on human health	Nutr J
Klempel, MC (2012) [Full]	Intermittent fasting combined with calorie restriction is effective for weight l…	Nutr J
Brown, JE (2013) [Abs]	Intermittent fasting: A dietary intervention for prevention of diabetes and card…	Br J Diab Vasc Dis
Teng, NI (2013) [Abs]	Improvement of metabolic parameters in healthy older adult men following calorie…	Aging Male
Barnosky, AR (2014) [Abs]	Intermittent fasting vs daily calorie restriction for type 2 diabetes prevention…	Transl Res
Sadeghirad, B (2014) [Full]	Islamic fasting and weight loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis	Public Health Nutr
Horne, BD (2015) [Full]	Health effects of intermittent fasting: hormesis or harm? A systematic review	AJCN
Patterson, RE (2015) [Full]	Intermittent fasting and human metabolic health	J Acad Nutr Dietetics
Mattson, MP (2017) [Full]	Impact of intermittent fasting on health and disease processes	Ageing Res Rev
St-Onge, M-P (2017) [Full]	Meal timing and frequency: implications for cardiovascular disease prevention: a…	Circulation
Anton, SD (2018) [Full]	Flipping the metabolic switch: understanding and applying the health benefits of…	Obesity
Zubrzycki, A (2018) [Full]	The role of low-calorie diets and intermittent fasting in the treatment of obesi…	J Physiol Pharm
Alghafi, Z (2019) [Full]	A qualitative study of ramadan: a month of fasting, family, and faith	Religions
Fernando, HA (2019) [Full]	Effect of Ramadan fasting on weight and body composition in healthy non-athlete …	Nutrients

Internet Based Behavioral Programs

Reference	Title	Journal
Tate, DF (2001) [Full]	Using internet technology to deliver a behavioral weight loss program	J Am Med Assoc
Tate, DF (2006) [Full]	A randomized trial comparing human e-mail counseling, computer-animated tailored…	Arch Intern Med
Webber & Rose (2013) [Full]	A pilot internet-based behavioral weight loss intervention with or without comme…	Obesity

Intuitive Eating & Acceptance-Based Behavioral

Reference	Title	Journal
Bacon, L (2005) [Full]	Size acceptance and intuitive eating improve health for obese, female chronic di…	J Am Diet Assoc
Forman, EM (2008) [Abs]	An open trial of an acceptance-based behavioral intervention for weight loss	Cogn Behav Pract
Niemeier, HM (2012) [Full]	An acceptance-based behavioral intervention for weight loss: a pilot study	Behav Ther
Forman, EM (2013) [Full]	The Mind Your Health Project: A randomized controlled trial of an innovative beh…	Obesity
Mensinger, JL (2016) [Abs]	A weight-neutral versus weight-loss approach for health promotion in women with …	Appetite
Sherwood, NE (2016) [Full]	The BestFIT trial: a SMART approach to developing individualized weight loss tre…	Contemp Clin Trials
Butryn, ML (2017) [Full]	Efficacy of environmental and acceptance-based enhancements to behavioral weight…	Obesity

Jaw Fixation

Reference	Title	Journal
Bjorvell & Rossner (1985) [Full]	Long-term treatment of severe obesity: four years follow-up results of combined …	BMJ

Jenny Craig

Reference	Title	Journal
Wolfe, BL (1992) [Abs]	Long-term maintenance following attainment of goal weight: a preliminary investi…	Addict Behav
Tsai & Wadden (2005) [Abs]	Systematic review: an evaluation of major commercial weight loss programs in the…	Ann Intern Med
Finley, CE (2007) [Full]	Retention rates and weight loss in a commercial weight loss program	Int J Obesity
Rock, CL (2007) [Full]	Randomized trial of a multifaceted commercial weight loss program	Obesity
Rock, CL (2010) [Full]	Effect of a free prepared meal and incentivized weight loss program on weight lo…	JAMA
Finkelstein & Kruger (2014) [Full]	Meta- and cost-effectiveness analysis of commercial weight loss strategies	Obesity
Hartman-Boyce, J (2014) [Full]	Behavioral weight management programmes for adults assessed by trials conducted …	Obes Rev
Johnson, BC (2014) [Full]	Comparison of weight loss among named diet programs in overweight and obese adul…	JAMA
Gudzune, KA (2015) [Full]	Efficacy of commercial weight-loss programs: an updated systematic review	Annal Intern Med
Bray & Siri-Tarino (2016) [Abs]	The role of macronutrient content in the diet for weight management	Endo Metab Clinics
McEvedy, SM (2017) [Abs]	Ineffectiveness of commercial weight-loss programs for achieving modest but mean…	J Health Psych
Ge, L (2020) [Full]	Comparison of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary program…	BMJ

Ketogenic

Reference	Title	Journal
Pennington, AW (1953) [Abs]	Treatment of obesity with calorically UNRESTRICTED DIETS	J Clin Nutr
Benoit, FL (1965) [Abs]	Changes in body composition during weight reduction in obesity	Ann Intern Med
Bell, JD (1969) [Abs]	Ketosis, weight loss, uric acid, and nitrogen balance in obese women fed single …	Metabolism
Cahill, GF (1970) [Abs]	Starvation in man	NEJM
Young, CM (1971) [Abs]	Effect on body composition and other parameters in obese young men of carbohydra…	AJCN
Bogardus, C (1981) [Full]	Comparison of carbohydrate-containing and carbohydrate-restricted hypocaloric di…	JCI
Palgi, A (1985) [Full]	Multidisciplinary treatment of obesity with a protein-sparing modified fast: res…	Am J Public Health
Vazquez & Adibi (1992) [Abs]	Protein sparing during treatment of obesity: ketogenic versus nonketogenic very …	Metabolism
Westman, EC (2002) [Abs]	Effect of a 6-month adherence to a very low carbohydrate diet program	Am J Med
Volek, JS (2003) [Full]	An isoenergetic very low carbohydrate diet improves serum HDL cholesterol and tr…	J Nutr
Seshadri, P (2004) [Abs]	A randomized study comparing the effects of a low-carbohydrate diet and a conven…	Am J Med
Sharman, MJ (2004) [Full]	Very low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets affect fasting lipids and postprandial l…	J Nutr
Volek, JS (2004) [Full]	Comparison of energy-restricted very low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets on weigh…	Nutr Metab
Yancy, WS (2004) [Full]	A low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet versus a low-fat diet to treat obesity and hy…	Ann Intern Med
Johnston, CS (2006) [Full]	Ketogenic low-carbohydrate diets have no metabolic advantage over nonketogenic l…	AJCN
Westman, EC (2006) [Abs]	Effect of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet program compared to a low-fat diet …	Int J Cardiol
Westman, EC (2007) [Full]	Low-carbohydrate nutrition and metabolism	Am J Clin Nutr
Keogh, JB (2008) [Full]	Effects of weight loss from a very-low-carbohydrate diet on endothelial function…	AJCN
Nuttall, FQ (2008) [Full]	Effect of the LoBAG30 diet on blood glucose control in people with type 2 diabet…	Br J Nutr
Westman, EC (2008) [Full]	The effect of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet versus a low-glycemic index die…	Nutr Metab
Hussain, TA (2012) [Abs]	Effect of low-calorie versus low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet in type 2 diabetes	Nutrition
Saslow, LR (2014) [Full]	A randomized pilot trial of a moderate carbohydrate diet compared to a very low …	PLOS ONE
Gibson, AA (2015) [Abs]	Do ketogenic diets really suppress appetite? A systematic review and meta-analys…	Obes Rev
Castaldo, G (2016) [Abs]	An observational study of sequential protein-sparing, very low-calorie ketogenic…	Int J Food Sci Nutr
Goday, A (2016) [Full]	Short-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of a very low-calorie-ketogenic die…	Nutr Diabetes
de Luis, DA (2016) [Abs]	Effect of DHA supplementation in a very low-calorie ketogenic diet in the treatm…	Endocrine
McKenzie, A (2017) [Full]	A novel intervention including nutritional recommendations reduces hemoglobin A1…	JMIR Diabetes
Nymo, S (2017) [Full]	Timeline of changes in appetite during weight loss with a ketogenic diet	Int J Obes
Gomez-Arbelaez, D (2018) [Full]	Resting metabolic rate of obese patients under very low calorie ketogenic diet	Nutr Metab
Castellana, M (2019) [Abs]	Efficacy and safety of very low calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) in patients with …	Rev Endo Metab Dis
Bruci, A (2020) [Full]	Very low-calorie ketogenic diet: a safe and effective tool for weight loss in pa…	Nutrients
Choi, YJ (2020) [Full]	Impact of a ketogenic diet on metabolic parameters in patients with obesity or o…	Nutrients

Ketogenic Diet

Reference	Title	Journal
Cahill, GF (1970) [Abs]	Starvation in man	NEJM
Avenell, A (2004) [Abs]	What are the long-term benefits of weight reducing diets in adults? A systematic…	J Hum Nutr Diet
Segal-Isaacson, CJ (2004) [Full]	A randomized trial comparing low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets matched for ener…	Obes Res
Dashti, HM (2007) [Abs]	Beneficial effects of ketogenic diet in obese diabetic subjects	Mol Cell Biochem
Cappello, G (2012) [Full]	Ketogenic enteral nutrition as a treatment for obesity: short-term and long term…	Nutr Metab
Bueno, NB (2013) [Full]	Very-low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet v. low-fat diet for long-term weight loss: …	Br J Nutr
Hashimoto, Y (2016) [Abs]	Impact of low-carbohydrate diet on body composition: meta-analysis of randomized…	Obes Rev
Moreno, B (2016) [Abs]	Obesity treatment by very low-calorie-ketogenic diet at two years: reduction in …	Endocrine
Saslow, LR (2017) [Full]	An online intervention comparing a very low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet and life…	J Med Internet Res
Bhanpuri, NH (2018) [Full]	Cardiovascular disease risk factor responses to a type 2 diabetes care model inc…	Cardiovasc Diabetol
Athinarayanan, SJ (2019) [Full]	Long-term effects of a novel continuous remote care intervention including nutri…	Front Endocrinol
Choi, YJ (2020) [Full]	Impact of a ketogenic diet on metabolic parameters in patients with obesity or o…	Nutrients
Vranceanu, M (2020) [Full]	A comparison of a ketogenic diet with lowGI/nutrigenetic diet over 6 months for …	BMC Nutr

LA Weight Loss

Reference	Title	Journal
Tsai, AG (2005) [Abs]	Commercial and self-help programs for weight control	Psychiatr Clin N Am

Limiting Variety

Reference	Title	Journal
Raynor, HA (2012) [Full]	Limiting variety in non-nutrient-dense, energy-dense foods during a lifestyle in…	Am J Clin Nutr

Low Fat High Carb

Reference	Title	Journal
Pilkington, TR (1960) [Full]	Practical diets for lowering serum lipids	BMJ
Kingsley & Wilson (1977) [Full]	Behavior therapy for obesity: a comparative investigation of long-term efficacy	J Consult Clin Pyschol
Barnard, RJ (1983) [Abs]	Long-term use of a high-complex-carbohydrate, high-fiber, low-fat diet and exerc…	Diabetes Care
Boyd, NF (1990) [Abs]	Quantitative changes in dietary fat intake and serum cholesterol in women: resul…	AJCN
Henderson, MH (1990) [Abs]	Feasibility of a randomized trial of a low-fat diet for the prevention of breast…	Prev Med
Ornish, D (1990) [Abs]	Can lifestyle changes reverse coronary heart disease?	Lancet
Viegener, BJ (1990) [Abs]	Effects of an intermittent, low-fat, low-calorie diet in the behavioral treatmen…	Behavior Therapy
Wood, PD (1991) [Full]	The effects on plasma lipoproteins of a prudent weight-reducing diet, with or wi…	NEJM
Singh, RM (1992) [Full]	Randomized controlled trial of cardioprotective diet in patients with recent acu…	Br Med J
Chlebowski, RT (1993) [Abs]	Adherence to a dietary fat intake reduction program in postmenopausal women reci…	J Clin Oncol
Hunninghake, DB (1993) [Full]	The efficacy of intensive dietary therapy alone or combined with lovastatin in o…	NEJM
Elmer, PJ (1995) [Abs]	Lifestyle intervention: Results of the Treatment of Mild Hypertension Study (TOM…	Prevent Med
Pascale, RW (1995) [Abs]	Effects of a behavioral weight loss program stressing calorie restriction versus…	Diabetes Care
Shah, M (1996) [Abs]	Nutrient and food intake in obese women on a low-fat or low-calorie diet	Am J Health Promot
Simon, MS (1997) [Abs]	A randomized trial of a low-fat dietary intervention in women at high risk for b…	Nutr Cancer
Toubro, S (1997) [Full]	Randomised comparison of diets for maintaining obese subjects’ weight after majo…	BMJ
Carmichael, HE (1998) [Abs]	Lower fat intake as a predictor of initital and sustained weight loss in obese s…	J Am Diet Assoc
Goodrick, GK (1998) [Abs]	Nondieting versus dieting treatment for overweight binge-eating women	J Consult Clin Psychol
Ornish, D (1998) [Full]	Intensive lifesytle changes for reversal of coronary heart disease	JAMA
Stefanick, ML (1998) [Full]	Effects of diet and exercise in men and postmenopausal women with low levels of …	NEJM
Wing, RR (1998) [Abs]	Lifestyle intervention in overweight individuals with a family history of diabet…	Diabetes Care
Harvey-Berino, J (1999) [Abs]	Calorie restriction is more effective for obesity treatment than dietary fat res…	Ann Behav Med
Swinburn, BA (1999) [Abs]	Effects of reduced-fat diets consumed ad libitum on intake of nutrients, particu…	J Am Diet Assoc
Astrup, A (2000) [Full]	The role of dietary fat in body fatness: evidence from a preliminary meta-analys…	Br J Nutr
Astrup, A (2000) [Abs]	The role of low-fat diets in body weight control: a meta-analysis of ad libitum …	Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord
Freedman, MR (2000) [Full]	Popular Diets: A Scientific Review	Obes Res
Jeffrey, RW (2000) [Abs]	Long-term maintenance of weight loss: Current Status	Health Psychology
Kasim-Karakas, SE (2000) [Full]	Changes in plasma lipoproteins during low-fat, high carbohydrate diets: effects …	AJCN
Knopp, RH (2000) [Abs]	One-year effects of increasingly fat-restricted, carbohydrate-enriched diets on …	Proc Soc Exp Biol Med
Metz, JA (2000) [Full]	A randomized trial of improved weight loss with a prepared meal plan in overweig…	Arch Intern Med
Schatzkin, A (2000) [Full]	Lack of effect of a low-fat, high-fiber diet on the recurrence of colorectal ade…	NEJM
Herbert, JR (2001) [Abs]	Change in women’s diet and body mass following intensive intervention for early-…	J Am Diet Assoc
Kuller, LH (2001) [Full]	Women’s Healthy Lifestyle Project: a randomized clinical trial: results at 54 mo…	Circulation
Lanza, E (2001) [Full]	Implementation of a 4-y, highfiber, high-fruit-and-vegetable, low-fat dietary in…	AJCN
McManus, K (2001) [Full]	A randomized controlled trial of a moderate-fat, low-energy diet compared with a…	Int J Obes
Swinburn, BA (2001) [Full]	Long-term (5-year) effects of a reduced-fat diet intervention in individuals wit…	Diabetes Care
Tuomilehto, J (2001) [Full]	Prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus by changes in lifestyle among subjects wi…	NEJM
Bray, GA (2002) [Full]	A 9-month randomized clinical trial comparing fat-substituted and fat-reduced di…	AJCN
Djuric, Z (2002) [Abs]	Methods to increase fruit and vegetable intake with and without a decrease in fa…	Nutr Cancer
Fleming, RM (2002) [Full]	The effect of high-, moderate-, and low-fat diets on weight loss and cardiovascu…	Prev Cardiol
Knowler, WC (2002) [Full]	Reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes with lifestyle intervention or met…	NEJM
Paisey, RB (2002) [Abs]	Five-year results of a prospective very low calorie diet or conventional weight …	J Hum Nutr Diet
Foster, GD (2003) [Full]	A randomized trial of a low-carbohydrate diet for obesity	NEJM
Mueller-Cunningham, WM (2003) [Abs]	An ad libitum, very low-fat diet results in weight loss and changes in nutrient …	J Am Diet Assoc
Avenell, A (2004) [Abs]	What are the long-term benefits of weight reducing diets in adults? A systematic…	J Hum Nutr Diet
Brinkworth, GD (2004) [Full]	Long-term effects of advice to consume a high-protein, low-fat diet, rather than…	Diabetologica
Segal-Isaacson, CJ (2004) [Full]	A randomized trial comparing low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets matched for ener…	Obes Res
Stern, L (2004) [Full]	The effects of low-carbohydrate versus conventional weight loss diets in severel…	Ann Intern Med
Kristal, AR (2005) [Full]	Low-fat, high fruit and vegetable diets and weight loss do not affect biomarkers…	Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
Chlebowski, RT (2006) [Full]	Dietary fat reduction and breast cancer outcome: Interim efficacy results from t…	J Nat Cancer Institute
Howard, BV (2006) [Full]	Low-fat dietary pattern and weight change over 7 years: the Women’s Health Initi…	JAMA
Aldana, SG (2007) [Abs]	The effects of an intensive lifestyle modification program on carotid artery int…	Health Promotion
Azadbakht, L (2007) [Full]	Better dietary adherence and weight maintenance achieved by a long-term moderate…	Br J Nutr
Cleanthous, X (2007) [Abs]	Weight loss maintenance in women 3 years after following a 12-week structured we…	Obesity Res Clin Pract
Ebbeling, CB (2007) [Full]	Effects of a low-glycemic load vs low-fat diet in obese young adults: a randomiz…	JAMA
Ello-Martin, JA (2007) [Full]	Dietary energy density in the treatment of obesity: a year-long trial comparing …	AJCN
Franz, MJ (2007) [Abs]	Weight-Loss Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Weight-Loss Clini…	J Am Diet Assoc
Keogh, JB (2007) [Full]	Effects of weight loss on a low-carbohydrate diet on flow-mediated dilatation, a…	Br J Nutr
Lanza, E (2007) [Full]	The polyp prevention trial continued follow-up study: no effect of a low-fat, hi…	Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
Pierce, JP (2007) [Full]	Influence of a diet very high in vegetables, fruit, and fiber and low in fat on …	JAMA
Swenson, BR (2007) [Abs]	The effect of a low-carbohydrate, high protein diet on post laproscopic gastric …	J Surg Res
Turner-McGrievy, GM (2007) [Full]	A two-year randomized weight loss trial comparing a vegan diet to a more moderat…	Obesity
Burke, LE (2008) [Full]	A randomized clinical trial of a standard versus vegetarian diet for weight loss…	Int J Obes
Clifton, PM (2008) [Full]	Long-term effects of a high-protein weight-loss diet	AJCN
Due, A (2008) [Full]	Comparison of the effects on insulin resistance and glucose tolerance of 6-mo hi…	AJCN
Due, A (2008) [Full]	Comparison of 3 ad libitum diets for weight loss-maintenance, risk of cardiovasc…	AJCN
Shai, I (2008) [Full]	Weight loss with a low-carbohyrate, Mediterranean, or low-fat diet	NEJM
Tay, J (2008) [Full]	Metabolic effects of weight loss on a very-low-carbohydrate diet compared with a…	J Am Coll Cardiol
Tuttle, KR (2008) [Abs]	Comparison of low-fat versus Mediterranean-style dietary intervention after firs…	Am J Cardiol
Acharya, S (2009) [Full]	Adherence to a behavioral weight loss treatment program enhances weight loss and…	Patient Pref Adherence
Ben-Avraham, S (2009) [Abs]	Dietary strategies for patients with type 2 diabetes in the era of multi-approac…	Diabetes Res Clin Prac
Brehm, BJ (2009) [Full]	One-year comparison of a high-monounsaturated fat diet with a high-carbohydrate …	Diabetes Care
Brinkworth, GD (2009) [Full]	Long-term effects of a very-low-carbohydrate weight loss diet compared with an i…	Am J Clin Nutr
Brown, T (2009) [Full]	Systematic review of long-term lifestyle interventions to prevent weight gain an…	Obes Rev
Davis, NJ (2009) [Full]	Comparative study of the effects of a 1-year dietary intervention of a low-carbo…	Diabetes Care
Delbridge, EA (2009) [Full]	One-year weight maintenace after significant weight loss in healthy overweight a…	AJCN
Esposito, K (2009) [Abs]	Effects of a Mediterranean-style diet on the need for antihyperglycemic drug the…	Ann Intern Med
Foreyt, JP (2009) [Full]	Weight-reducing diets: are there any differences?	Nutr Rev
Frisch, S (2009) [Full]	A randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of carbohydrate-reduced or fat-red…	Cardiovasc Diabetol
Greenberg, I (2009) [Abs]	DIRECT Group. Adherence and success in long-term weight loss diets: the dietary …	J Am Coll Nutr
Hession, M (2009) [Full]	Systematic review of randomized controlled trials of low-carbohydrated vs. low-f…	Obes Rev
Hoy, MK (2009) [Full]	Implementing a low-fat eating plan in the Women’s Intervention Nutrition Study	J Am Diet Assoc
Knowler, WC (2009) [Full]	Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. 10-year follow-up of diabetes incide…	Lancet
Layman, DK (2009) [Full]	A moderate-protein diet produces sustained weight loss and long-term changes in …	J Nutr
Sacks, FM (2009) [Full]	Comparison of weight-loss diets with different compositions of fat, protein, and…	NEJM
Dyson, PA (2010) [Abs]	An assessment of low-carbohydrate or low-fat diets for weight loss at 2 year’s f…	Diabet Med
Fitzgibbon, ML (2010) [Full]	Obesity reduction black intervention trial (ORBIT): 18-month results	Obesity
Foster, GD (2010) [Full]	Weight and metabolic outcomes after 2 years on a low carbohydrate versus low fat…	Ann Intern Med
Howard, BV (2010) [Full]	Low-fat dietary pattern and lipoprotein risk factors: the Women’s Health Initiat…	AJCN
Klemsdal, TO (2010) [Abs]	Effects of a low glycemic load diet versus a low-fat diet in subects with and wi…	Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis
Lapointe, A (2010) [Full]	Comparison of a dietary intervention promoting high intakes of fruits and vegeta…	Br J Nutr
Lim, SS (2010) [Abs]	Long-term effects of a low carbohydrate, low fat or high unsaturated fat diet co…	Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis
Shai, I (2010) [Full]	Dietary intervention to reverse carotid atherosclerosis	Circulation
Wycherley, TP (2010) [Full]	Long-term effects of weight loss with a very low carbohydrate and low fat diet o…	J Intern Med
Yancy, WS (2010) [Full]	A randomized trial of a low-carbohydrate diet vs orlistat plus a low-fat diet fo…	Arch Internal Med
Fabricatore, AN (2011) [Full]	Targeting dietary fat or glycemic load in the treatment of obesity and type 2 di…	Diabetes Res Clin Prac
Goldstein, T (2011) [Abs]	The effect of a low carbohydrate, energy-unrestricted diet in obese type 2 diabe…	e-SPEN
Martin, LJ (2011) [Full]	A randomized trial of dietary intervention for breast cancer prevention	Cancer Res
Nordmann, AJ (2011) [Full]	Meta-analysis comparing Mediterranean to low-fat diets for modification of cardi…	Am J Med
Qi, Q (2011) [Full]	Insulin receptor substrate 1 gene variation modifies insulin resistance response…	Circulation
Shikany, JM (2011) [Full]	Effects of a low-fat dietary intervention on glucose, insulin, and insulin resis…	AJCN
Simpson, SA (2011) [Full]	What is the most effective way to maintain weight loss in adults	BMJ
Borradaile, KE (2012) [Full]	Relationship between treatment preference and weight loss in the contect of a ra…	Obesity
Evans, EM (2012) [Full]	Effects of protein intake and gender on body composition changes: a randomized c…	Nutr Metab
Friedman, AN (2012) [Full]	Comparative effects of low-carbohydrate high-protein versus low-fat diets on the…	Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
Guldbrand, H (2012) [Full]	In type 2 diabetes, randomisation to advice to follow a low-carbohydrate diet tr…	Diabetologica
Hooper, L (2012) [Full]	Effect of reducing total fat intake on body weight: systematic review and meta-a…	BMJ
Hu, T (2012) [Full]	Effects of low-carbohydarte diets versus low-fat diets on metabolic risk factors…	Am J Epidemiol
Iqbal, N (2012) [Full]	Effects of a low-intensity intervention that prescribed a low-carbohydrate vs a …	Obesity
Krebs, JD (2012) [Full]	The Diabetes Excess Weight Loss (DEWL) Trial: a randomised controlled trial of h…	Diabetologica
Qi, Q (2012) [Full]	Weight-loss diets modify glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor r…	AJCN
Wadden, TA (2012) [Full]	One-year weight losses in the Look AHEAD study: factors associated with success	Obesity
Wycherley, TP (2012) [Full]	Comparison of the effects of 52 weeks weight loss with either a high-protein or …	Nutr Diab
de Jonge, L (2012) [Full]	Effect of diet composition and weight loss on resting energy expenditure in the …	Obesity
Bueno, NB (2013) [Full]	Very-low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet v. low-fat diet for long-term weight loss: …	Br J Nutr
Grave, RD (2013) [Full]	A randomized trial of energy-restricted high-protein versus high-carbohydrate, l…	Obesity
Griffin, HJ (2013) [Abs]	Higher protein diet for weight management in young overweight women: a 12-month …	Diab Obes Metab
McClain, AD (2013) [Full]	Adherence to a low-fat vs low-carbohydrate diet differs by insulin resistance st…	Diabetes Obes Metab
Mohler, ER (2013) [Full]	Endothelial function and weight loss: comparison of low-carbohydrate and low-fat…	Obesity
Schwingshackl & Hoffmann (2013) [Full]	Long-term effects of low-fat diets either low or high in protein on cardiovascul…	Nutr J
Babio, N (2014) [Full]	Mediterranean diets and metabolic syndrome status in the PREDIMED randomized tri…	CMAJ
Bazzano, LA (2014) [Full]	Effects of low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets	Ann Intern Med
Foraker, RE (2014) [Full]	Effect of a low-fat or low-carbohydrate weight-loss diet on markers of cardiovas…	J Womens Health
Guldbrand, H (2014) [Full]	Randomization to a low-carbohydrate diet advice improves health realted quality …	Diabetes Res Clin Prac
Jensen, MD (2014) [Full]	2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adult…	Circulation
Johnson, BC (2014) [Full]	Comparison of weight loss among named diet programs in overweight and obese adul…	JAMA
Katz & Meller (2014) [Full]	Can we say what diet is best for health?	Ann Rev Public Health
Melberg, C (2014) [Full]	Long-term effects of a Palaeolithic-type diet in obese postmenopausal women: a 2…	EJCN
Rock, CL (2014) [Full]	Weight loss, glycemic control, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in respon…	Diabetes Care
Boaz, M (2015) [Full]	Low fat vs. low carbohydrate diet strategies for weight reduction: a meta-analys…	J Obes Weight Loss Ther
Franz, MJ (2015) [Abs]	Lifestyle weight-loss intervention outcomes in overweight and obese adults with …	J Acad Nutr Diet
Hu, T (2015) [Full]	Adherence to low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets in relation to weight loss and c…	Obesity Sci Prac
Sackner-Bernstein, J (2015) [Full]	Dietary intervention for overweight and obese adults: comparison of low-carbohyd…	PLOS ONE
Tobias, DK (2015) [Full]	Effect of low-fat diet interventions versus other diet interventions on long-ter…	Lacent Diab Endocrinol
Yancy, WS (2015) [Full]	Effect of allowing choice of diet on weight loss: a randomized trial	Annal Intern Med
Bray & Siri-Tarino (2016) [Abs]	The role of macronutrient content in the diet for weight management	Endo Metab Clinics
Gardner, CD (2016) [Full]	Weight loss on low-fat vs low-carbohydrate diets by insulin resistance status am…	Obesity
Heianza, Y (2016) [Full]	Macronutrient intake-associated FGF21 genotype modifies effects of weight-loss d…	Diabetes Care
Mansoor, N (2016) [Full]	Effects of low-carbohydrate diets vs. low-fat diets on body weight and cardiovas…	Br J Nutr
Due, A (2017) [Full]	The effect of three different ad libitum diets for weigth loss maintenance: a ra…	Eur J Nutr
Thom & Lean (2017) [Abs]	Is there an optimal diet for weight management and metabolic health?	Gastroenterology
Gardner, CD (2018) [Full]	Effect of low-fat vs low-carbohydrate diet on 12-month weight loss in overweight…	JAMA
Lu, M (2018) [Full]	Effects of low-fat compared with high-fat diet on cardiometabolic indicators in …	Br J Nutr
Tay, J (2018) [Abs]	Effects of an energy-restricted low-carbohydrate, high unsaturated fat/low satur…	Diabetes Obesity Metab
Dinu, M (2020) [Abs]	Effects of popular diets on anthropometric and cardiometabolic parameters: an um…	Adv Nutr
Ge, L (2020) [Full]	Comparison of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary program…	BMJ

Low Protein (~15 )

Reference	Title	Journal
Kinsell, LW (1964) [Abs]	Calories do count	MCE
Baba, NH (1999) [Full]	High protein vs high carbohydrate hypoenergetic diet for the treatment of obese …	Int J Obes
Skov, AR (1999) [Full]	Randomized trial on protein vs carbohydrate in ad libitum fat reduced diet for t…	Int J Obes
Luscombe, ND (2002) [Full]	Effects of energy- restricted diets containing increased protein on weight loss,…	Diabetes Care
Torbay, N (2002) [Abs]	High protein vs high carbohydrate hypoenergetic diet in treatment of obese normo…	Nutr Res
Layman, DK (2003) [Full]	A reduced ratio of dietary carbohydrate to protein improves body composition and…	J Nutr
[Luscombe, ND (2003)](https://www.nature.com/articles/0802270) [Full]	Effect of a high-protein, energy-restricted diet on weight loss and energy expen…	Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord
Pereira, MA (2004) [Full]	Effects of a low-glycemic load diet on resting energy expenditure and heart dise…	JAMA
Stamets, K (2004) [Full]	A randomized trial of the effects of two types of short-term hypocaloric diets o…	Fertil Steril
Nielsen, JV (2005) [Full]	Lasting improvement of hyperglycaemia and bodyweight: low-carbohydrate diet in t…	Ups J Med Sci
Leidy, HJ (2007) [Full]	Higher protein intake preserves lean mass and satiety with weight loss in pre-ob…	Obesity
Konig, D (2008) [Full]	Effect of meal replacements on metabolic risk factors in overweight and obese su…	Ann Nutr Metab
Stoernell, CK (2008) [Abs]	Short-term changes in lipoprotein subclasses and C-reactive protein levels of hy…	Nutr Res
Papakonstantinou, E (2010) [Full]	A high-protein low-fat diet is more effective in improving blood pressure and tr…	Eur J Clin Nutr
Aldrich, ND (2011) [Full]	Varying protein source and quantity do not significantly improve weight loss, fa…	Nur Res
Mojtahedi, MC (2011) [Full]	The effects of a higer protein intake during energy restriction on changes in bo…	J Gerontol Med Sci
Campbell & Meckling (2012) [Full]	Effect of the protein:carbohydrate ratio in hypoenergetic diets on metabolic syn…	Br J Nutr
Santesso, N (2012) [Full]	Effects of higher- versus lower-protein diets on health outcomes: a systematic r…	EJCN
Arciero, PJ (2013) [Full]	Increased protein intake and meal frequency reduces abdominal fat during energy …	Obesity
Soenen, S (2013) [Full]	Normal protein intake is required for body weight loss and weight maintenance, a…	J Nutr
Tang, M (2013) [Full]	Normal vs. High-protein weight loss diets in men: Effects on body composition an…	Obesity
Arguin, H (2017) [Full]	Impact of a non-restrictive satiating diet on anthropometrics, satiety responsiv…	Br J Nutr

Low-Carb High Fat

Reference	Title	Journal
Pennington, AW (1953) [Abs]	Treatment of obesity with calorically UNRESTRICTED DIETS	J Clin Nutr
Kekwick & Pawan (1956) [Abs]	Caloric intake in relation to body-weight changes in the obese	Lancet
Kinsell, LW (1964) [Abs]	Calories do count	Metabolism
Bortz, WM (1967) [Abs]	Fat, carbohydrate, salt and weight loss.	AJCN
Krehl, WA (1967) [Abs]	Some metabolic changes induced by low carbohydrate diets	AJCN
Bortz, WM (1968) [Abs]	Fat, carbohydrate, salt and weight loss. Further studies	AJCN
Young, CM (1971) [Full]	Effect on body composition and other parameters in obese young men of carbohydra…	AJCN
Kasper, H (1973) [Abs]	Response of body weight to a low carbohydrate, high fat diet in normal and obese…	AJCN
Baron, JA (1986) [Full]	A randomized controlled trial of low carbohydrate and low fat/high fiber diets f…	Am J Public Health
Prewitt, TW (1991) [Abs]	Changes in body weight, body composition, and energy intake in women fed high- a…	AJCN
Piatti, PM (1994) [Abs]	Hypocaloric high-protein diet improves glucose oxidation and spares lean body ma…	Metabolism
Powell, JJ (1994) [Abs]	The effects of different percentages of dietary fat intake, exercise, and calori…	Am J Health Promot
Golay, A (1996) [Full]	Similar weight loss with low- or high-carbohydrate diets	AJCN
Heilbronn, LK (1999) [Abs]	Effect of energy restriction, weight loss, and diet composition on plasma lipids…	Diabetes Care
Freedman, MR (2000) [Full]	Popular Diets: A Scientific Review	Obes Res
Bravata, DM (2003) [Abs]	Efficacy and safety of low-carbohydrate diets: a systematic review	JAMA
Bray, GA (2003) [Abs]	Low-carbohydrate diets in realities of weight loss	JAMA
Brehm, BJ (2003) [Full]	A randomized trial comparing a very low carbohydrate diet and a calorie-restrict…	JCEM
Landry, N (2003) [Full]	Whole-body fat oxidation rate and plasma triacylglcerol concentrations in men co…	AJCN
Samaha, FF (2003) [Full]	A low-carbohydrate as compared with a low-fat diet in severe obesity	NEJM
Aude, YW (2004) [Full]	The national cholesterol education program diet vs a diet lower in carbohydrates…	Arch Intern Med
Buchholz & Schoeller (2004) [Full]	Is a calorie a calorie?	AJCN
Fine & Feinman (2004) [Full]	Thermodynamics of weight loss diets	Nutr Metab
Johnston, CS (2004) [Full]	High-protein, low fat diets are effective for weight loss and favorably alter bi…	J Nutr
Meckling, KA (2004) [Full]	Comparison of a low-fat to a low-carbohydrate diet on weight loss, body composit…	JCEM
Brehm, BJ (2005) [Full]	The role of energy expenditure in the differential weight loss in obese women on…	JCEM
Nielsen, JV (2005) [Full]	Lasting improvement of hyperglycaemia and bodyweight: low-carbohydrate diet in t…	Ups J Med Sci
Seshadri, P (2005) [Abs]	Free fatty acids, insulin resistance, and corrected qt intervals in morbid obesi…	Endocr Pract
Adam-Perrot, A (2006) [Abs]	Low-carbohydrate diets: nutritional and physiological aspects	Obes Rev
Daly, ME (2006) [Abs]	Short-term effects of severe dietary carbohydrate-restriction advice in type 2 d…	Diabet Med
Johnston, CS (2006) [Full]	Ketogenic low-carbohydrate diets have no metabolic advantage over nonketogenic l…	AJCN
Krauss, RM (2006) [Full]	Separate effects of reduced carbohydrate intake and weight loss on atherogenic d…	AJCN
Krieger, JW (2006) [Full]	Effects of variation in protein and carbohydrate intake on body mass and composi…	Am J Clin Nutr
Nordmann, AJ (2006) [Full]	Effects of low-carbohydrate vs low-fat diets on weight loss and cardiovascular r…	Arch Int Med
Westman, EC (2006) [Abs]	Effect of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet program compared to a low-fat diet …	Int J Cardiol
Cassady, B (2007) [Full]	Effects of low carbohydrate diets high in red meats or poultry, fish and shellfi…	Nutr Metab
Dyson, PA (2007) [Abs]	A low-carbohydrate diet is more effective in reducing body weight than healthy e…	Diabet Med
McLaughlin, T (2007) [Full]	Clinical efficacy of two hypocaloric diets that vary in overweight patients with…	Diabetes Care
Meckling, KA (2007) [Full]	A randomized trial of a hypocaloric high-protein diet, with and without exercise…	Appl Physiol Nutr Metab
de Luis, DA (2007) [Abs]	Effects of a low-fat versus a low-carbohydrate diet on adipocytokines in obese a…	Horm Res
Accurso, A (2008) [Full]	Dietary carbohydrate restriction in type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndr…	Nutr Metab
Phillips, SA (2008) [Full]	Benefit of low-fat over low-carbohydrate diet on endothelial health in obesity	Hypertension
Stoernell, CK (2008) [Abs]	Short-term changes in lipoprotein subclasses and C-reactive protein levels of hy…	Nutr Res
Al-Sarraj, T (2009) [Full]	Carbohydrate restriction, as a first-line dietary intervention, effectively redu…	J Nutr
Bradley, U (2009) [Full]	Low-fat versus low-carbohydrate weight reduction diets: effects on weight loss, …	Diabetes
Foreyt, JP (2009) [Full]	Weight-reducing diets: are there any differences?	Nutr Rev
Hession, M (2009) [Full]	Systematic review of randomized controlled trials of low-carbohydrated vs. low-f…	Obes Rev
Jenkins, DJ (2009) [Full]	The effect of a plant-based low-carbohydrate (“Eco-Atkins”) diet on body weight …	Arch Intern Med
Kirk, E (2009) [Abs]	Dietary fat and carbohydrates differentially alter insulin sensitivity during ca…	Gastroenterology
Volek, JS (2009) [Abs]	Carbohydrate restriction has a more favorable impact on the metabolic syndrome t…	Lipids
Volek, JS (2009) [Abs]	Effects of dietary carbohydrate restriction versus low-fat diet on flow-mediated…	Metabolism
de Luis, DA (2009) [Abs]	The effects of two different hypocaloric diets on glucagon-like peptide 1 in obe…	J Diabetes Complications
Mueller, C (2010) [Abs]	Carbohydrate- vs fat-controlled diet on weight loss and coronary artery disease …	Nutr Clin Pract
Thompson, CA (2010) [Abs]	Changes in body weight and metabolic indexes in overweight breast cancer survivo…	Nutr Cancer
Thomson, CA (2010) [Abs]	Changes in body weight and metabolic indexes in overweight breast cancer survivo…	Nutr Cancer
Castaneda-Gonzalex, LM (2011) [Abs]	Effects of low carbohydrate diets on weight and glycemic control among type 2 di…	Nutr Hosp
Haufe, S (2011) [Full]	Randomized comparison of reduced fat and reduced carbohydrate hypocaloric diets …	Hepatology
Johnstone, AM (2011) [Full]	Effects of a high-protein, low-carbohydrate v. high-protein, moderate-carbohydra…	Br J Nutr
Summer, SS (2011) [Full]	Adiponectin changes in relation to the macronutrient composition of a weight-los…	Obesity
Varady, KA (2011) [Full]	Improvements in vascular health by a low-fat diet, but not a high-fat diet, are …	Nutr J
Haufe, S (2012) [Full]	Left ventricular mass and function with reduced-fat or reduced-carbohydrate hypo…	Hypertension
de Luis, DA (2012) [Abs]	Evaluation of weight loss and adipocytokines levels after two hypocaloric diets …	Diabetes Metab Res Rev
de Souza, RJ (2012) [Full]	Effects of 4 weight-loss diets differing in fat, protein, and carbohydrate on fa…	Am J Clin Nutr
Harvie, MN (2013) [Full]	The effect of intermittent energy and carbohydrate restriction v. daily restrict…	BJN
Liu, X (2013) [Full]	Effects of a low-carbohydrate diet on weight loss and cardiometaboiic profile in…	Br J Nutr
Ruth, MR (2013) [Full]	Consuming a hypocaloric high fat low carbohydrate diet for 12 wweks lowers C-rea…	Metabolism
Stocks, T (2013) [Full]	Change in proportional protein intake in a 10-week energy-restricted low- or hig…	Obes Facts
Tonstad, S (2013) [Abs]	A high-fibre bean-rich diet versus a low-carbohydrate diet for obesity	J Hum Nutr Diet
Johnson, BC (2014) [Full]	Comparison of weight loss among named diet programs in overweight and obese adul…	JAMA
Naude, CE (2014) [Full]	Low carbohydrate versus isoenergetic balanced diets for reducing weight and card…	PLOS ONE
Yamada, Y (2014) [Full]	A non-calorie-restricted low-carbohydrate diet is effective as an alternative th…	Intern Med
Boaz, M (2015) [Full]	Low fat vs. low carbohydrate diet strategies for weight reduction: a meta-analys…	J Obes Weight Loss Ther
Gower & Goss (2015) [Full]	A lower-carbohydrate, higher-fat diet reduces abdominal and intermuscular fat an…	J Nutr
Sackner-Bernstein, J (2015) [Full]	Dietary intervention for overweight and obese adults: comparison of low-carbohyd…	PLOS ONE
Fan, Y (2016) [Full]	Effects of low carbohydrate diets in individuals with type 2 diabetes: systemati…	Int J Clin Exp Med
Sato, J (2017) [Abs]	A randomized controlled trial of 130 g/day low-carbohydrate diet in type 2 diabe…	Clin Nutr
Veum, VL (2017) [Full]	Visceral adiposity and metabolic syndrome after very high-fat and low-fat isocal…	Am J Clin Nutr
Chappell, AJ (2018) [Full]	Nutritional strategies of high level natural bodybuilders during competition pre…	J Int Soc Sports Nutr
Lu, M (2018) [Full]	Effects of low-fat compared with high-fat diet on cardiometabolic indicators in …	Br J Nutr
Dinu, M (2020) [Abs]	Effects of popular diets on anthropometric and cardiometabolic parameters: an um…	Adv Nutr

Low-Glycemic

Reference	Title	Journal
Agus, MSD (2000) [Full]	Dietary composition and physiological adaptations to energy restriction	AJCN
Poppitt, SD (2002) [Full]	Long-term effects of ad libitum low-fat, high-carbohydrate diets on body weight …	Am J Clin Nutr
Pereira, MA (2004) [Full]	Effects of a low-glycemic load diet on resting energy expenditure and heart dise…	JAMA
Pittas AG (2005) [Full]	A low-glycemic load diet facilitates greater weight loss in overweight adults wi…	Diabetes Care
Raatz, SK (2005) [Full]	Reduced glycemic index and glycemic load diets do not increase the effects of en…	J Nutr
McMillan-Price & Brand-Miller (2006) [Full]	Low-glycemic index diets and body weight regulation	Int J Obes
McMillan-Price, J (2006) [Full]	Comparison of 4 diets of varying glycemic load on weight loss and cardiovascular…	Arch Intern Med
Thomas, DE (2007) [Abs]	Low glycaemic index or low glycaemic load diets for overweight and obesity	Coch Data Sys Rev
Westman, EC (2008) [Full]	The effect of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet versus a low-glycemic index die…	Nutr Metab
Gutschall, MD (2009) [Full]	A randomized behavioural trial targeting glycaemic index improves dietary, weigh…	Pub Health Nutr
Yusof, BN (2009) [Abs]	A low-GI diet is associated with a short-term improvement of glycaemic control i…	Diabetes Obes Metab
Jebb, SA (2010) [Full]	Effect of changing the amount and type of fat and carbohydrate on insulin sensit…	AJCN
Mesci, B (2010) [Abs]	Refined carbohydrate restricted diet versus conventional diabetic diet in type 2…	Acta Endocrinol
Buscemi, S (2013) [Abs]	Effects of hypocaloric diets with different glycemic indexes on endothelial func…	Clin Nutr
Goss, AM (2013) [Full]	Effects of diet macronutrient composition on body composition and fat distributi…	Obesity
Lima, STRM (2013) [Full]	Dietary approach to stop hypertension based on low glycaemic index and principle…	Br J Nutr
Lopez-Legarrea, P (2013) [Full]	Short-term role of the dietary total antioxidant capacity in two hypocaloric reg…	Nutr Metab
Schwingshackl & Hoffmann (2013) [Abs]	Long-term effects of low glycemic index/load vs. high glycemic index/load diets …	Nutr Metab Cardiovas Dis
Juanola-Falgarona, M (2014) [Full]	Effect of the glycemic index of the diet on weight loss, modulation of satiety, …	Am J Clin Nutr
Turner-McGrievy, GM (2014) [Abs]	Low glycemic index vegan or low-calorie weight loss diets for women with polycys…	Nutr Res
de la Iglesia, R (2014) [Full]	A new dietary strategy for long-term treatment of the metabolic syndrome is comp…	Br J Nutr
Zafar, MI (2019) [Abs]	Low glycaemic index diets as an intervention for obesity: a systematic review an…	Obes Rev
Dinu, M (2020) [Abs]	Effects of popular diets on anthropometric and cardiometabolic parameters: an um…	Adv Nutr

Lunch (Large)

Reference	Title	Journal
French, SA (2014) [Full]	Portion size effects on weight gain in a free living setting	Obesity
Madjd, A (2016) [Full]	Beneficial effect of high energy intake at lunch rather than dinner on weight lo…	Am J Clin Nutr

Male Only Weight Loss Programs

Reference	Title	Journal
Bye, C (2005) [Abs]	Tackling obesity in men–preliminary evaluation of men-only groups within a comm…	J Hum Nutr Diet
Young, MD (2012) [Abs]	Effectiveness of male-only weight loss and weight loss maintenance interventions…	Obes Rev
Gray, CM (2013) [Full]	Football fans in training: the development and optimization of an intervention d…	BMC Public Health
Morgan, PJ (2013) [Full]	The SHED-IT community trial: a randomized controlled trial of internet- and pape…	Ann Behav Med
Crane, MM (2015) [Full]	A randomized trial testing the efficacy of a novel approach to weight loss among…	Obesity

Meal Frequency

Reference	Title	Journal
Dauncy, MJ (1980) [Full]	Metabolic effects of altering the 24 h energy intake in man, using direct and in…	Br J Nutr
Bellisle, F (1997) [Full]	Meal frequency and energy balance	Br J Nutr
Mann, J (1997) [Full]	Meal frequency and plasma lipids and lipoproteins	Br J Nutr
Chapelot, D (2006) [Full]	Consequence of omitting or adding a meal in man on body composition, food intake…	Obesity
Stote, KS (2007) [Full]	A controlled trial of reduced meal frequency without caloric restriction in heal…	AJCN
Larson-Meyer, DE (2008) [Full]	Effect of 6-month calorie restriction and exercise on serum and liver lipids and…	Obesity
Cameron, JD (2010) [Full]	Increased meal frequency does not promote greater weight los in subjects who wer…	Br J Nutr
La Bounty, PM (2011) [Full]	International society of sports nutrition position stand: meal frequency	J Int Soc Sports Nutr
Leidy, HJ (2011) [Full]	The effects of consuming frequent, higher protein meals on appetite and satiety …	Obesity
Adechian, S (2012) [Full]	Protein feeding pattern, casein feeding, or milk-soluble protein feeding did not…	AJPEM
Bachman & Raynor (2012) [Full]	Effects of manipulating eating frequency during a behavioral weight loss interve…	Obesity
Arciero, PJ (2013) [Full]	Increased protein intake and meal frequency reduces abdominal fat during energy …	Obesity
Lopez-Legarrea, P (2013) [Full]	Short-term role of the dietary total antioxidant capacity in two hypocaloric reg…	Nutr Metab
Hoddy, KK (2014) [Full]	Meal timing during alternate day fasting: impact on body weight and cardiovascul…	Obesity
Kulovitz, MG (2014) [Abs]	Potential role of meal frequency as a strategy for weight loss and health in ove…	Nutrition
de la Iglesia, R (2014) [Full]	A new dietary strategy for long-term treatment of the metabolic syndrome is comp…	Br J Nutr
Raynor, HA (2015) [Full]	Eating frequency, food intake, and weight: A systematic review of human and anim…	Front Nutr
Schoenfeld, BJ (2015) [Full]	Effects of meal frequency on weight loss and body composition: a meta-analysis	Nutr Rev
Hutchinson & Heilbronn (2016) [Abs]	Metabolic impacts of altering meal frequency and timing – Does when we eat matt…	Biochimie
McDonald, VM (2016) [Full]	Should we treat obesity in COPD? The effects of diet and resistance exercise tra…	Respirology
Einarsson, S (2017) [Full]	Weight reduction intervention for obese infertile women prior to IVF: a randomiz…	Hum Reprod
Kerksick, CM (2017) [Full]	International society of sports nutrition position stand: nutrient timing	J Int Soc Sports Nutr
Leslie, WS (2017) [Full]	Weight losses with low-energy formula diets in obese patients with and without t…	Int J Obes
Bowen, J (2018) [Full]	Randomized trial of a high protein, partial meal replacement program with or wit…	Nutrients
Hirsh, SP (2019) [Full]	Avoiding holiday seasonal weight gain with nutrient-supported intermittent energ…	J Nutr Sci

Meal Replacement

Reference	Title	Journal
Hovell, MF (1988) [Full]	Long-term weight loss maintenance: assessment of a behavioral and supplemented f…	Am J Public Health
Nunn, RG (1992) [Abs]	2.5 years follow-up of weight and body mass index values in the Weight Control f…	Addict Behav
Hensrud, DD (1995) [Full]	Relationship of co-morbidities of obesity to weight loss and four-year weight ma…	Obes Res
Rossner & Flaten (1997) [Abs]	VLCD versus LCD in long-term treatment of obesity	Int J Obes
Ryttig, KR (1997) [Abs]	Long-term effects of a very-low-calorie diet (Nutrilett) in obesity treatment. A…	Int J Obes
Toubro, S (1997) [Full]	Randomised comparison of diets for maintaining obese subjects’ weight after majo…	BMJ
Wadden & Frey (1997) [Abs]	A multicenter evaluation of a propreitary weight loss program for the treatment …	Int J Eat Disord
Wadden, TA (1997) [Abs]	Exercise in the treatment of obesity. Effects of four interventions on body comp…	J Consult Clin Psychol
Weinstock, RS (1998) [Full]	Diet and exercise in the treatment of obesity: effects of 3 interventions on ins…	Arch Intern Med
Ditschuneit, HH (1999) [Full]	Metabolic and weight-loss effects of a long-term dietary intervention in obese p…	AJCN
Freedman, MR (2000) [Full]	Popular Diets: A Scientific Review	Obes Res
Rothacker, DQ (2000) [Abs]	Five-year self-management of weight using meal replacements: comparison with mat…	Nutrition
Ashley, JM (2001) [Full]	Weight control in the physician’s office.	Arch Int Med
Ashley, JM (2001) [Full]	Meal replacements in weight intervention	Obes Res
Ditschuneit, HH (2001) [Full]	Value of structured meals for weight management: risk factors and long-term weig…	Obes Res
Rothacker, DQ (2001) [Abs]	A potential model for women who cannot maintain eating habit change	J Am Diet Assoc
Heymsfield, SB (2003) [Full]	Weight management using a meal replacement strategy: meta and pooling analysis f…	Int J Obes
Wadden, TA (2004) [Full]	Dieting and the development of eating disorders in obese women: Results of a ran…	AJCN
Douketis, JD (2005) [Full]	Systematic review of long-term weight loss studies in obese adults: clinical sig…	Int J Obes
Li, Z (2005) [Full]	Long-term efficacy of soy-based meal replacements vs an individualized diet plan…	EJCN
Tsai & Wadden (2005) [Abs]	Systematic review: an evaluation of major commercial weight loss programs in the…	Ann Intern Med
Tsai & Wadden (2006) [Full]	The evolution of very-low-calorie diets: an update and meta-analysis	Obesity
Ashley, JM (2007) [Full]	Nutrient adequacy during weight loss interventions: a randomized study in women …	Nutr J
Franz, MJ (2007) [Abs]	Weight-Loss Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Weight-Loss Clini…	J Am Diet Assoc
Cheskin, LJ (2008) [Abs]	Efficacy of meal replacements versus a standard food-based diet for weight loss …	Diabetes Educator
Annunziato, RA (2009) [Abs]	A randomized trial examing differential meal replacement adherence in a weight l…	Eating Behaviors
Brown, T (2009) [Full]	Systematic review of long-term lifestyle interventions to prevent weight gain an…	Obes Rev
Vazquez, C (2009) [Full]	Meal replacement with a low-calorie diet formula in weight loss maintenance afte…	Eur J Clin Nutr
Wadden, TA (2009) [Full]	One-year weight losses in the Look AHEAD study: factors associated with success	Obesity
Davis, LM (2010) [Full]	Efficacy of a meal replacement diet plan compared to a food-based diet plan afte…	Nutr J
Flechtner-Mors, M (2010) [Abs]	Enhanced weight loss with protein-enriched meal replacements in subjects with th…	Diabetes Metab Res Rev
Johnson, WD (2011) [Full]	Incremental weight loss improves cardiometabolic risk in extremely obese adults	Am J Med
Simpson, SA (2011) [Full]	What is the most effective way to maintain weight loss in adults	BMJ
Bischoff, SC (2012) [Full]	Multicenter evaluation of an interdisciplinary 52-week weight loss program for o…	Int J Obes
Flechtner-Mors, M (2012) [Full]	Metabolic and weight loss effects of long-term dietary intervention in obese pat…	Obes Res
Hemmingsson, E (2012) [Full]	Weight loss and dropout during a commercial weight-loss program including a very…	AJCN
Hensrud, DD (2012) [Full]	Dietary treatment and long-term weight loss and maintenace in type 2 diabetes	Obes Res
Lean, MEJ (2013) [Full]	Feasibility and indicative results from a 12-month low-energy liquid diet treatm…	Br J Gen Pract
Shikany, JM (2013) [Full]	Randomized controlled trial of the Medifast 5 & 1 plan for weight loss	Int J Obes
Xu, DF (2013) [Full]	Effects of lifestyle intervention and meal replacement on glycaemic and body-wei…	Br J Nutr
Jensen, MD (2014) [Full]	2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adult…	Circulation
Johansson, K (2014) [Full]	Risk of symptomatic gallstones and cholecystectomy afer a very-low-calorie diet …	Int J Obes
Johnson, BC (2014) [Full]	Comparison of weight loss among named diet programs in overweight and obese adul…	JAMA
Coleman, CD (2015) [Full]	Effectiveness of a Medifast meal replacement program on weight, body composition…	Nutr J
Franz, MJ (2015) [Abs]	Lifestyle weight-loss intervention outcomes in overweight and obese adults with …	J Acad Nutr Diet
Gudzune, KA (2015) [Full]	Efficacy of commercial weight-loss programs: an updated systematic review	Annal Intern Med
Arciero, PJ (2016) [Full]	Protein-pacing caloric restriction enhances body composition similarly in obese …	Nutrients
Vink, RG (2016) [Full]	The effect of rate of weight loss on long-term weight regain in adults with over…	Obesity
Christensen, P (2017) [Full]	Long-term intervention with weight loss in patients with concomitant obesity and…	AJCN
Leslie, WS (2017) [Full]	Weight losses with low-energy formula diets in obese patients with and without t…	Int J Obes
McEvedy, SM (2017) [Abs]	Ineffectiveness of commercial weight-loss programs for achieving modest but mean…	J Health Psych
Rolls, BJ (2017) [Full]	Does the incorporation of portion-control strategies in a behavioral program imp…	Int J Obes
Thom & Lean (2017) [Abs]	Is there an optimal diet for weight management and metabolic health?	Gastroenterology
Vink, RG (2017) [Full]	Dietary weight loss-induced changes in RBP4, FFA, and ACE predict weight regain …	Physiol Rep
Astbury, NM (2018) [Full]	A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of meal replacements …	Obes Rev
Krishnaswami, A (2018) [Full]	Real-world effectiveness of a medically supervised weight management program in …	Perm J
Lowe, MR (2018) [Full]	Evaluation of meal replacements and a home food environment intervention for lon…	Am J Clin Nutr
Tronieri, JS (2018) [Full]	A randomized trial of lorcaserin and lifestyle counseling for maintaining weight…	Obesity

Medifast

Reference	Title	Journal
Davis, LM (2010) [Full]	Efficacy of a meal replacement diet plan compared to a food-based diet plan afte…	Nutr J
Shikany, JM (2013) [Full]	Randomized controlled trial of the Medifast 5 & 1 plan for weight loss	Int J Obes
Coleman, CD (2015) [Full]	Effectiveness of a Medifast meal replacement program on weight, body composition…	Nutr J

Mediterranean

Reference	Title	Journal
McManus, K (2001) [Full]	A randomized controlled trial of a moderate-fat, low-energy diet compared with a…	Int J Obes
Esposito, K (2004) [Full]	Effect of a Mediterranean-style diet on endothelial dysfunction and markers of v…	JAMA
Michalsen, A (2006) [Full]	Mediterranean diet has no effect on markers of inflammation and metabolic risk i…	EJCN
Malik & Hu (2007) [Abs]	Popular weight-loss diets: from evidence to practice	Nat Clin Prac Cardio…
Salas-Salvado, J (2008) [Full]	Effect of Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts on metabolic syndrome status…	Ann Intern Med
Shai, I (2008) [Full]	Weight loss with a low-carbohyrate, Mediterranean, or low-fat diet	NEJM
Ben-Avraham, S (2009) [Abs]	Dietary strategies for patients with type 2 diabetes in the era of multi-approac…	Diabetes Res Clin Prac
Brown, T (2009) [Full]	Systematic review of long-term lifestyle interventions to prevent weight gain an…	Obes Rev
Buckland, G (2009) [Abs]	Obesity and the Mediterranean diet: a systematic review of observational and int…	Obes Rev
Esposito, K (2009) [Abs]	Effects of a Mediterranean-style diet on the need for antihyperglycemic drug the…	Ann Intern Med
Greenberg, I (2009) [Abs]	DIRECT Group. Adherence and success in long-term weight loss diets: the dietary …	J Am Coll Nutr
Elhayany, A (2010) [Abs]	A low carbohydrate Meterranean diet improves cardiovascular risk factors and dia…	Diabetes Obes Metab
Shai, I (2010) [Full]	Dietary intervention to reverse carotid atherosclerosis	Circulation
Kastorini, C-M (2011) [Abs]	The effect of Mediterranean diet on metabolic syndrome and its components: a met…	J Am Coll Cardiol
Salas-Salvado, J (2011) [Full]	Reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes with the Mediterranean diet: resul…	Diabetes Care
Toledo, E (2013) [Full]	Effect of the Mediterranean diet on blood pressure in the PREDIMED trial: result…	BMC Med
Babio, N (2014) [Full]	Mediterranean diets and metabolic syndrome status in the PREDIMED randomized tri…	CMAJ
Domenech, M (2014) [Full]	Mediterranean diet reduces 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure, blood glucose, and…	Hypertension
Jensen, MD (2014) [Abs]	2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adult…	Circulation
Katz & Meller (2014) [Full]	Can we say what diet is best for health?	Ann Rev Public Health
Austel, A (2015) [Full]	Weight loss with a modified Mediterranean-type diet using fat modification: a ra…	Eur J Clin Nutr
Esposito, K (2015) [Full]	A journey into a Mediterranean diet and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review wit…	BMJ Open
Franz, MJ (2015) [Abs]	Lifestyle weight-loss intervention outcomes in overweight and obese adults with …	J Acad Nutr Diet
Huo, R (2015) [Full]	Effects of Mediterranean-sytle diet on glycemic control, weight loss and cardiov…	Eur J Clin Nutr
Bray & Siri-Tarino (2016) [Abs]	The role of macronutrient content in the diet for weight management	Endo Metab Clinics
Estruch, R (2016) [Abs]	Effect of a high-fat Mediterranean diet on bodyweight and waist circumference: a…	Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol
Keyserling, TC (2016) [Full]	A community-based lifestyle and weight loss intervention promoting a Mediterrane…	BMC Public Health
Mancini, JG (2016) [Full]	Systematic review of the Mediterranean diet for long-term weight loss	Am J Med
Embree, GGR (2017) [Full]	Successful long-term weight loss among participants with diabetes receiving an i…	BMJ
Thom & Lean (2017) [Abs]	Is there an optimal diet for weight management and metabolic health?	Gastroenterology
Dinu, M (2018) [Abs]	Mediterranean diet and multiple health outcomes: an umbrella review of meta-anal…	Eur J Clin Nutr
Gepner, Y (2019) [Full]	The beneficial effects of Mediterranean diet over low-fat diet may be mediated b…	J Hepatol
Rees, K (2019) [Full]	Mediterranean-style diet for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascu…	Cochrane Database Syst Rev
Dinu, M (2020) [Abs]	Effects of popular diets on anthropometric and cardiometabolic parameters: an um…	Adv Nutr
Ge, L (2020) [Full]	Comparison of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary program…	BMJ

Mindfullness Training

Reference	Title	Journal
Tapper, K (2009) [Abs]	Exploratory randomised controlled trial of a mindfulness-based weight loss inter…	Appetite
Dalen, J (2010) [Abs]	Pilot study: mindful eating and living (MEAL): weight, eating behavior, and psyc…	Complement Ther Med
Daubenmier, J (2011) [Full]	Mindfulness intervention for stress eating to reduce cortisol and abdominal fat …	J Obes
Alberts, HJ (2012) [Abs]	Dealing with problematic eating behaviour. The effects of a mindfulness-based in…	Appetite
Timmerman, GM (2012) [Abs]	The effect of a mindful restaurant eating intervention on weight management in w…	J Nutr Educ Behav
Corsica, J (2014) [Abs]	Development of a novel mindfulness and cognitive behavioral intervention for str…	Eating Behaviors
Katterman, SN (2014) [Abs]	Mindfulness meditation as an intervention for binge eating, emotional eating, an…	Eating Behav
Kristeller, JL (2014) [Abs]	Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT) for binge eating: a randomi…	Mindfulness
Miller, CK (2014) [Full]	Comparison of a mindful eating intervention to a diabetes self-management interv…	Health Educ Behav
O’Reilly, GA (2014) [Full]	Mindfulness-based interventions for obesity-related eating behaviors: a literatu…	Obes Rev
Godfrey, KM (2015) [Abs]	Mindfulness-based interventions for binge eating; a systematic review and meta-a…	J Behav Med
Palmeira, L (2017) [Abs]	Exploring the efficacy of an acceptance, mindfulness & compassionate-based inter…	Appetite
Warren, JM (2017) [Full]	A structured literature review on the role of mindfulness, mindful eating and in…	Nutr Res Rev

Minimal Intervention (i.e. Standard Care, Self-Help or Control Groups)

Reference	Title	Journal
Stevens, VJ (1993) [Abs]	Weight loss intervention in Phase I of the trials of hypertension prevention	Arch Intern Med
Jeffery & Wing (1995) [Abs]	Long-term effects of interventions for weight loss using food provision and mone…	J Consult Clin Psychol
Stevens, VJ (2001) [Abs]	Long-term weight loss and changes in blood pressure: results of the trials of hy…	Ann Intern Med
Knowler, WC (2002) [Full]	Reduction of the incidence of type 2 diabetes with lifestyle intervention or met…	NEJM
Heshka, S (2003) [Full]	Weight loss with self-help compared with a structured commercial program: a rand…	JAMA
Lindstrom, J (2003) [Full]	The Finnish diabetes prevention study (DPS): lifestyle intervention and 3-year r…	Diabetes Care
Mensink, M (2003) [Full]	Lifestyle interventions according to general recommendations improves glucose to…	Obes Res
Munsch, SBE (2003) [Full]	Evaluation of a lifestyle change programme for the treatment of obesity in gener…	Swiss Med Wkly
Dale, KS (2009) [Abs]	Sustainability of lifestyle changes following an intensive lifestyle interventio…	Asia Pac J Clin Nutr
Eriksson, MK (2009) [Full]	A 3-year randomized trial of lifestyle intervention for cardiovascular risk redu…	PLOS ONE
Penn, L (2009) [Full]	Prevention of type 2 diabetes in adults with impaired glucose tolerance: the Eur…	BMC Public Health
Fitzgibbon, ML (2010) [Full]	Obesity reduction black intervention trial (ORBIT): 18-month results	Obesity
Rock, CL (2010) [Full]	Effect of a free prepared meal and incentivized weight loss program on weight lo…	JAMA
Silva, MN (2010) [Abs]	Using self-determination theory to promote physical activity and weight control:…	J Behav Med
Vissers, D (2010) [Full]	Effect of long-term whole body vibration training on visceral adipose tissue: a …	Obes Facts
Appel, LJ (2011) [Full]	Comparative effectiveness of weight-loss interventions in clinical practice	NEJM
Jebb, SA (2011) [Full]	Primary care referral to a commercial provider for weight loss treatment versus …	Lancet
Jolly, K (2011) [Full]	Comparison of range of commercial or primary care led weight reduction programme…	Br Med J
Morgan, PJ (2011) [Full]	12-month outcomes and process evaluation of the SHED-IT RCT: an internet-based w…	Obesity
Patrick, K (2011) [Full]	Outcomes of a 12-month web-based intervention for overweight and obese men	Ann Behav Med
Rejeski, WJ (2011) [Full]	Translating weight loss and physical activity programs into the community to pre…	Arch Intern Med
Vermunt, PW (2011) [Full]	Lifestyle counseling for type 2 diabetes risk reduction in Dutch primary care: r…	Diabetes Care
Villareal, DT (2011) [Full]	Weight loss, exercise, or both and physical function in obese older adults	NEJM
Wadden, TA (2011) [Full]	A two-year randomized trial of obesity treatment in primary care practice	NEJM
Bertz, F (2012) [Full]	Diet and exercise weight-loss trial in lactating overweight and obese women	Am J Clin Nutr
Foster-Schubert, KE (2012) [Full]	Effect of diet and exercise, along or combined on weight and body composition in…	Obesity
Hersey, JC (2012) [Abs]	The efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a community weight management interventio…	Prevent Med
Kuller, LH (2012) [Full]	The women on the move through activity and nutrition (WOMAN) study: final 48-mon…	Obesity
Nanchahal, K (2012) [Full]	A pragmatic randomized controlled trial in primary care of the Camden weight los…	Br Med J Open
Ross, R (2012) [Full]	Trial of prevention and reduction of obesity through active living in clinical s…	Arch Intern Med
Tang, J (2014) [Full]	Self-directed interventions to promote weight loss: a systematic review of revie…	J Med Internet Res
Johns, DJ (2016) [Full]	Weight change among people randomized to minimal intervention control groups in …	Obesity
Spring, B (2017) [Full]	Effects of an abbreviated obesity intervention supported by mobile technology: t…	Obesity

Minor Caloric Restriction

Reference	Title	Journal
Das, SK (2009) [Full]	Low or moderate dietary energy restriction for long-term weight loss: what works…	Obesity
Moreno, B (2014) [Abs]	Comparison of a very low-calorie-ketogenic diet with a standard low-calorie diet…	Endocrine

Moderate Carbohydrate

Reference	Title	Journal
Bowden, RG (2007) [Abs]	Systemic glucose level changes with a carbohydrate-restricted and higher protein…	J Am Coll Health
Johnstone, AM (2011) [Full]	Effects of a high-protein, low-carbohydrate v. high-protein, moderate-carbohydra…	Br J Nutr
Saslow, LR (2014) [Full]	A randomized pilot trial of a moderate carbohydrate diet compared to a very low …	PLOS ONE
Carter, S (2016) [Abs]	The effects of intermittent compared to continuous energy restriction on glycaem…	Diabetes Res Clin Prac

Moderate Fat

Reference	Title	Journal
Hockaday, TD (1978) [Full]	Prospective comparison of modified fat-high-carbohydrate with standard low-carbo…	Br J Nutr
Fleming, RM (2002) [Full]	The effect of high-, moderate-, and low-fat diets on weight loss and cardiovascu…	Prev Cardiol
Azadbakht, L (2007) [Full]	Better dietary adherence and weight maintenance achieved by a long-term moderate…	Br J Nutr

Monounsaturated Fat

Reference	Title	Journal
Colette, C (2003) [Full]	Exchanging carbohydrates for monounsaturated fats in energy-restricted diets: ef…	Int J Obes
Gerhard, GT (2004) [Full]	Effects of a low-fat diet compared with those of a high-monounsaturated fat diet…	AJCN
Pelkman, CL (2004) [Full]	Effects of moderate-fat (from monounsaturated) and low-fat weight-loss diets on …	Am J Clin Nutr
Pieterse, Z (2005) [Abs]	Substitution of high monounsaturated fatty acid avocado for mixed dietary fats d…	Nutrition

Non-Diet Wellness Intervention Health at Every Size

Reference	Title	Journal
Steinhardt, MA (1999) [Abs]	Outcomes of a traditional weight control program and a nondiet alternative: a on…	J Psychology
Provencher, V (2009) [Abs]	Health-at-every-size and eating behaviors: 1-year follow-up results of a size ac…	J Am Diet Assoc
Forman, EM (2013) [Full]	The Mind Your Health Project: A randomized controlled trial of an innovative beh…	Obesity

Nordic Diet

Reference	Title	Journal
Uusitupa, M (2013) [Full]	Effects of an isocaloric healthy Nordic diet on insulin sensitivity, lipid profi…	J Intern Med
Dinu, M (2020) [Abs]	Effects of popular diets on anthropometric and cardiometabolic parameters: an um…	Adv Nutr

Nutrisystem

Reference	Title	Journal
Freedman, MR (2000) [Full]	Popular Diets: A Scientific Review	Obes Res
Foster, GD (2009) [Abs]	The effects of a commercially available weight loss program among obese patients…	Postgrad Med
Figueroa, A (2013) [Full]	Effects of diet and/or low-intensity resistance exercise training on arterial st…	Am J Hypertens
Figueroa, A (2013) [Abs]	Effects of a hypocaloric diet, low-intensity resistance exercise with slow movem…	Menopause
Foster, GD (2013) [Full]	A randomized comparison of a commercially available portion-controlled weight-lo…	Nutr Diabetes
Webber & Rose (2013) [Full]	A pilot internet-based behavioral weight loss intervention with or without comme…	Obesity
Johnson, BC (2014) [Full]	Comparison of weight loss among named diet programs in overweight and obese adul…	JAMA
Baetge, C (2017) [Full]	Efficacy of a randomized trial examing commercial weight loss programs and exerc…	Appl Physiol Nutr Metab

Nutrition Education

Reference	Title	Journal
Jeffery & French (1999) [Full]	Preventing weight gain in adults: the Pound of Prevention Study	Am J Public Health
Herbert, JR (2001) [Abs]	Change in women’s diet and body mass following intensive intervention for early-…	J Am Diet Assoc
Jen, KL (2004) [Full]	Improvement of metabolism among obese breast cancer survivors in differing weigh…	Obes Res
Michalsen, A (2006) [Full]	Mediterranean diet has no effect on markers of inflammation and metabolic risk i…	EJCN
Hivert, M-F (2007) [Full]	Prevention of weight gain in young adults through a seminar-based intervention p…	Int J Obes
Schauer, PR (2012) [Full]	Bariatric surgery versus intensive medical therapy in obese patients with diabet…	NEJM
Perri, MG (2014) [Full]	Comparative effectiveness of three doses of weight-loss counseling: two-year fin…	Obesity
Metzgar & Nickols-Richardson (2015) [Full]	Effects of nutrition education on weight gain prevention: a randomized controlle…	Nutr J
Marrero, DG (2016) [Full]	Comparison of commercial and self-initiated weight loss programs in people with …	Am J Public Health
Ahern, AL (2017) [Full]	Extended duration weight-loss programme referrals for adults in primary care (WR…	Lancet
Athinarayanan, SJ (2019) [Full]	Long-term effects of a novel continuous remote care intervention including nutri…	Front Endocrinol
Ge, L (2020) [Full]	Comparison of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary program…	BMJ

Nutrition Education (only)

Reference	Title	Journal
Tate, DF (2001) [Full]	Using internet technology to deliver a behavioral weight loss program	J Am Med Assoc
Little, P (2004) [Full]	Randomised controlled factorial trial of dietary advice for patients with single…	BMJ
Klohe-Lehman, DM (2006) [Abs]	Nutrition knowledge is associated with greater weight loss in obese and overweig…	J Am Diet Assoc
Tate, DF (2006) [Full]	A randomized trial comparing human e-mail counseling, computer-animated tailored…	Arch Intern Med
Papandreou, C (2012) [Full]	Effect of Mediterranean diet versus prudent diet combined with physical activity…	Eur Respir J
Harris, MF (2013) [Full]	The impact of a brief lifestyle intervention delivered by generalist community n…	BMC Public Heath
Lima, STRM (2013) [Full]	Dietary approach to stop hypertension based on low glycaemic index and principle…	Br J Nutr
Martin, CK (2015) [Full]	Efficacy of SmartLoss, a smartphone-based weight loss intervention: results from…	Obesity
Yang, Z (2016) [Full]	Evaluation of a community-based behavioral weight loss program in Chinese adults…	Obesity

Optifast

Reference	Title	Journal
Genuth, SM (1974) [Abs]	Weight reduction in obesity by outpatient semistarvation	JAMA
Barrows & Snook (1987) [Abs]	Effect of a high-protein very low-calorie diet on resting metabolism, thyroid ho…	Am J Clin Nutr
Kirschner, M (1988) [Abs]	An eight-year experience with a very-low-calorie formula diet for control of maj…	Int J Obes
Kanders, B (1989) [Abs]	Weight loss outcome and health benefits associated with the OPTIFAST program in …	Int J Obes
Doherty, J (1991) [Abs]	Long-term evaluation of cardiac function in obese patients treated with a very l…	Am J Clin Nutr
Beliard, D (1992) [Abs]	Evaluation of an intensive weight control program using a priori criteria to det…	Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord
Wadden, TA (1992) [Abs]	A multicenter evaluation of a proprietary weight reduction program for the treat…	Arch Intern Med
Flynn & Walsh (1993) [Abs]	Thirty-month evaluation of a popular very-low-calorie-diet program	Arch Fam Med
Grodstein, F (1996) [Abs]	Three-year follow-up of participants in a commercial weight loss program: can yo…	Arch
Wadden & Frey (1997) [Abs]	A multicenter evaluation of a propreitary weight loss program for the treatment …	Int J Eat Disord
Tsai, AG (2005) [Abs]	Commercial and self-help programs for weight control	Psychiatr Clin N Am

Ornish

Reference	Title	Journal
Malik & Hu (2007) [Abs]	Popular weight-loss diets: from evidence to practice	Nat Clin Prac Cardio…

Ornish Diet

Reference	Title	Journal
Ornish, D (1990) [Abs]	Can lifestyle changes reverse coronary heart disease?	Lancet
Ornish, D (1998) [Full]	Intensive lifesytle changes for reversal of coronary heart disease	JAMA
Dansinger, ML (2005) [Full]	Comparison of the Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers, and Zone Diets for weight los…	JAMA
Aldana, SG (2007) [Abs]	The effects of an intensive lifestyle modification program on carotid artery int…	Health Promotion
Gardner, CD (2007) [Full]	Comparison of the Atkins, Zone, Ornish, and LEARN diets for change in weight and…	JAMA
Malik & Hu (2007) [Abs]	Popular weight-loss diets: from evidence to practice	Nat Clin Prac Cardio…
Ge, L (2020) [Full]	Comparison of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary program…	BMJ

Paleolithic

Reference	Title	Journal
Lindeberg, S (2007) [Full]	A Paleolithic diet improves glucose tolerance more than a Mediterranean-like die…	Diabetologica
Osterdahl, D (2008) [Full]	Effects of a short-term intervention with a paleolithic diet in healthy voluntee…	EJCN
Jonsson, T (2009) [Full]	Beneficial effects of a Paleolithic diet on cardiovascular risk factors in type …	Cardiovasc Diabetol
Konner & Eaton (2010) [Abs]	Paleolithic nutrition: twenty-five years later	Nutr Clin Pract
Ryberg, M (2013) [Full]	A Palaeolithic-type diet causes strong tissue-specific effects on ectopic fat de…	J Int Med
Boers, I (2014) [Full]	Favourable effects of consuming a Palaeolithic-type diet on characteristics of t…	Lipids Health Dis
Manheimer, EW (2015) [Full]	Paleolithic nutrition for metabolic syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysi…	AJCN
Genoni, A (2016) [Full]	Cardiovascular, metabolic effects and dietary composition of ad-libitum Paleolit…	Nutrients
Otten, J (2017) [Full]	Effects of a Paleolithic diet with and without supervised exercise on fat mass, …	Diabetes Metab Res Rev
Ghaedi, E (2019) [Full]	Effects of a paleolithic diet on cardiovascular disease risk factors: a systemat…	Adv Nutr
Dinu, M (2020) [Abs]	Effects of popular diets on anthropometric and cardiometabolic parameters: an um…	Adv Nutr

Paleolithic Diet

Reference	Title	Journal
Katz & Meller (2014) [Full]	Can we say what diet is best for health?	Ann Rev Public Health
Melberg, C (2014) [Full]	Long-term effects of a Palaeolithic-type diet in obese postmenopausal women: a 2…	EJCN
Blomquist, C (2017) [Full]	Decreased lipogenesis-promoting factors in adipose tissue in postmenopausal wome…	Eur J Nutr
Dinu, M (2020) [Abs]	Effects of popular diets on anthropometric and cardiometabolic parameters: an um…	Adv Nutr
Ge, L (2020) [Full]	Comparison of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary program…	BMJ

Portion Control Training

Reference	Title	Journal
Pedersen, SD (2007) [Full]	Portion control plate for weight loss in obese patients with type 2 diabetes mel…	Arch Intern Med
Kesman,RL (2011) [Full]	Portion control for the treatment of obesity in the primary care setting	BMC Res Notes
Huber, JM (2015) [Full]	Telecoaching plus a portion control plate for weight care management: a randomiz…	Trials

Primary Care Lead Weight Loss

Reference	Title	Journal
Munsch, S (2003) [Full]	Evaluation of a lifestyle change programme for the treatment of obesity in gener…	Swiss Med Wkly
Ross, HM (2008) [Full]	Evaluation of the Counterweight Programme for obesity management in primary care…	Br J Gen Pract
Ryan, DH (2010) [Full]	Nonsurgical weight loss for extreme obesity in primary care settings - Results o…	Arch Intern Med
Johnson, WD (2011) [Full]	Incremental weight loss improves cardiometabolic risk in extremely obese adults	Am J Med
Vermunt, PW (2011) [Full]	Lifestyle counseling for type 2 diabetes risk reduction in Dutch primary care: r…	Diabetes Care
Wadden, TA (2011) [Full]	A two-year randomised trial of obesity treatment in primary care practice	NEJM
Ross, R (2012) [Full]	Trial of prevention and reduction of obesity through active living in clinical s…	Arch Intern Med
Sargent, GM (2012) [Full]	Nurse delivered lifestyle interventions in primary health care to treat chronic …	Obes Rev
Ahern, AL (2013) [Full]	Participants’ explanatory model of being overweight and their experiences of 2 w…	Ann Fam Med
Bennet, GG (2013) [Full]	Behavioral treatment for weight gain prevention among black women in primary car…	JAMA Int Med
Carvajal, R (2013) [Full]	Managing obesity in primary care practice: a narrative review	Ann N Y Acad Sci
Jansson, SP (2013) [Full]	Interventions for lifestyle changes to promote weight reduction, a randomized co…	BMC Res Notes
Ma, J (2013) [Full]	Translating the diabetes prevention program lifestyle intervention for weight lo…	JAMA Int Med
Hartman-Boyce, J (2014) [Full]	Behavioral weight management programmes for adults assessed by trials conducted …	Obes Rev
Holzapfel, C (2014) [Full]	The challenge of a 2-year follow-up after intervention for weight loss in primar…	Int J Obes
Kushner & Ryan (2014) [Abs]	Assessment and lifestyle management of patients with obesity: clinical recommend…	JAMA
Athinarayanan, SJ (2019) [Full]	Long-term effects of a novel continuous remote care intervention including nutri…	Front Endocrinol

Pritikin

Reference	Title	Journal
Barnard, RJ (1983) [Abs]	Long-term use of a high-complex-carbohydrate, high-fiber, low-fat diet and exerc…	Diabetes Care

Pritikin Diet

Reference	Title	Journal
Barnard, RJ (1983) [Abs]	Long-term use of a high-complex-carbohydrate, high-fiber, low-fat diet and exerc…	Diabetes Care

Residential Weight Loss Programs Camps

Reference	Title	Journal
Sjostrom, M (1999) [Full]	A four week residential program for primary health care patients to control obes…	Eur J Clin Nutr
Christiansen, T (2007) [Full]	Weight loss maintenance in severely obese adults after an intensive lifestyle in…	Obesity
Martins, C (2010) [Abs]	Bariatric surgery versus lifestyle interventions for morbid obesity - changes in…	Obes Surg

Rosemary Conley

Reference	Title	Journal
Hartman-Boyce, J (2014) [Full]	Behavioral weight management programmes for adults assessed by trials conducted …	Obes Rev
Madigan, CD (2014) [Full]	Which weight-loss programmes are as effective as Weight Watchers?: non-inferiori…	Br J Gen Pract
Ge, L (2020) [Full]	Comparison of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary program…	BMJ

Self-Directed Diet

Reference	Title	Journal
Harris, MB (1969) [Abs]	Self-directed program for weight control: a pilot study	J Abnormal Psych
Hall, SM (1975) [Abs]	Follow-up strategies in the treatment of overweight	Behav Res Ther
Hanson, RW (1976) [Abs]	Use of programmed instruction in teaching self-management skills in overweight a…	Behav Therapy
Jeffrey, RW (1984) [Abs]	Correlates of weight loss and its maintenance over two years of follow-up among …	Prev Med
Appel, LJ (2011) [Full]	Comparative effectiveness of weight-loss interventions in clinical practice	NEJM
Latner & Ciao (2012) [Abs]	Weight-loss history as a predictor of obesity treatment outcome: prospective, lo…	J Health Psychol
Tang, J (2014) [Full]	Self-directed interventions to promote weight loss: a systematic review of revie…	J Med Internet Res

Self-Selected Diet

Reference	Title	Journal
Bodenheimer, T (2002) [Abs]	Patient self-management of chronic disease in primary care	JAMA
Ash, S (2003) [Abs]	Effect of intensive dietetic interventions on weight and glycemic control in ove…	Int J Obes
Lantz, H (2003) [Full]	Intermittent vs on-demand use of very low calorie diet: A randomized 2-year clin…	J Intern Med
Burke, LE (2008) [Full]	A randomized clinical trial of a standard versus vegetarian diet for weight loss…	Int J Obes
Borradaile, KE (2012) [Full]	Relationship between treatment preference and weight loss in the contect of a ra…	Obesity
McVay, MA (2014) [Full]	Factors associated with choice of a low-fat or low-carbohydrate diet during a be…	Appetite
Yancy, WS (2015) [Full]	Effect of allowing choice of diet on weight loss: a randomized trial	Annal Intern Med

Sequence of Food Ingestion at Meals

Reference	Title	Journal
Trico, D (2016) [Full]	Manipulating the sequence of food ingestion improves glycemic control in type 2 …	Nutr Diabetes

Six Small (100kcal) Dietary Changes Day

Reference	Title	Journal
Crane, MM (2015) [Full]	A randomized trial testing the efficacy of a novel approach to weight loss among…	Obesity

Slim Fast

Reference	Title	Journal
Yip, I (2001) [Full]	Liquid meal replacements and glycemic control in obese type 2 diabetes patients	Obes Res
Clifton, PM (2005) [Full]	Effect of weight loss on inflammatory and endothelial markers and FMD using two …	Int J Obes
Miller, GD (2006) [Full]	Intensive weight loss program improves physical function in older obese adults w…	Obesity
Truby, H (2006) [Full]	Randomised controlled trial of four commercial weight loss programmes in the UK:…	BMJ
McEvedy, SM (2017) [Abs]	Ineffectiveness of commercial weight-loss programs for achieving modest but mean…	J Health Psych

Slimming World

Reference	Title	Journal
Bye, C (2005) [Abs]	Tackling obesity in men–preliminary evaluation of men-only groups within a comm…	J Hum Nutr Diet
Lavin, JH (2006) [Abs]	Feasibility and benefits of implementing a slimming on referral service in prima…	Public Health
Lloyd & Khan (2011) [Abs]	Evaluation of healthy choices: a commercial weight loss programme commissioned b…	Perspectives in Public Health
Stubbs, RJ (2011) [Full]	Weight outcomes audit for 34,271 adults referred to a primary care/commercial we…	Obesity Facts
Dixon, KJL (2012) [Full]	Weight loss from three commercial providers of NHS primary care slimming on refe…	J Public Health
Stubbs, RJ (2015) [Full]	Weight outcomes audit in 1.3 million adults during their first 3 months’ attenda…	BMC Public Health
McEvedy, SM (2017) [Abs]	Ineffectiveness of commercial weight-loss programs for achieving modest but mean…	J Health Psych

Small Changes Approach

Reference	Title	Journal
Wing, RR (2016) [Full]	Innovative self-regulation strategies to reduce weight gain in young adults: The…	JAMA Int Med

Smart Phone Applications

Reference	Title	Journal
Lee, W (2010) [Abs]	Evaluation of a mobile phone-based diet game for weight control	J Telemed Telecare
Turner-McGrievy & Tate (2011) [Full]	Tweets, apps, and pods: results of the 6-month mobile pounds off digitally (Mobi…	J Med Internet Res
Allen, JK (2013) [Full]	Randomized controlled pilot study testing use of smart-phone technology for obes…	J Obes
Carter, MC (2013) [Full]	Adherence to a smartphone application for weight loss compared to website and pa…	J Med Internet Res
Thomas & Wing (2013) [Full]	Health-E-Call, a smartphone-assisted behavioral obesity treatment: pilot study	J Med Internet Res
Turner-McGrievy, GM (2013) [Full]	Comparison of traditional versus mobile app self-monitoring of physical activity…	J Am Med Inform Assoc
Laing, BY (2014) [Full]	Effectiveness of a smartphone application for weight loss compared with usual ca…	Annals Intern Med
Tang, J (2014) [Full]	Self-directed interventions to promote weight loss: a systematic review of revie…	J Med Internet Res
Wharton, C (2014) [Abs]	Dietary self-monitoring, but not dietary quality, improves with use of smartphon…	J Nutr Educ Behav
Martin, CK (2015) [Full]	Efficacy of SmartLoss, a smartphone-based weight loss intervention: results from…	Obesity
Brindal, E (2016) [Full]	Cohort analysis of a 24-week randomized controlled trial to asses the efficacy o…	Nutrients
He, C (2017) [Full]	Social media-promoted weight loss among an occupational population: cohort study…	J Med Internet Res
Stephens, JD (2017) [Full]	Smartphone technology and text messaging for weight loss in young adults: a rand…	J Cardiovasc Nurs
Wang, Y (2017) [Full]	A systematic review of application and effectiveness of mHealth interventions fo…	Adv Nutr
Tanaka, K (2018) [Full]	Professional dietary coaching within a group chat using a smartphone application…	J Multidiscip Health
Apinaniz, A (2019) [Abs]	Effectiveness of randomized controlled trial of a mobile app to promote healthy …	Fam Pract
Hernandez-Reyes, A (2020) [Full]	Push notifications from a mobile app to improve the body composition of overweig…	JMIR mHealth uHealth
Rumbo-Rodriguez, L (2020) [Full]	Use of technology-based interventions in the treatment of patients with overweig…	Nutrients

Supper (Large PM Meals and Snacks)

Reference	Title	Journal
Keim, NL (1997) [Full]	Weight loss is greater with consumption of large morning meals and fat-free mass…	J Nutr
Waller, SM (2004) [Abs]	Evening ready-to-eat cereal consumption contributes to weight management	J Am Coll Nutr
Garaulet, M (2013) [Full]	Timing of food intake predicts weight loss effectiveness	Int J Obes
Jakubowicz, D (2013) [Full]	High caloric intake at breakfast vs dinner differentially influences weight loss…	Obesity
Madjd, A (2016) [Full]	Beneficial effect of high energy intake at lunch rather than dinner on weight lo…	Am J Clin Nutr
Kerksick, CM (2017) [Full]	International society of sports nutrition position stand: nutrient timing	J Int Soc Sports Nutr

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)

Reference	Title	Journal
Levitz & Stunkard (1974) [Abs]	A therapeutic solution for obesity: behavior modification and patient self-help	Am J Psychiatry
Mitchell, NS (2015) [Full]	Up to 7 years of sustained weight loss for weight loss program completers	Am J Prev Med
Mitchell, NS (2015) [Full]	Reach of effective, nationally-available, low-cost, nonprofit weight loss progra…	J Community Health
Mitchell, NS (2017) [Full]	Factors associated with achievement of clinically significant weight loss by wom…	J Women’s Health

Telemedicine Video Coaching

Reference	Title	Journal
Alencar, MK (2017) [Abs]	The efficacy of a telemedicine-based weight loss program with video conference h…	J Telemed Telecare

The Biggest Loser Club

Reference	Title	Journal
Collins, CE (2010) [Full]	Evaluation of a commercial web-based weight loss and weight loss maintenance pro…	BMC Public Health
Neve, MJ (2011) [Full]	Weight change in a commercial web-based weight loss program and its association …	J Med Internet Res
Neve, MJ (2012) [Full]	Behavioural factors related with successful weight loss 15 months post-enrolment…	Public Health Nutr
McEvedy, SM (2017) [Abs]	Ineffectiveness of commercial weight-loss programs for achieving modest but mean…	J Health Psych
Ge, L (2020) [Full]	Comparison of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary program…	BMJ

Time Restricted Feeding

Reference	Title	Journal
Trepanowski & Bloomer (2010) [Full]	The impact of religious fasting on human health	Nutr J
Faris, MA (2012) [Abs]	Intermittent fasting during Ramadan attenuates proinflammatory cytokines and imm…	Nutr Res
Hoddy, KK (2014) [Full]	Meal timing during alternate day fasting: impact on body weight and cardiovascul…	Obesity
Sadeghirad, B (2014) [Full]	Islamic fasting and weight loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis	Public Health Nutr
Patterson, RE (2015) [Full]	Intermittent fasting and human metabolic health	J Acad Nutr Dietetics
Chowdhury, EA (2016) [Full]	The causal role of breakfast in energy balance and health: a randomized controll…	AJCN
Moro, T (2016) [Full]	Effects of eight weeks of time-restricted feeding (16/8) on basal metabolism, ma…	J Transl Med
Gabel, K (2018) [Full]	Effects of 8-hour time restricted feeding on body weight and metabolic disease r…	Nutr Health Aging
Oh, M (2018) [Full]	Effects of alternate day calorie restriction and exercise on cardiometabolic ris…	BMC Public Health
Sutton, EF (2018) [Full]	Early time-restricted feeding improves insulin sensitivity, blood pressure, and …	Cell Metab
Zubrzycki, A (2018) [Full]	The role of low-calorie diets and intermittent fasting in the treatment of obesi…	J Physiol Pharm
Alghafi, Z (2019) [Full]	A qualitative study of ramadan: a month of fasting, family, and faith	Religions
Anton, SD (2019) [Full]	The effects of time restricted feeding on overweight older adults: a pilot study	Nutrients
Cai, H (2019) [Full]	Effects of alternate-day fasting on body weight and dyslipidemia in patients wit…	BMC Gastroenterol
Chaix, A (2019) [Full]	Time-restricted eating to prevent and manage chronic metabolic diseases	Annu Rev Nutr
Fernando, HA (2019) [Full]	Effect of Ramadan fasting on weight and body composition in healthy non-athlete …	Nutrients
Rynders, CA (2019) [Full]	Effectiveness of intermittent fasting and time-restricted feeding compared to co…	Nutrients
Hoddy, KK (2020) [Full]	Intermittent fasting and metabolic health: from religious fast to time-restricte…	Obesity
Keenan, S (2020) [Full]	The effects of intermittent fasting combined with resistance training on lean bo…	Nutrients
Lowe, DA (2020) [Abs]	Effects of time-restricted eating on weight loss and other metabolic parameters …	JAMA Intern Med

Transforming Your Life (habit formation & disruption)

Reference	Title	Journal
Carels, FA (2011) [Full]	Transforming your life: an environmental modification approach to weight loss	J Health Pyschol
Carels, FA (2014) [Full]	A randomized trial comparing two approaches to weight loss: differences in weigh…	J Health Pyschol

VLCD

Reference	Title	Journal
Grande, F (1958) [Abs]	Changes of basal metabolic rate in man in semistarvation and refeeding	JAP
Passmore, R (1958) [Full]	The chemical composition of the tissue lost by obese patients on a reducing regi…	Br J Nutr
Sohar, E (1959) [Abs]	A forty day 550 calorie diet in the treatment of obese out-patients	AJCN
Bortz, WM (1967) [Abs]	Fat, carbohydrate, salt and weight loss.	AJCN
Bortz, WM (1968) [Abs]	Fat, carbohydrate, salt and weight loss. Further studies	AJCN
Musante, GJ (1976) [Abs]	The dietary rehabilitation clinic. Evaluative report of a behavioral and dietary…	Behav Ther
Phinney, SD (1980) [Full]	Capacity for moderate exercise in obese subjects after adaptation to a hypocalor…	JCI
Bogardus, C (1981) [Full]	Comparison of carbohydrate-containing and carbohydrate-restricted hypocaloric di…	JCI
Palgi, A (1985) [Full]	Multidisciplinary treatment of obesity with a protein-sparing modified fast: res…	Am J Public Health
Hammer, RL (1989) [Abs]	Calorie-restricted low-fat diet and exercise in obese women	AJCN
Weinsier, RL (1991) [Abs]	Obesity-related hypertension: evaluation of the separate effects of energy restr…	Am J Med
Vazquez & Adibi (1992) [Abs]	Protein sparing during treatment of obesity: ketogenic versus nonketogenic very …	Metabolism
Sweeney, ME (1993) [Abs]	Severe vs moderate energy restriction with and without exercise in the treatment…	Am J Clin Nutr
Anderson, JW (1994) [Abs]	Food-containing hypocaloric diets are as effective as liquid-supplement diets fo…	Diabetes Care
Kempen, KPG (1998) [Abs]	Skeletal muscle metabolic characteristics before and after energy restriction in…	Eur J Clin Invest
Williams, KV (1998) [Abs]	The effect of short periods of caloric restriction on weight loss and glycemic c…	Diabetes Care
Apfelbaum, M (1999) [Abs]	Long-term maintenance of weight loss after a very-low-calorie diet: a randomized…	Am J Med
Fogelholm, M (1999) [Full]	Eating control and physical activity as determinants of short-term weight mainte…	Int J Obes
Freedman, MR (2000) [Full]	Popular Diets: A Scientific Review	Obes Res
Hainer, V (2000) [Full]	A twin study of weight loss and metabolic efficiency	Int J Obes
Stenius-Arniala, B (2000) [Full]	Immediate and long-term effects of weight reduction in obese people with asthma:…	BMJ
Weinsier, RL (2000) [Full]	Energy expenditure and free-living physical activity in black and white women: c…	AJCN
Hensrud, DD (2001) [Full]	Dietary treatment and long-term weight loss and maintenace in type 2 diabetes	Obes Res
Mustajoki & Pekkarinen (2001) [Abs]	Very low energy diets in the treatment of obesity	Obes Rev
Borg, P (2002) [Full]	Effects of walking or resistance training on weight loss maintenance in obese mi…	Int J Obes
Heilbronn, LK (2006) [Full]	Effect of a 6-month calorie restriction on biomarkers of longevity, metabolic ad…	JAMA
Leidy, HJ (2007) [Full]	Higher protein intake preserves lean mass and satiety with weight loss in pre-ob…	Obesity
Redman, LM (2008) [Full]	Pennington Comprehensive Assessment of Long-Term Effects of Reducing Intake of E…	Arch Int Med
Del Corral, P (2009) [Full]	Effect of dietary adherence with or without exercise on weight loss: A mechanist…	JCEM
Christensen, P (2011) [Full]	Comparison of a low-energy diet and a very low-energy diet in sedentary obese in…	Clin Obes
Munro & Garg (2011) [Full]	Weight loss and metabolic profiles in obese individuals using two different appr…	Food Function
Soenen, S (2011) [Full]	Efficacy of a-Lactalbumin and milk protein on weight loss and body compositon du…	Obes Res
Byrne, NM (2012) [Full]	Does metabolic compensation explain the majority of less-than-expected weight lo…	Int J Obes
Karhunen, L (2012) [Full]	Psychobehavioural factors are more strongly associated with successful weight ma…	J Obes
Snel, M (2012) [Full]	Effects of adding exercise to a 16-week very low-calorie diet in obese, insulin …	JCEM
Lean, MEJ (2013) [Full]	Feasibility and indicative results from a 12-month low-energy liquid diet treatm…	Br J Gen Pract
Casazza, K (2014) [Full]	Weighing the evidence of common beliefs in obesity research	Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr
Basciani S (2015) [Abs]	Safety and efficacy of a multiphase dietetic protocol with meal replacements inc…	Endocrine
Alhamdan, BA (2016) [Full]	Alternate-day versus daily energy restriction diets: which is more effective for…	Obes Sci Pract
Carter, S (2016) [Abs]	The effects of intermittent compared to continuous energy restriction on glycaem…	Diabetes Res Clin Prac
Goday, A (2016) [Full]	Short-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of a very low-calorie-ketogenic die…	Nutr Diabetes
Gomez-Arbelaez, D (2017) [Full]	Body composition changes after very-low-calorie ketogenic diet in obesity evalua…	J Clin Endocrinol Metab
Leslie, WS (2017) [Full]	Weight losses with low-energy formula diets in obese patients with and without t…	Int J Obes
Nymo, S (2017) [Full]	Timeline of changes in appetite during weight loss with a ketogenic diet	Int J Obes
Castro, AI (2018) [Full]	Effect of a very low-calorie ketogenic diet on food and alcohol cravings, physic…	Nutrients
Gomez-Arbelaez, D (2018) [Full]	Resting metabolic rate of obese patients under very low calorie ketogenic diet	Nutr Metab
Nymo, S (2018) [Full]	Timeline of changes in adaptive physiological responses at the level of energy e…	Br J Nutr
Shiau, JY (2018) [Abs]	Effects on adult diabetes medications, weight and glycated hemoglobin among adul…	Can J Diabetes
Bruci, A (2020) [Full]	Very low-calorie ketogenic diet: a safe and effective tool for weight loss in pa…	Nutrients

Vegetarian

Reference	Title	Journal
Nicholson, AS (1999) [Abs]	Toward improved management of NIDDM: a randomized, controlled, pilot interventio…	Prev Med
Barnard, ND (2000) [Abs]	Effectiveness of a low-fat vegetarian diet in altering serum lipids in healthy p…	Am J Cardiol
Barnard, ND (2005) [Abs]	The effects of a low-fat, plant-based dietary intervention on body weight, metab…	Am J Med
Mahon, AK (2007) [Full]	Protein intake during energy restriction: effects on body composition and marker…	J Am Coll Nutr
Jenkins, DJ (2009) [Full]	The effect of a plant-based low-carbohydrate (“Eco-Atkins”) diet on body weight …	Arch Intern Med
Ferdowsian, HR (2010) [Abs]	A multicomponent intervention reduces body weight and cardiovascular risk at a G…	Am J Health Promot
Kahleova, H (2011) [Full]	Vegetarian diet improves insulin resistance and oxidative stress markers more th…	Diabet Med
Mishra, S (2013) [Full]	A multicenter randomized controlled trial of a plant-based nutrition program to …	EJCN
Turner-McGrievy, GM (2014) [Abs]	Low glycemic index vegan or low-calorie weight loss diets for women with polycys…	Nutr Res
Barnard, ND (2015) [Abs]	A systematic review and meta-analysis of changes in body weight in clinical tria…	J Acad Nutr Diet
Turner-McGrievy, GM (2015) [Abs]	Comparative effectiveness of plant-based diets for weight loss: A randomized con…	Nutrition
Huang, RY (2016) [Full]	Vegetarian diets and weight reduction: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled …	J General Internal Med
Wright, N (2017) [Full]	The BROAD study: a randomised controlled trial using a whole food plant-based di…	Nutrition & Diabetes
Kahleova, H (2018) [Full]	A plant-based diet in overweight individuals in a 16-week randomized clinical tr…	Nutr Diab
Dinu, M (2020) [Abs]	Effects of popular diets on anthropometric and cardiometabolic parameters: an um…	Adv Nutr

Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD)

Reference	Title	Journal
Sohar & Sneh (1973) [Abs]	Follow-up of obese patients: 14 years after a successful reducing diet	AJCN
Anderson, T (1984) [Abs]	Randomized trial of diet and gastroplasty compared with diet alone in morbid obe…	NEJM
Bjorvell & Rossner (1985) [Full]	Long-term treatment of severe obesity: four years follow-up results of combined …	BMJ
Miura, J (1989) [Abs]	The long-term effectiveness of combined therapy by behaviour modification and ve…	Int J Obes
Wadden, TA (1989) [Abs]	Three-year follow-up of the treatment of obesity by very low calorie diet, behav…	Int J Obes
Viegener, BJ (1990) [Abs]	Effects of an intermittent, low-fat, low-calorie diet in the behavioral treatmen…	Behavior Therapy
Smith & Wing (1991) [Abs]	Diminished weight loss and behavioral compliance during repeated diets in obese …	Health Psychol
Nunn, RG (1992) [Abs]	2.5 years follow-up of weight and body mass index values in the Weight Control f…	Addict Behav
Hartman, WM (1993) [Abs]	Long-term maintenance of weight loss following supplemented fasting	Int J Eat Disord
Wadden, TA (1994) [Abs]	One-year behavioral treatment of obesity: comparison of moderate and severe calo…	J Consulting Clin Psych
Wing, RR (1994) [Abs]	Year-long weight loss treatment for obese patients with type II diabetes: does i…	Amer J Med
Rossner & Flaten (1997) [Abs]	VLCD versus LCD in long-term treatment of obesity	Int J Obes
Rossner, S (1997) [Full]	VLCD vs LCD in long-term treatment of obesity	Int J Obes
Ryttig, KR (1997) [Abs]	Long-term effects of a very-low-calorie diet (Nutrilett) in obesity treatment. A…	Int J Obes
Torgerson, JS (1997) [Abs]	VLCD plus dietary and behavioural support vs suport alone in the treatment of se…	Int J Obes
Toubro, S (1997) [Full]	Randomised comparison of diets for maintaining obese subjects’ weight after majo…	BMJ
Wadden & Frey (1997) [Abs]	A multicenter evaluation of a propreitary weight loss program for the treatment …	Int J Eat Disord
Rossner, S (1998) [Abs]	Intermittent vs continuous VLCD therapy in obesity treatment	Int J Obes
Apfelbaum, M (1999) [Abs]	Long-term maintenance of weight loss after a very-low-calorie diet: a randomized…	Am J Med
Astrup & Rossner (2000) [Abs]	Lessons from obesity management programmes: greater initial weight loss improves…	Obes Rev
Ayyad & Andersen (2000) [Abs]	Long-term efficacy of dietary treatment of obesity: a systematic review of studi…	Obes Rev
Freedman, MR (2000) [Full]	Popular Diets: A Scientific Review	Obes Res
Jeffrey, RW (2000) [Abs]	Long-term maintenance of weight loss: Current Status	Health Psychology
Anderson, JW (2001) [Full]	Long-term weight-loss maintenance: a meta-analysis of US studies	AJCN
Hensrud, DD (2001) [Full]	Dietary treatment and long-term weight loss and maintenace in type 2 diabetes	Obes Res
Mustajoki & Pekkarinen (2001) [Abs]	Very low energy diets in the treatment of obesity	Obes Rev
Paisey, RB (2002) [Abs]	Five-year results of a prospective very low calorie diet or conventional weight …	J Hum Nutr Diet
Lantz, H (2003) [Full]	Intermittent vs on-demand use of very low calorie diet: A randomized 2-year clin…	J Intern Med
Avenell, A (2004) [Abs]	What are the long-term benefits of weight reducing diets in adults? A systematic…	J Hum Nutr Diet
Douketis, JD (2005) [Full]	Systematic review of long-term weight loss studies in obese adults: clinical sig…	Int J Obes
Tsai & Wadden (2005) [Abs]	Systematic review: an evaluation of major commercial weight loss programs in the…	Ann Intern Med
Tsai & Wadden (2006) [Full]	The evolution of very-low-calorie diets: an update and meta-analysis	Obesity
Franz, M (2007) [Abs]	Weight-Loss Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Weight-Loss Clini…	J Am Diet Assoc
Bailey, BW (2008) [Abs]	Weight loss and maintenance outcomes using moderate and severe caloric restricti…	Dis Manag
Brown, T (2009) [Full]	Systematic review of long-term lifestyle interventions to prevent weight gain an…	Obes Rev
Delbridge, EA (2009) [Full]	One-year weight maintenace after significant weight loss in healthy overweight a…	AJCN
Nackers, LM (2010) [Full]	The association between rate of initial weight loss and long-term success in obe…	Int J Behav Med
Simpson, SA (2011) [Full]	What is the most effective way to maintain weight loss in adults	BMJ
Bischoff, SC (2012) [Full]	Multicenter evaluation of an interdisciplinary 52-week weight loss program for o…	Int J Obes
Hemmingsson, E (2012) [Full]	Weight loss and dropout during a commercial weight-loss program including a very…	AJCN
Mulholland, Y (2012) [Full]	Very-low-energy diets and morbidity: a systematic review of longer-term evidence	Br J Nutr
Snel, M (2012) [Full]	Long-term beneficial effect of a 16-week very low calorie diet on pericardial fa…	Obesity
Camps, SG (2013) [Full]	Weight loss, weight maintenance, and adaptive thermogenesis	AJCN
Lean, MEJ (2013) [Full]	Feasibility and indicative results from a 12-month low-energy liquid diet treatm…	Br J Gen Pract
Jensen, MD (2014) [Full]	2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adult…	Circulation
Johansson, K (2014) [Full]	Risk of symptomatic gallstones and cholecystectomy afer a very-low-calorie diet …	Int J Obes
Moreno, B (2014) [Abs]	Comparison of a very low-calorie-ketogenic diet with a standard low-calorie diet…	Endocrine
Parretti, HM (2016) [Abs]	Clinical effectiveness of very-low-energy diets in the management of weight loss…	Obes Rev
Leslie, WS (2017) [Full]	Weight losses with low-energy formula diets in obese patients with and without t…	Int J Obes
Leslie, WS (2017) [Full]	Weight losses with low-energy formula diets in obese patients with and without t…	Int J Obes
McEvedy, SM (2017) [Abs]	Ineffectiveness of commercial weight-loss programs for achieving modest but mean…	J Health Psych
Rothberg, E (2017) [Full]	Impact of weight loss on waist circumference and the components of the metabolic…	BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care
Thom & Lean (2017) [Abs]	Is there an optimal diet for weight management and metabolic health?	Gastroenterology
Nymo, S (2018) [Full]	Investigation of the long-term sustainability of changes in appetite after weigh…	Int J Obes

Web Internet Based

Reference	Title	Journal
Rothert, K (2006) [Full]	Web-based weight management programs in an integrated health care setting: a ran…	Obesity
Tate, DF (2006) [Full]	A randomized trial comparing human e-mail counseling, computer-automated tailore…	Arch Intern Med
Hunter, CM (2008) [Abs]	Weight management using the internet: a randomized controlled trial	Am J Prev Med
Bennett, GG (2010) [Full]	Web-based weight loss in primary care: a randomized controlled trial	Obesity
Arem & Irwin (2011) [Full]	A review of web-based weight loss interventions in adults	Obes Rev
Collins, CE (2012) [Full]	A 12-week commercial web-based weight-loss program for overweight and obese adul…	J Med Internet Res
Kodama, S (2012) [Full]	Effect of a web-based lifestyle modification on weight control: a meta-analysis	Int J Obes
Carter, MC (2013) [Full]	Adherence to a smartphone application for weight loss compared to website and pa…	J Med Internet Res
Morgan, PJ (2013) [Full]	The SHED-IT community trial: a randomized controlled trial of internet- and pape…	Ann Behav Med
Hutchesson, MJ (2014) [Full]	Changes to dietary intake during a 12-week commercial web-based weight loss prog…	EJCN
O’Brien, KM (2014) [Full]	Participants in an online weight loss program can improve diet quality during we…	Nutr J
Tang, J (2014) [Full]	Self-directed interventions to promote weight loss: a systematic review of revie…	J Med Internet Res
Sherrington, A (2016) [Full]	Systematic review and meta-analysis of internet-delivered interventions providin…	Obes Rev
Saslow, LR (2017) [Full]	An online intervention comparing a very low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet and life…	J Med Internet Res
Beleigoli, AM (2019) [Full]	Web-based digital health interventions for weight loss and lifestyle habit chang…	J Med Internet Res
Rumbo-Rodriguez, L (2020) [Full]	Use of technology-based interventions in the treatment of patients with overweig…	Nutrients

Web Internet Delivery

Reference	Title	Journal
Womble, LG (2004) [Full]	A randomized controlled trial of a commercial internet weight loss program	Obes Res
Gold, BC (2007) [Full]	Weight loss on the web: a pilot study comparing a structured behavioral interven…	Obesity
McConnon, A (2007) [Full]	The internet for weight control in an obese sample: results of a randomised cont…	BMC Health Serv Res
Moore, TJ (2008) [Full]	Weight, blood pressure, and dietary benefits after 12 months of a web-based nutr…	J Med Internet Res
Collins, CE (2010) [Full]	Evaluation of a commercial web-based weight loss and weight loss maintenance pro…	BMC Public Health
Appel, LJ (2011) [Full]	Comparative effectiveness of weight-loss interventions in clinical practice	NEJM
Arem & Irwin (2011) [Full]	A review of web-based weight loss interventions in adults	Obes Rev
Morgan, PJ (2011) [Full]	12-month outcomes and process evaluation of the SHED-IT RCT: an internet-based w…	Obesity
Neve, MJ (2011) [Full]	Weight change in a commercial web-based weight loss program and its association …	J Med Internet Res
Patrick, K (2011) [Full]	Outcomes of a 12-month web-based intervention for overweight and obese men	Ann Behav Med
Hersey, JC (2012) [Abs]	The efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a community weight management interventio…	Prev Med
Kodama, S (2012) [Full]	Effect of a web-based lifestyle modification on weight control: a meta-analysis	Int J Obes
Wieland, LS (2012) [Full]	Interactive computer-based interventions for weight loss or weight maintenance i…	Cochrane Database Syst Rev
Hartman-Boyce, J (2014) [Full]	Behavioral weight management programmes for adults assessed by trials conducted …	Obes Rev
Hartman-Boyce, J (2014) [Full]	Effect of behavioural techniques and delivery mode on effectivenss of weight man…	Obes Rev
Tang, J (2014) [Full]	Self-directed interventions to promote weight loss: a systematic review of revie…	J Med Internet Res
Unick, JL (2015) [Full]	Examination of whether early weight loss predicts 1-year weight loss among those…	Int J Obes
Bhanpuri, NH (2018) [Full]	Cardiovascular disease risk factor responses to a type 2 diabetes care model inc…	Cardiovasc Diabetol
Beleigoli, AM (2019) [Full]	Web-based digital health interventions for weight loss and lifestyle habit chang…	J Med Internet Res
Rumbo-Rodriguez, L (2020) [Full]	Use of technology-based interventions in the treatment of patients with overweig…	Nutrients

Weight Watchers

Reference	Title	Journal
Freedman, MR (2000) [Full]	Popular Diets: A Scientific Review	Obes Res
Lowe, MR (2001) [Full]	Weight-loss maintenance in overweight individuals one to five years following su…	Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord
Djuric, Z (2002) [Full]	Combining weight-loss counseling with Weight Watchers plan for obese breast canc…	Obes Res
Heshka, S (2003) [Abs]	Weight loss with self-help compared with a structured commercial program	JAMA
Jen, KL (2004) [Full]	Improvement of metabolism among obese breast cancer survivors in differing weigh…	Obes Res
Dansinger, ML (2005) [Full]	Comparison of the Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers, and Zone Diets for weight los…	JAMA
Tsai & Wadden (2005) [Abs]	Systematic review: an evaluation of major commercial weight loss programs in the…	Ann Intern Med
Franz, M. (2007) [Abs]	Weight-Loss Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Weight-Loss Clini…	J Am Diet Assoc
Malik & Hu (2007) [Full]	Popular weight-loss diets: from evidence to practice	Nat Clin Prac Cardio…
Lowe, MR (2008) [Full]	Weight-loss maintenance 1, 2, and 5 years after successful completion of a weigh…	Br J Nutr
Brown, T (2009) [Full]	Systematic review of long-term lifestyle interventions to prevent weight gain an…	Obes Rev
Jebb, SA (2011) [Full]	Primary care referral to a commercial provider for weight loss treatment versus …	Lancet
Schauer, PR (2012) [Full]	Bariatric surgery versus intensive medical therapy in obese patients with diabet…	NEJM
Ahern, AL (2013) [Full]	Participants’ explanatory model of being overweight and their experiences of 2 w…	Ann Fam Med
Fuller, NR (2013) [Full]	A within-trial cost-effectiveness analysis of primary care referral to a commerc…	Int J Obes
Pinto, AM (2013) [Full]	Combining behavioral weight loss treatment and a commercial program: a randomize…	Obesity
Atallah, R (2014) [Full]	Long-term effects of 4 popular diets on weight loss and cardiovascular risk fact…	Circulation, Cardio Qual
Finkelstein & Kruger (2014) [Full]	Meta- and cost-effectiveness analysis of commercial weight loss strategies	Obesity
Hartman-Boyce, J (2014) [Full]	Behavioral weight management programmes for adults assessed by trials conducted …	Obes Rev
Holzapfel, C (2014) [Full]	The challenge of a 2-year follow-up after intervention for weight loss in primar…	Int J Obes
Johnson, BC (2014) [Full]	Comparison of weight loss among named diet programs in overweight and obese adul…	JAMA
Madigan, CD (2014) [Full]	Which weight-loss programmes are as effective as Weight Watchers?: non-inferiori…	Br J Gen Pract
Gudzune, KA (2015) [Full]	Efficacy of commercial weight-loss programs: an updated systematic review	Annal Intern Med
Bray & Siri-Tarino (2016) [Abs]	The role of macronutrient content in the diet for weight management	Endo Metab Clinics
Marrero, DG (2016) [Full]	Comparison of commercial and self-initiated weight loss programs in people with …	Am J Public Health
O’Neil, PM (2016) [Full]	Randomized controlled trial of a nationally available weight control program tai…	Obesity
Ahern, AL (2017) [Full]	Extended duration weight-loss programme referrals for adults in primary care (WR…	Lancet
McEvedy, SM (2017) [Abs]	Ineffectiveness of commercial weight-loss programs for achieving modest but mean…	J Health Psych
Ge, L (2020) [Full]	Comparison of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary program…	BMJ

Whole Foods Plant-Based Diet (WFPB)

Reference	Title	Journal
Ferdowsian, HR (2010) [Abs]	A multicomponent intervention reduces body weight and cardiovascular risk at a G…	Am J Health Promot
Kent, L (2013) [Full]	Long-term effectiveness of the community-based Complete Health Improvement Progr…	BMJ Open
Wright, N (2017) [Full]	The BROAD study: a randomised controlled trial using a whole food plant-based di…	Nutr Diab
Campbell, EK (2019) [Full]	Evaluation of an eight-week whole-food plant-based lifestyle modification progra…	Nutrients

Worksite Weight Management Programs

Reference	Title	Journal
Gemson, DH (2008) [Abs]	Promoting weight loss and blood pressure control at work: impact of an education…	JOEM
Racette, SB (2009) [Full]	Worksite Opportunities for Wellness (WOW): effects on cardiovascular disease ris…	Prev Med
French, SA (2010) [Full]	Worksite environment intervention to prevent obesity among metropolitan transit …	Prev Med
Siegel, JM (2010) [Full]	A worksite obesity intervention: results from a group-randomized trial	Am J Prev Med
Barham, K (2011) [Abs]	Diabetes prevention and control in the workplace: a pilot project for county emp…	J Pub Health Manag Prac
DeJoy, DM (2011) [Full]	Combining environmental and individual weight management interventions in a work…	J Occup Environ Med
Throndike, AN (2011) [Full]	Participation and cardiovascular risk reduction in a voluntary worksite nutritio…	Prev Med
Miller, CK (2015) [Full]	Early weight loss success identifies nonresponders following a lifestyle interve…	J Acad Nutr Diet

Zone

Reference	Title	Journal
Dansinger, ML (2005) [Full]	Comparison of the Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers, and Zone Diets for weight los…	JAMA
McAuley, KA (2006) [Full]	Long-term effects of popular dietary approaches on weight loss and features of i…	Int J Obes
Gardner, CD (2007) [Full]	Comparison of the Atkins, Zone, Ornish, and LEARN diets for change in weight and…	JAMA
Malik & Hu (2007) [Abs]	Popular weight-loss diets: from evidence to practice	Nat Clin Prac Cardio…
Jesudason, DR (2013) [Full]	Weight-loss diets in people with type 2 diabetes and renal disease: a randomized…	Am J Clin Nutr
Atallah, R (2014) [Full]	Long-term effects of 4 popular diets on weight loss and cardiovascular risk fact…	Circulation, Cardio Qual
Johnson, BC (2014) [Full]	Comparison of weight loss among named diet programs in overweight and obese adul…	JAMA
Knuth, ND (2014) [Full]	Metabolic adaptation following massive weight loss is related to the degree of e…	Obesity
Ge, L (2020) [Full]	Comparison of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary program…	BMJ

Zone (40, 30, 30)

Reference	Title	Journal
Bogardus, C (1981) [Full]	Comparison of carbohydrate-containing and carbohydrate-restricted hypocaloric di…	JCI
Walker, KZ (1995) [Abs]	Dietary composition, body weight, and NIDDM. Comparison of high-fiber, high-carb…	Diabetes Care
Layman, DK (2003) [Full]	A reduced ratio of dietary carbohydrate to protein improves body composition and…	J Nutr
Stamets, K (2004) [Abs]	A randomized trial of the effects of two types of short-term hypocaloric diets o…	Fertil Steril
Lofgren, IE (2005) [Abs]	Weight loss favorably modified anthropometrics and reverses the mteabolic syndro…	J Am Coll Nutr
McAuley, KA (2005) [Full]	Comparison of high fat and high protein diets with a high carbohydrate diet in i…	Diabetologica
Bowden, RG (2007) [Abs]	Systemic glucose level changes with a carbohydrate-restricted and higher protein…	J Am Coll Health
Malik & Hu (2007) [Abs]	Popular weight-loss diets: from evidence to practice	Nat Clin Prac Cardio…
Keogh, JB (2008) [Full]	Effects of weight loss from a very-low-carbohydrate diet on endothelial function…	AJCN
Abete, I (2009) [Abs]	Effects of two energy-restricted diets differing in the carbohydrate/protein rat…	Int J Food Sci Nutr
Aldrich, ND (2011) [Abs]	Varying protein source and quantity do not significantly improve weight loss, fa…	Nur Res
Johnstone, AM (2011) [Full]	Effects of a high-protein, low-carbohydrate v. high-protein, moderate-carbohydra…	Br J Nutr
Johnson, BC (2014) [Full]	Comparison of weight loss among named diet programs in overweight and obese adul…	JAMA
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