Nutrients

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Agar (RCT)

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Maeda, H (2004) [Abs] Effects of agar (kanten) diet on obese patients with impaired glucose tolerance … Diab Obes Metab
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Alcohol Intake (Obs)

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Romieu, I (1988) [Abs] Energy intake and other determinants of relative weight Am J Clin Nutr
Kahn, HS (1997) [Full] Stable behaviors associated with adults’ 10-year change in body mass index and l… Am J Public Health
Jequier, E (1999) [Full] Alcohol intake and body weight: a paradox Am J Clin Nutr
Koh-Banerjee, P (2003) [Full] Prospective study of the association of changes in dietary intake, physical acti… Am J Clin Nutr
Lukasiewicz, E (2004) [Full] Alcohol intake in relation to body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio: the import… Public Health Nutr
Breslow & Smothers (2005) [Full] Drinking patterns and body mass index in never smokers. National Health Intervie… Am J Epidemiol
Mozaffarian, D (2011) [Full] Changes in diet and lifestyle and long-term weight gain in women and men NEJM
Sayon-Orea, C (2011) [Full] Alcohol consumption and body weight: a systematic review Nutr Rev
Traversy & Chaput (2015) [Full] Alcohol consumption and obesity: an update Curr Obes Rep
de Munter, JS (2015) [Abs] Longitudinal analysis of lifestyle habits in relation to body mass index, onset … Scan J Public Health
Appelhans, BM (2017) [Full] Beverage intake and metabolic syndrome risk over 14 years: the Study of Women’s … J Acad Nutr Diet
Golzarand, M (2021) [Full] Association between alcohol intake and overweight and obesity: a systematic revi… Lancet

Alcohol Intake (RCT)

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Crouse & Grundy (1984) [Full] Effects of alcohol on plasma lipoproteins and cholesterol and triglyceride metab… J Lipid Res
Cordain, L (1997) [Abs] Influence of moderate daily wine consumption on body weight regulation and metab… J Am Coll Nutr
Cordain, L (2000) [Abs] Influence of moderate chronic wine consumption on insulin sensitivity and other … Metabolism
Flechtner-Mors, M (2004) [Full] Effects of moderate consumption of white wine on weight loss in overweight and o… Int J Obes
Beulens, JW (2006) [Full] The effect of moderate alcohol consumption on fat distribution and adipocytokine… Obesity
Romeo, J (2007) [Abs] Does beer have an impact on weight gain? Effects of moderate beer consumption on… Nutr Hosp
Apolzan, JW (2020) [Full] The effects of alcohol consumption on cardiometabolic health outcomes following … Int J Environ Res Public Health

Alginate Supplementation (RCT)

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Birketvedt, GS (2005) [Full] Experiences with three different fiber supplements in weight reduction Med Sci Monitor
Jensen, MG (2011) [Abs] Can alginate-based preloads increase weight loss beyond calorie restriction? A p… Appetite
Jensen, MG (2012) [Full] Effect of alginate supplementation on weight loss in obese subjects completing a… Am J Clin Nutr

Almonds (RCT)

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Fraser, GE (2002) [Abs] Effect on body weight of a free 76 kilojoule (320 calorie) daily supplement of a… J Nutr
Hollis & Mattes (2007) [Full] Effect of chronic consumption of almonds on body weight in healthy humans Br J Nutr
Foster, GD (2012) [Full] A randomized trial of the effects of an almond-enriched, hypocaloric diet in the… Am J Clin Nutr

Aloe vera (RCT)

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Choi, HC (2013) [Abs] Metabolic effects of aloe vera gel complex in obese prediabetes and early non-tr… Nutrition
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Alpha-Linolenic Oil (Obs)

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Nimptsch, K (2010) [Full] Effect of dietary fatty acid intake on prospective weight change in the Heidelbe… Public Health Nutr
Lund, AS (2013) [Full] N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, body fat and inflammation Obes Facts
Raatz, SK (2017) [Full] Relationship of the reported intakes of fat and fatty acids to body weight in US… Nutrients

Alpha-Linolenic Oil (RCT)

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Baxheinrich, A (2012) [Full] Effects of a rapeseed oil-enriched hypoenergetic diet with a high content of alp… Br J Nutr
Mohammadi-Sartang, M (2017) [Abs] The effect of flaxseed supplementation on body weight and body composition: a sy… Obes Rev
Raeisi-Dehkordi, H (2019) [Full] The effect of canola oil on body weight and composition: a systematic review and… Adv Nutr

Alpha-Lipoic Acid (RCT)

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Koh, EH (2011) [Full] Effects of alpha-lipoic acid on body weight in obese subjects Am J Med
Huerta, AE (2015) [Full] Effects of a-lipoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid in overweight and obese women… Obesity
Kucukgoncu, S (2017) [Full] Alpha-Lipoic Acid (ALA) as a supplementation for weight loss: results from a met… Obes Rev
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Antioxidants and Phytochemicals (Obs)

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Reitman, A (2002) [Full] Low plasma antioxidant and normal plasma B vitamins and homocysteine in patients… IMAJ
Garcia, OP (2009) [Full] Impact of micronutrient deficiencies on obesity Nutr Rev
Zamora-Ros, R (2011) [Full] Estimation of the intake of anthocyanidins and their food sources in the Europea… Br J Nutr
Bertoia, ML (2016) [Full] Dietary flavonoid intake and weight maintenance: three prospective cohorts of 12… BMJ
Hosseini, B (2016) [Abs] Association between antioxidant intake/status and obesity: a systematic review o… Biol Trace Elem Res
Kabat, GC (2016) [Full] Longitudinal association of measures of adiposity wit serum antioxidant concentr… Eur J Clin Nutr
Grosso, G (2017) [Full] Dietary polyphenols are inversely associated with metabolic syndrome in Polish a… Eur J Nutr
Ham, D (2018) [Full] Association between antioxidant vitamin intake and obesity among Korean women: u… J Nutr Health
Ham & Joung (2020) [Full] Understanding the associations between dietary antioxidants and obesity J Obes Metab Syndrome
Im, J (2020) [Full] Association between the phytochemical index and lower prevalence of obesity/abdo… Nutrients
Kim, S-A (2020) [Abs] Association between dietary flavonoid intake and obesity among adults in Korea Appl Physiol Nutr Metab

Antioxidants and Phytochemicals (RCT)

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Lopez-Legarrea, P (2013) [Full] Short-term role of the dietary total antioxidant capacity in two hypocaloric reg… Nutr Metab
Wright, OR (2013) [Abs] A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the effect of dried purp… Can J Physiol Pharm
Abdali, D (2015) [Full] How effective are antioxidant supplements in obesity and diabetes? Med Princ Pract
Marhuenda, J (2020) [Full] A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial to determine the effectiven… Foods

Arachidonic Acid (Obs)

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Nimptsch, K (2010) [Full] Effect of dietary fatty acid intake on prospective weight change in the Heidelbe… Public Health Nutr

Artificial Sweeteners (Obs)

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Fowler, SP (2008) [Full] Fueling the obesity epidemic? Artificially sweetened beverage use and long-term … Obesity
Gardner, C (2012) [Full] Nonnutritive sweeteners: Current use and health perspectives: A sceintific state… Circulation
Raben & Richelsen (2012) [Abs] Artificial sweeteners: a place in the field of functional foods? Focus on obesit… Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab
Pereira, MA (2013) [Full] Diet beverages and the risk of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease: a … Nutr Rev
Ruanpend, D (2017) [Full] Sugar and artificially sweetened beverages linked to obesity: a systematic revie… QJM

Artificial Sweeteners (RCT)

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Raben, A (2011) [Full] Increased postprandial glycaemia, insulinemia, and lipidemia after 10 weeks’ suc… Food Nutr Res
Maersk, M (2012) [Full] Sucrose-sweetened beverages increase fat storage in the liver, muscle, and visce… Am J Clin Nutr
Raben & Richelsen (2012) [Abs] Artificial sweeteners: a place in the field of functional foods? Focus on obesit… Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab
Tate, DF (2012) [Full] Replacing caloric beverages with water or diet beverages for weight loss in adul… Am J Clin Nutr
Peters, JC (2014) [Full] The effects of water and non-nutritive sweetened beverages on weight loss during… Obesity

Avocado (Obs)

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Fulgoni III, VL (2013) [Full] Avocado consumption is associated with better diety quality and nutrient intake,… J Nutr
Heskey, C (2019) [Full] Avocado intake, and longitudinal weight and body mass index changes in an adult … Nutrients

Avocado (RCT)

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Pieterse, Z (2005) [Abs] Substitution of high monounsaturated fatty acid avocado for mixed dietary fats d… Nutrition
Henning, SM (2019) [Full] Hass avocado inclusion in a weight-loss diet supported weight loss and altered g… Curr Dev Nutr

B Vitamins (Obs)

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Reitman, A (2002) [Full] Low plasma antioxidant and normal plasma B vitamins and homocysteine in patients… IMAJ
Aasheim, ET (2008) [Full] Vitamin status in morbidly obese patients: a cross-sectional study Am J Clin Nutr
Garcia, OP (2009) [Full] Impact of micronutrient deficiencies on obesity Nutr Rev
Baltaci, D (2013) [Abs] Association of vitamin B12 with obesity, overweight, insulin resistance and meta… Med Glas
Thomas-Valdes, S (2017) [Abs] Association between vitamin deficiency and metabolic disorders related to obesit… Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr
Li, X (2018) [Abs] DNA methylation variant, B-vitamins intake and longitudinal change in body mass … Int J Obes
Wiebe, N (2018) [Abs] A systematic review of the vitamin B12, folate and homocysteine triad across bod… Obes Rev

B Vitamins (RCT)

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Novin, ZS (2018) [Abs] The weight loss effects of branched chain amino acids and vitamin B6: a randomiz… Int J Vit Nutr Res
Araghi, SO (2020) [Full] B-vitamins and body composition: integrating observational and experimental evid… Eur J Nutr

Beans Legumes (Obs)

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Schulz, M (2002) [Full] Food groups as predictors for short-term weight changes in men and women of the … J Nutr
Papanikolaous & Flugoni (2008) [Abs] Bean consumption is associated with greater nutrient intake, reduced systolic bl… J Am Coll Nutr
Schwingshackl, L (2017) [Full] Food groups and risk of all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analys… Am J Clin Nutr
Schlesinger, S (2019) [Full] Food groups and risk of overweight, obesity, and weight gain: a systematic revie… Adv Nutr

Beans Legumes (RCT)

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Abete, I (2009) [Abs] Legume-, fish-, or high-protein-based hypocaloric diets: Effects on weight loss … J Medicinal Food
Tonstad, S (2013) [Abs] A high-fibre bean-rich diet versus a low-carbohydrate diet for obesity J Hum Nutr Diet
Alves, RDM (2014) [Full] Regular intake of high-oleic peanuts improves fat oxidation and body composition… Obesity
Kim, SJ (2016) [Full] Effects of dietary pulse consumption on body weight: a systematic review and met… Am J Clin Nutr
He, S (2018) [Abs] Phaseolus vulgaris lectins: a systematic review of characteristics of health imp… Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr

Beer (Obs)

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Bobak, M (2003) [Full] Beer and obesity: a cross-sectional study Eur J Clin Nutr
Lukasiewicz, E (2004) [Full] Alcohol intake in relation to body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio: the import… Public Health Nutr
Bendsen, NT (2012) [Full] Is beer consumption related to measures of abdominal and general obesity? A syst… Nutr Rev

Beer (RCT)

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Hartung, GH (1983) [Abs] Effect of alcohol intake on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in runne… JAMA
Ka, T (2005) [Abs] Effects of long-term beer ingestion on plasma concentrations and urinary excreti… Hormone Metab Res
Romeo, J (2007) [Abs] Does beer have an impact on weight gain? Effects of moderate beer consumption on… Nutr Hosp
Addolorato, G (2008) [Abs] Effects of short-term moderate alcohol administration on oxidative stress and nu… Appetite
Bendsen, NT (2012) [Full] Is beer consumption related to measures of abdominal and general obesity? A syst… Nutr Rev

Beta-Glucans (RCT)

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Beck, EJ (2010) [Full] Oat B-glucan supplementation does not enhance the effectiveness of an energy-res… Br J Nutr
Cugnet-Anceau, C (2010) [Full] A controlled study of consumption of B-glucan soups for 2 months by type 2 diabe… Br J Nutr
Rahmani, J (2019) [Abs] Effects of cereal beta-glucan consumption on body weight, body mass index, waist… Therap Med
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Betain (Obs)

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Gao, X (2016) [Full] Higher dietary choline and betaine intakes are associated with better body compo… PLOS ONE
Gao, X (2018) [Full] Higher serum choline and betain levels are associated with better body compositi… PLOS ONE

Betain (RCT)

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Gao, X (2019) [Full] Effect of betaine on reducing body fat - a systematic review and meta-analysis o… Nutrients

Bitter Orange (RCT)

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Stohs, SJ (2012) [Full] A review of the human clinical studies involving Citrus aurantium (Bitter Orange… Int J Med Sci
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Branch Chained Amino Acids (RCT)

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Novin, ZS (2018) [Abs] The weight loss effects of branched chain amino acids and vitamin B6: a randomiz… Int J Vit Nutr Res
Ooi, DSQ (2021) [Abs] Branch-chain amino acid supplementation does not preserve lean mass or affect me… J Nutr

Bread (Obs)

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Schulz, M (2002) [Full] Food groups as predictors for short-term weight changes in men and women of the … J Nutr
Fuente-Arrillaga, C (2014) [Full] Glycemic load, glycemic index, bread and incidence of overweight/obesity in a Me… BMC Public Health
Serra-Majem & Bautista-Castano (2015) [Full] Relationship between bread and obesity Br J Nutr

Bread (RCT)

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Mickelsen, O (1979) [Abs] Effects of a high fiber bread diet on weight loss in college-age males Am J Clin Nutr
Loria-Kohen, V (2012) [Abs] Evaluation of the usefulness of a low-calorie diet with or without bread in the … Clin Nutr

Brown Rice (RCT)

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Kim, JY (2008) [Abs] Meal replacement with mixed rice is more effective than white rice in weight con… Nutr Res
Zhang, G (2011) [Full] Substituting white rice with brown rice for 16 weeks does not substantially affe… J Nutr
Malik, VS (2019) [Full] Substituting brown rice for white rice on diabetes risk factors in India: a rand… Br J Nutr

Butter (Obs)

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Pereira, MA (2002) [Full] Dairy consumption, obesity, and the insulin resistance syndrome in young adults … JAMA
Rosell, M (2006) [Full] Association between dairy food consumption and weight change over 9 y in 19,352 … Am J Clin Nutr
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res

Butter (RCT)

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Bjermo, H (2012) [Full] Effects of n-6 PUFAs compared with SFAs on liver fat, lipoproteins, and inflamma… Am J Clin Nutr

Caffeine (Obs)

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Greenberg, JA (2005) [Full] Coffee, tea and diabetes: the role of weight loss and caffeine Int J Obes
Lopez-Garcia, E (2006) [Full] Changes in caffeine intake and long-term weight change in men and women Am J Clin Nutr

Caffeine (RCT)

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Hursel, R (2009) [Full] The effects of green tea on weight loss and weight maintenance: a meta-analysis Int J Obes
Westerterp-Plantenga, MS (2010) [Abs] Green tea catechins, caffeine, and body-weight regulation Physiol Behav
Manore, MM (2012) [Abs] Dietary supplements for improving body composition and reducing body weight: whe… Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab
Vazquez Cisneros, LC (2017) [Abs] Effects of green tea and its epigallocatechin (EGCG) content on body weight and … Nutr Hosp
Tabrizi, R (2019) [Abs] The effects of caffeine intake on weight loss: a systematic review and dose-resp… Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr

Calcium (Obs)

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Gonzalez, AJ (2006) [Abs] Calcium intake and 10-year weight chane in middle-aged adults J Am Diet Assoc
Rajpathak, S (2006) [Full] Calcium and dairy intakes in relation to long-term weight gain in US men Am J Clin Nutr
Beydoun, MA (2018) [Full] Dairy product consumption and its association with metabolic disturbance in a pr… Br J Nutr
Zohal, M (2019) [Abs] Association between selected trace elements and body mass index and waist circum… Diab Metab Synd Clin Res Rev

Calcium - Dietary (RCT)

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Lanou & Barnard (2008) [Full] Dairy and weight loss hypothesis: an evaluation of the clinical trials Nutr Clin Care
Jones, KW (2013) [Full] Effect of a dairy- and calcium-rich diet on weight loss and appetite during ener… Eur J Clin Nutr

Calcium - Supplements (RCT)

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Lanou & Barnard (2008) [Full] Dairy and weight loss hypothesis: an evaluation of the clinical trials Nutr Clin Care
Faghih, S (2011) [Abs] Comparison of the effects of cows’ milk, fortified soy milk, and calcium supplem… Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis
Zhu, W (2013) [Full] Calcium plus vitamin D3 supplementation facillitated fat loss in overweight and … Nutr J
Li, P (2016) [Full] Effects of calcium supplementation on body weight: a meta-analysis Am J Clin Nutr
Kjolbaek, L (2017) [Full] Protein supplements after weight loss do not improve weight maintenance compared… Am J Clin Nutr

Candy (Obs)

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O’Neil, CE (2011) [Abs] Candy consumption was not associated with body weight measures, risk factors for… Nutr Res
Fogelholm & Tetens (2012) [Full] Is candy eating a way to control body weight? Food Nutr Res
Murphy, MM (2013) [Full] Body weight status and cardiovascular risk factors in adults by frequency of can… Nutr J

Cannabis (Obs)

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Warren, M (2005) [Abs] Body mass index and marijuana use J Addict Diseases
Rodondi, N (2006) [Full] Marijuana use, diet, body mass index, and cardiovascular risk factors (from the … Am J Cardiol
Hayatbakhsh, MR (2010) [Abs] Cannabis use and obesity and young adults Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse
Le Foll, B (2013) [Abs] Cannabis and THC for weight loss? Med Hypoth
Penner, EA (2013) [Full] The impact of marijuana use on glucose, insulin, and insulin resistance among US… Am J Med
Ngueta, G (2015) [Full] Cannabis use in relation to obesity and insulin resistance in the Inuit populati… Obesity
Thompson & Hay (2015) [Abs] Estimating the association between metabolic risk factros and marijuana use in U… Ann Epidemiol
Ravi, D (2018) [Full] Associations between marijuana use and cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes Ann Intern Med

Canola Oil (RCT)

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Nigam, P (2014) [Abs] Effect of a 6-month intervention with cooking oils containing a high concentrati… Diabetes Tech Ther
Liu, X (2016) [Full] Effects of canola and high-oleic-acid canola oils on abdominal fat mass in indiv… Obesity
Raeisi-Dehkordi, H (2019) [Full] The effect of canola oil on body weight and composition: a systematic review and… Adv Nutr

Capsaicin (RCT)

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Yoshioka, M (1999) [Full] Effects of red pepper on appetite and energy intake Br J Nutr
Lejeune, MP (2003) [Full] Effect of capsaicin on substrate oxidation and weight maintenance after modest b… Br J Nutr
Snitker, S (2009) [Full] Effects of novel capsinoid treatment on fatness and energy metabolism in humans:… Am J Clin Nutr
Nirengi, S (2016) [Full] Assessment of human brown adipose tissue density during daily ingestion of therm… J Biomed Opt
Zheng, J (2017) [Full] Dietary capsaicin and its anti-obesity potency: from mechanisms to clinical impl… Bioscience Reports
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Caralluma (RCT)

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Kuriyan, R (2007) [Abs] Effect of Caralluma Fimbriata extract on appetite, food intake and anthropometry… Appetite
Astell, KJ (2013) [Abs] A pilot study investigating the effect of Caralluma fimbriata extract on the ris… Complement Ther Med
Arora, E (2015) [Full] To evaluate efficacy and safety of Caralluma fimbriata in overweight and obese p… Perspect Clin Res
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Caraway Extract (RCT)

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Kazemipoor, M (2013) [Full] Antiobesity effect of caraway extract on overweight and obese women: a randomize… Evidence-Based Comp Alt Med
Kazemipoor, M (2016) [Abs] Slimming and appetite-suppressing effects of Caraway Aqueous Extract as a natura… Phytother Res
Jafari-Maskouni, S (2020) [Full] Metabolic and clinical responses to Bunium Persicum (black caraway) supplementat… Nutr Metab
Mohammadkhani, PG (2021) [Abs] Effects of eight weeks of aerobic exercise and taking caraway supplement on C-re… Biological Rhythm Res

Carnitine (RCT)

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Liu, Y (2015) [Full] A dietary supplement containing cinnamon, chromium and carnosine decreases fasti… PLOS ONE
Pooyandjoo, M (2016) [Abs] The effect of (L-) carnitine on weight loss in adults: a systematic review and m… Obes Rev
Xu, Y (2017) [Full] L-carnitine treatment of insulin resistance: a systematic review and meta-analys… Adv Clin Exp Med
Askarpour, M (2020) [Abs] Beneficial effects of l-carnitine supplementation for weight management in overw… Pharmacol Res
Talenezhad, N (2020) [Abs] Effects of L-carnitine supplementation on weight loss and body composition: a sy… Clin Nutr ESPEN
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Carotenoids (Obs)

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Wallstrom, P (2001) [Full] Serum concentrations of B-carotene and a-tocopherol are associated with diet, sm… Am J Clin Nutr
Reitman, A (2002) [Full] Low plasma antioxidant and normal plasma B vitamins and homocysteine in patients… IMAJ
Al-Delaimy, WK (2004) [Full] Plasma levels of six carotenoids in nine European countries: report from the Eur… Public Health Nutr
Kimmons, JE (2006) [Full] Associations between body mass index and the prevalence of low micronutrient lev… Med Gen Med
Chai, W (2010) [Full] Associations between obesity and serum lipid soluble micronutrients among premen… Nutr Res
Kabat, GC (2016) [Full] Longitudinal association of measures of adiposity wit serum antioxidant concentr… Eur J Clin Nutr

Casein (RCT)

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Anderson, JW (2007) [Abs] Soy compared to casein meal replacement shakes with energy-restricted diets for … Metabolism
Adechian, S (2012) [Full] Protein feeding pattern, casein feeding, or milk-soluble protein feeding did not… AJP Endo Metab

Cellulose (RCT)

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Chen, I-J (2015) [Abs] Therapeutic effect of high-dose green tea extract on weight reduction: a randomi… Clin Nutr
Guess, ND (2015) [Full] A randomized controlled trial: the effect of inulin on weight management and ect… Nutr Metab
Novin, ZS (2018) [Abs] The weight loss effects of branched chain amino acids and vitamin B6: a randomiz… Int J Vit Nutr Res

Cheese (Obs)

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Pereira, MA (2002) [Full] Dairy consumption, obesity, and the insulin resistance syndrome in young adults … JAMA
Schulz, M (2002) [Full] Food groups as predictors for short-term weight changes in men and women of the … J Nutr
Rosell, M (2006) [Full] Association between dairy food consumption and weight change over 9 y in 19,352 … Am J Clin Nutr
Beydoun, MA (2018) [Full] Dairy product consumption and its association with metabolic disturbance in a pr… Br J Nutr

Cheese (RCT)

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Sharafedtinov, KK (2013) [Full] Hypocaloric diet supplemented with probiotic cheese improves body mass index and… Nutr J

Chia Seeds (RCT)

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Nieman, DC (2009) [Abs] Chia seed does not promote weight loss or alter disease risk factors in overweig… Nutr Res
Nieman, DC (2012) [Abs] Chia seed supplementation and disease risk factors in overweight women: a metabo… J Alt Complement Med
Vuksan, V (2017) [Abs] Salba-chia (Salvia hispanica L.) in the treatment of overweight and obese patien… Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis
Teoh, SL (2018) [Full] Clinical evidence on dietary supplementation with chia seed (Salvia hispanica L…. Nutr Rev

Chicken (RCT)

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Melanson, K (2003) [Abs] Weight loss and total lipid profile changes in overweight women consuming beef o… Nutrition
Murphy, KJ (2014) [Full] A comparison of regular consumption of fresh lean pork, beef and chicken on body… Nutrients

Chitosan (RCT)

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Mhurchu, CN (2005) [Abs] Effect of chitosan on weight loss in overweight and obese individuals: a systema… Obes Rev
Manore, MM (2012) [Abs] Dietary supplements for improving body composition and reducing body weight: whe… Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab
Chew & Brownlee (2018) [Abs] The impact of supplementation with dietary fibers on weight loss: a systematic r… Bioact Carb Diet Fibre
Moraru, C (2018) [Full] A meta-analysis on randomised controlled clinical trials evaluating the effect o… Medicina
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Chlorogenic Acid (RCT)

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Watanabe, T (2006) [Abs] The blood pressure-lowering effect and safety of chlorogenic acid from green bea… Clin Exp Hypertens
Thom, E (2007) [Full] The effect of chlorogenic acid enriched coffee on glucose absorption in healthy … J Int Med Res
Bakuradze, T (2011) [Abs] Antioxidant-rich coffee reduces DNA damage, elevates glutathione status and cont… Mol Nutr Food Res
Kotyczka, C (2011) [Abs] Dark roast coffee is more effective than light roast coffee in reducing body wei… Mol Nutr Food Res
Onakpoya, I (2011) [Full] The use of green coffee extract as a weight loss supplement: a systematic review… Gastroenterol Res Pract
Revuelta-Iniesta & Al-Dujaili (2014) [Full] Consumption of green coffee reduces blood pressure and body composition by influ… BioMed Res Int

Chocolate (Obs)

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O’Neil, CE (2011) [Abs] Candy consumption was not associated with body weight measures, risk factors for… Nutr Res
Golomb, BA (2012) [Full] Association between more frequency chocolate consumption and lower body mass ind… Arch Intern Med
Greenberg & Buijsse (2013) [Full] Habitual chocolate consumption may increase body weight in a dose-dependent mann… PLOS ONE
Greenberg, JA (2015) [Full] Chocolate-candy consumption and 3-year weight gain among postmenopausal US women Obesity

Choline (Obs)

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Gao, X (2016) [Full] Higher dietary choline and betaine intakes are associated with better body compo… PLOS ONE
Gao, X (2018) [Full] Higher serum choline and betain levels are associated with better body compositi… PLOS ONE

Chromium Picolinate (RCT)

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Anton, SD (2008) [Full] Effects of chromium picolinate on food intake and satiety Diab Technol Ther
Yazaki, Y (2010) [Full] A pilot study of chromium picolinate for weight loss J Alt Complement Med
Onakpoya, I (2013) [Abs] Chromium supplementation in overweight and obesity: a systematic review and meta… Obes Rev
Tian, H (2013) [Full] Chromium picolinate supplementation for overweight or obese adults Cochrane Database Syst Rev
Liu, Y (2015) [Full] A dietary supplement containing cinnamon, chromium and carnosine decreases fasti… PLOS ONE
Whitfield, P (2016) [Abs] The effect of a cinnamon-, chromium- and magnesium-formulated honey on glycaemic… Eur J Nutr
Maleki, V (2018) [Abs] Chromium supplementation does not improve weight loss or metabolic and hormonal … Nutr Res
Tsang, C (2019) [Abs] A meta-analysis of the effect of chromium supplementation on anthropometric indi… Clin Obes
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Cinnamon (RCT)

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Liu, Y (2015) [Full] A dietary supplement containing cinnamon, chromium and carnosine decreases fasti… PLOS ONE
Whitfield, P (2016) [Abs] The effect of a cinnamon-, chromium- and magnesium-formulated honey on glycaemic… Eur J Nutr

Cocoa Dark Chocolate (RCT)

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Farhat, G (2013) [Abs] Dark chocolate: an obesity paradox or a culprit for weight gain? Phytother Res
Kord-Varkaneh, H (2018) [Abs] Does cocoa/dark chocolate supplementation have favorable effect on body weight, … Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr

Coenzyme Q10 (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Lee, Y-J (2011) [Abs] Effects of coenzyme Q10 on arterial stiffness, metabolic parameters, and fatigue… J Med Food
Kolahdouz, MR (2013) [Abs] The effect of coenzyme Q10 supplementation on metabolic status of type 2 diabeti… Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol
Saboori, S (2019) [Abs] Effect of Q10 supplementation on body weight and body mass index: a systematic r… Diab Metab Synd Clin Res Rev

Coffee (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Schulz, M (2002) [Full] Food groups as predictors for short-term weight changes in men and women of the … J Nutr
Greenberg, JA (2005) [Full] Coffee, tea and diabetes: the role of weight loss and caffeine Int J Obes
Wu, T (2005) [Full] Caffeinated coffee, and caffeine in relation to plasma C-peptide levels, a marke… Diabetes Care
Lopez-Garcia, E (2006) [Full] Changes in caffeine intake and long-term weight change in men and women Am J Clin Nutr
Odegaard, AO (2008) [Full] Coffee, tea, and incident type 2 diabetes: the Singapore Chinese Health Study Am J Clin Nutr
Pan, A (2013) [Full] Changes in water and beverage intake and long-term weight changes: results from … Int J Obes
Appelhans, BM (2017) [Full] Beverage intake and metabolic syndrome risk over 14 years: the Study of Women’s … J Acad Nutr Diet
Yonekura, Y (2020) [Full] Daily coffee and green tea consumption is inversely associated with body mass in… Nutrients

Coffee (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Thom, E (2007) [Full] The effect of chlorogenic acid enriched coffee on glucose absorption in healthy … J Int Med Res
Bakuradze, T (2011) [Abs] Antioxidant-rich coffee reduces DNA damage, elevates glutathione status and cont… Mol Nutr Food Res
Onakpoya, I (2011) [Full] The use of green coffee extract as a weight loss supplement: a systematic review… Gastroenterol Res Pract
Revuelta-Iniesta & Al-Dujaili (2014) [Full] Consumption of green coffee reduces blood pressure and body composition by influ… BioMed Res Int
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Coffee - Decaffeinated (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Greenberg, JA (2005) [Full] Coffee, tea and diabetes: the role of weight loss and caffeine Int J Obes
Lopez-Garcia, E (2006) [Full] Changes in caffeine intake and long-term weight change in men and women Am J Clin Nutr

Conjugated Linoleic Acid (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Blankson, H (2000) [Full] Conjugated linoleic acid reduces body fat mass in overweight and obese humans J Nutr
Gaullier, JM (2007) [Full] Six months supplementation with conjugated linoleic acid induces regional-specif… Br J Nutr
Steck, SE (2007) [Full] Conjugated linoleic acid supplementation for twelve weeks increases lean body ma… J Nutr
Norris, LE (2009) [Full] Comparison of dietary conjugated linoleic acid with safflower oil on body compos… Am J Clin Nutr
Kim, B (2016) [Abs] The effects of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on metabolic syndrome patients: a … J Funct Foods
Namazi, N (2019) [Abs] The effects of supplementation with conjugated linoleic acid on anthropometric i… Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr
den Hartigh, LJ (2019) [Full] Conjugated linoleic acid effects on cancer, obesity, and atherosclerosis: a revi… Nutrients
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Copper (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Sanchez, C (2010) [Abs] Plasma levels of copper, manganese and selenium in an adult population in southe… Sci Total Environ
Alasfar, F (2011) [Abs] Selenium is significantly depleted among morbidly obese female patients seeking … Obes Surg

Crocus Sativus (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Gout, B (2010) [Abs] Satiereal, a Crocus sativus L extract, reduces snacking and increases satiety in… Nutr Res

Curcumin (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Akbari, M (2019) [Full] The effects of curcumin on weight loss among patients with metabolic syndrome an… Front Pharm
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Dairy (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Pereira, M (2002) [Full] Dairy consumption, obesity, and the insulin resistance syndrome in young adults…. JAMA
Schulz, M (2002) [Full] Food groups as predictors for short-term weight changes in men and women of the … J Nutr
Ranganathan, R (2005) [Abs] The nutritional impact of dairy product consumption on dietary intakes of adults… ADA
Rajpathak, S (2006) [Full] Calcium and dairy intakes in relation to long-term weight gain in US men Am J Clin Nutr
Rosell, M (2006) [Full] Associations between dairy food consumption and weight change over 9 y in 19,352… Am J Clin Nutr
Beydoun, MA (2008) [Full] Ethnic differences in dairy and related nutrient consumption among US adults and… Am J Clin Nutr
Vergnaud, A (2008) [Full] Dairy consumption and 6-y changes in body weight and waist circumference in midd… Am J Clin Nutr
Dougkas, A (2011) [Full] Associations between dairy consumption and body weight: a review of the evidence… Nutr Res Rev
Louie, J (2011) [Full] Dairy consumption and overweight and obesity: a systematic review of prospective… Obes Rev
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res
Wang, H (2013) [Full] Longitudinal association between dairy consumption and changes of body weight an… Int J Obes
Babio, N (2015) [Full] Consumption of yogurt, low-fat milk, and other low-fat dairy products is associa… J Nutr
Bergholdt, HKM (2015) [Full] Milk intake is not associated with low risk of diabetes or overweight-obesity: a… Am J Clin Nutr
Rautiainen, S (2016) [Full] Dairy consumption in association with weight change and risk of becoming overwei… Am J Clin Nutr
Schwingshackl, L (2016) [Full] Consumption of dairy products in relation to changes in anthropometric variables… PLOS ONE
Wang, W (2016) [Abs] Association of dairy products consumption with risk of obesity in children and a… Ann Epidemiol
Kim & Kim (2017) [Full] Dairy consumption is associated with a lower incidence of the metabolic syndrome… Br J Nutr
Schwingshackl, L (2017) [Full] Food groups and risk of all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analys… Am J Clin Nutr
Beydoun, MA (2018) [Full] Dairy product consumption and its association with metabolic disturbance in a pr… Br J Nutr
Schlesinger, S (2019) [Full] Food groups and risk of overweight, obesity, and weight gain: a systematic revie… Adv Nutr

Dairy (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Lanou & Barnard (2008) [Full] Dairy and weight loss hypothesis: an evaluation of the clinical trials Nutr Clin Care
Dougkas, A (2011) [Full] Associations between dairy consumption and body weight: a review of the evidence… Nutr Res Rev
Josse, AR (2011) [Full] Increased consumption of dairy foods and protein during diet- and exercise-induc… J Nutr
Soenen, S (2011) [Full] Efficacy of a-Lactalbumin and milk protein on weight loss and body compositon du… Obes Res
Abargouei, A (2012) [Full] Effect of dairy consumption on weight and body composition in adults: a systemat… Int J Obes
Chen, M (2012) [Full] Effects of dairy intake on body weight and fat: a meta-analysis of randomized co… Am J Clin Nutr
Maersk, M (2012) [Full] Sucrose-sweetened beverages increase fat storage in the liver, muscle, and visce… Am J Clin Nutr
Jones, KW (2013) [Full] Effect of a dairy-and calcium-rich diet on weight loss and appetite during energ… Eur J Clin Nutr
Nolan-Clark, D (2013) [Abs] Dietary consequences of recommending reduced-fat dairy products in the weight-lo… J Acad Nutr Diet
Rideout, TC (2013) [Full] Consumption of low-fat dairy foods for 6 months improves insulin resistance with… J Nutr
Geng, T (2018) [Abs] Effects of dairy products consumption on body weight and body composition among … Mol Nutr Food Res

Diacylglycerol Oil (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Nagao, T (2000) [Full] Dietary diacylglycerol suppresses accumulation of body fat compared to triacylgl… J Nutr
Maki, KC (2002) [Full] Consumption of diacylglycerol oil as part of a reduced-energy diet enhances loss… Am J Clin Nutr
Kawashima, H (2008) [Abs] One-year ad libitum consumption of diacylglycerol oil as part of a regular diet … J Am Diet Assoc
Li, D (2008) [Abs] Diacylglycerol-induced improvement of whole-body insulin sensitivity in type 2 d… Clin Nutr
Xu, T (2008) [Full] Effect of diacylglycerol on body weight: a meta-analysis APJCN
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Diet Soda Beverages (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Dhingra, R (2007) [Full] Soft drink consumption and risk of developing cardiometabolic risk factors and t… Circulation
Pan, A (2013) [Full] Changes in water and beverage intake and long-term weight changes: results from … Int J Obes
Ferreira-Pego, C (2016) [Full] Frequent consumption of sugar- and artificially sweetened beverages and natural … J Nutr
Appelhans, BM (2017) [Full] Beverage intake and metabolic syndrome risk over 14 years: the Study of Women’s … J Acad Nutr Diet

Diet Soda Beverages (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Tate, DF (2012) [Full] Replacing caloric beverages with water or diet beverages for weight loss in adul… Am J Clin Nutr
Piernas, C (2013) [Full] Does diet-beverage intake affect dietary consumption patterns? Results from the … Am J Clin Nutr
Madjd, A (2015) [Full] Effects on weight loss in adults of replacing diet beverages with water during a… Am J Clin Nutr
Madjd, A (2018) [Abs] Effects of replacing diet beverages with water on weight loss and weight mainten… Int J Obes

Dietary Total Antioxidant Capacity (DTAC) (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Farhangi, MA (2020) [Abs] Dietary total antioxidant capacity (TAC), general and central obesity indices an… Int J Vit Nutr Res
Mozaffari, H (2020) [Abs] Association of dietary antioxidant capacity to anthropometry in healthy women: a… Nutrition
van der Schaft, N (2020) [Full] Total dietary antioxidant capacity and longitudinal trajectories of body composi… Antioxidants

Dried Fruit (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Keast, DR (2011) [Abs] Dried fruit consumption is associated with improved diet quality and reduced obe… Nutr Res
Fulgoni III, VL (2017) [Full] Association of raisin consumption with nutrient intake, diet quality, and health… Food Nutr Res

Dried Fruit (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Anderson, JW (2014) [Abs] Raisins compared with other snack effects on glycemia and blood pressure: a rand… Postgrad Med
Kanellos, PT (2014) [Abs] A pilot, randomized controlled trial to examine the health outcomes of raisin co… Nutrition
Bays, H (2015) [Abs] A randomized study of raisins versus alternative snacks on glycemic control and … Physician Sportsmed
Sullivan, VK (2020) [Full] Dried fruit consumption and cardiometabolic health: a randomised crossover trial Br J Nutr

Eggs (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Schulz, M (2002) [Full] Food groups as predictors for short-term weight changes in men and women of the … J Nutr
Woo, HW (2016) [Full] Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between egg consumption and metabo… PLOS ONE
Schwingshackl, L (2017) [Full] Food groups and risk of all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analys… Am J Clin Nutr
Schlesinger, S (2019) [Full] Food groups and risk of overweight, obesity, and weight gain: a systematic revie… Adv Nutr

Enterostatin (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Kovacs, EMR (2003) [Full] The effects of enterostatin intake on food intake and energy expenditure Br J Nutr

Ephedra (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Boozer, CN (2001) [Full] An herbal supplement containing Ma Huang-Guarana for weight loss: a randomized, … Int J Obes
Shekelle, PG (2003) [Abs] Efficacy and safety of ephedra and ephedrine for weight loss and athletic perfor… JAMA
Coffey, CS (2004) [Full] A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial of a product contain… Int J Obes
Manore, MM (2012) [Abs] Dietary supplements for improving body composition and reducing body weight: whe… Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab

Ephedrine & Caffeine (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Boozer, CN (2002) [Full] Herbal ephedra/caffeine for weight loss: a 6-month randomized safety and efficac… Int J Obes
Coffey, CS (2004) [Full] A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial of a product contain… Int J Obes
Greenway, FL (2004) [Full] Effect of a dietary herbal supplement containing caffeine and ephedra on weight,… Obes Res
Hackman, RM (2007) [Full] Multinutrient supplement containing ephedra and caffeine causes weight loss and … Int J Obes

Fiber (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Ludwig, DS (1999) [Full] Dietary fiber, weight gain, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in young adu… JAMA
Koh-Banerjee, P (2003) [Full] Prospective study of the association of changes in dietary intake, physical acti… Am J Clin Nutr
Liu, SM (2003) [Full] Relation between changes in intakes of dietary fiber and grain products and chan… Am J Clin Nutr
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res
Rautiainen, S (2015) [Full] Higher intake of fruit, but not vegetables or fiber, at baseline is associated w… J Nutr

Fiber - Dietary (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Saltzman, E (2000) [Abs] Effects of a cereal rich in soluble fiber on body composition and dietary compli… J Am Coll Nutr
Wanders, AJ (2011) [Abs] Effects of dietary fibre on subjective appetite, energy intake and body weight: … Obes Rev
Hu, X (2013) [Abs] Soy fiber improves weight loss and lipid profile in overweight and obese adults:… Mol Nutr Food Res

Fiber Supplement (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Rigaud, D (1990) [Abs] Overweight treated with energy restriction and a dietary fibre supplement: a 6-m… Int J Obes
Howarth, NC (2001) [Full] Dietary fiber and weight regulation Nutr Rev
Wanders, AJ (2011) [Abs] Effects of dietary fibre on subjective appetite, energy intake and body weight: … Obes Rev
Grube, B (2013) [Full] A natural fiber complex reduces body weight in the overweight, and obese: A doub… Obesity
Namazi, N (2017) [Full] Are isolated and complex fiber supplements good choices for weight management? A… Arch Iran Med
Thompson, SV (2017) [Full] Effects of isolated soluble fiber supplementation on body weight, glycemia, and … Am J Clin Nutr
Chew & Brownlee (2018) [Abs] The impact of supplementation with dietary fibers on weight loss: a systematic r… Bioact Carb Diet Fibre
Honsek, C (2018) [Full] Fibre supplementation for the prevention of type 2 diabetes and improvement of g… Diabetologia

Fiber Supplement - Soluble (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Thompson, SV (2017) [Full] Effects of isolated soluble fiber supplementation on body weight, glycemia, and … Am J Clin Nutr
Jovanovski, E (2020) [Abs] Effect of viscous fiber supplementation on obesity indicators in individuals con… Eur J Nutr
Jovanovski, E (2020) [Full] Can dietary viscous fiber affect body weight independently of an energy-restrict… Am J Clin Nutr
Xie, Y (2020) [Abs] Effects of soluble fiber supplementation on glycemic control in adults with type… Clin Nutr

Fish (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Schulz, M (2002) [Full] Food groups as predictors for short-term weight changes in men and women of the … J Nutr
Spencer, EA (2003) [Full] Diet and body mass index in 38,000 EPIC-Oxford meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetar… Int J Obes
Rosell, M (2006) [Full] Weight gain over 5 years in 21,966 meat-eating, fish-eating, vegetarian, and veg… Int J Obes
Baik, I (2010) [Abs] Intake of fish and n-3 fatty acids and future risk of metabolic syndrome J Am Diet Assoc
Jakobsen, MU (2012) [Full] Fish consumption does not prevent increase in waist circumference in European wo… Br J Nutr
Jakobsen, MU (2013) [Full] Fish consumption and subsequent change in body weight in European women and men Br J Nutr
Schwingshackl, L (2017) [Full] Food groups and risk of all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analys… Am J Clin Nutr
Schlesinger, S (2019) [Full] Food groups and risk of overweight, obesity, and weight gain: a systematic revie… Adv Nutr
Karimi, G (2020) [Abs] A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between fish consumptio… Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Disease

Fish (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Thorsdottir, I (2007) [Full] Randomized trial of weight-loss-diets for young adults varying in fish and fish … Int J Obes
Abete, I (2009) [Abs] Legume-, fish-, or high-protein-based hypocaloric diets: Effects on weight loss … J Medicinal Food
Ramel, A (2010) [Abs] Moderate consumption of fatty fish reduces diastolic blood pressure in overweigh… Nutrition
Bender, N (2014) [Abs] Fish on n3-PUFA intake and body composition: a systematic review and meta-analys… Obes Rev

Fish - Fatty (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Jakobsen, MU (2012) [Full] Fish consumption does not prevent increase in waist circumference in European wo… Br J Nutr
Jakobsen, MU (2013) [Full] Fish consumption and subsequent change in body weight in European women and men Br J Nutr
Kim, YS (2016) [Full] Intake of fish and long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and incidence … Eur J Nutr
Torris, C (2017) [Full] Lean fish consumption is associated with beneficial changes in the metabolic syn… Nutrients

Fish - Fatty (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Thorsdottir, I (2007) [Full] Randomized trial of weight-loss-diets for young adults varying in fish and fish … Int J Obes
Ramel, A (2010) [Abs] Moderate consumption of fatty fish reduces diastolic blood pressure in overweigh… Nutrition
Tapsell, LC (2013) [Full] Foods, nutrients or whole diets: effects of targeting fish and LCn3PUFA consumpt… BMC Public Health

Fish - Lean (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Jakobsen, MU (2012) [Full] Fish consumption does not prevent increase in waist circumference in European wo… Br J Nutr
Jakobsen, MU (2013) [Full] Fish consumption and subsequent change in body weight in European women and men Br J Nutr
Torris, C (2017) [Full] Lean fish consumption is associated with beneficial changes in the metabolic syn… Nutrients

Fish - Lean (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Thorsdottir, I (2007) [Full] Randomized trial of weight-loss-diets for young adults varying in fish and fish … Int J Obes
Ramel, A (2010) [Abs] Moderate consumption of fatty fish reduces diastolic blood pressure in overweigh… Nutrition
Vikoren, LA (2013) [Full] A randomised study on the effects of fish protein supplement on glucose toleranc… Br J Nutr

Fish Oil Supplementation (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Thorsdottir, I (2007) [Full] Randomized trial of weight-loss-diets for young adults varying in fish and fish … Int J Obes
Bays, HE (2009) [Abs] The effect of prescription omega-3 fatty acids on body weight after 8 to 16 week… Postgrad Med
Ramel, A (2010) [Abs] Moderate consumption of fatty fish reduces diastolic blood pressure in overweigh… Nutrition
DeFina, LF (2011) [Full] Effects of omega-3 supplementation in combination with diet and exercise on weig… Am J Clin Nutr
Munro & Garg (2012) [Full] Dietary supplementation with n-3 PUFA does not promote weight loss when combined… Br J Nutr
Munro & Garg (2013) [Abs] Dietary supplementation with long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and … Obes Res Clin Pract
Tapsell, LC (2013) [Full] Foods, nutrients or whole diets: effects of targeting fish and LCn3PUFA consumpt… BMC Public Health
Harden, CJ (2014) [Abs] Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation had no effect on body weig… Nutr Res
Du, S (2015) [Full] Does fish oil have an anti-obesity effect in overweight/obese adults? A meta-ana… PLOS ONE

Flavonoids (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Bertoia, ML (2016) [Full] Dietary flavonoid intake and weight maintenance: three prospective cohorts of 12… BMJ

Flaxseed (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Mohammadi-Sartang, M (2017) [Abs] The effect of flaxseed supplementation on body weight and body composition: a sy… Obes Rev
Kuang, X (2020) [Abs] Defatted flaxseed flour improves weight loss and lipid profile in overweight and… Food Funct
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Folate (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Kimmons, JE (2006) [Full] Associations between body mass index and the prevalence of low micronutrient lev… Med Gen Med
Garcia, OP (2009) [Full] Impact of micronutrient deficiencies on obesity Nutr Rev
Wiebe, N (2018) [Abs] A systematic review of the vitamin B12, folate and homocysteine triad across bod… Obes Rev
Kosesuleyman, S (2019) [Abs] Obesity is associated with folate metabolism. A systematic review Int J Vit Nutr Res
Mlokzik-Czyzewska, MA (2020) [Full] Low folate intake and serum levels are associated with higher body mass index an… Nutr J

Fructose (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Te Morenga, L (2012) [Full] Dietary sugars and body weight: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomise… Br Med J
Bray & Popkin (2014) [Full] Dietary sugar and body weight: Have we reached a crisis in the epidemic of obesi… Diabetes Care
Kahn & Sievenpiper (2014) [Full] Dietary sugar and body weight: Have we reached a crisis in the epidemic of obesi… Diabetes Care

Fructose (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
McDevitt, RM (2000) [Full] Macronutrient disposal during controlled overfeeding with glucose, fructose, suc… Am J Clin Nutr
Aeberli, I (2011) [Full] Low to moderate sugar-sweetened beverage consumption impairs glucose and lipid m… Am J Clin Nutr
Sievenpiper, JL (2012) [Abs] Effect of fructose on body weight in controlled feeding trials. A systematic rev… Ann Int Med
Te Morenga, L (2012) [Full] Dietary sugars and body weight: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomise… Br Med J

Fruit & Vegetable (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
He, K (2004) [Full] Changes in fruit and vegetable intake in relation to risk of obesity and weight … Int J Obes
He, K (2004) [Full] Changes in intake of fruits and vegetables in relation to risk of obesity and we… Int J Obes
Bes-Rastrollo, M (2008) [Full] Prospective study of dietary energy density and weight gain in women Am J Clin Nutr
Vioque, J (2008) [Full] Intake of fruits and vegetables in relation to 10-year weight gain among Spanish… Obesity
Annesi, JJ (2011) [Abs] Self-regulatory skills usage strengthens the relations of self efficacy for impr… Behav Med
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res
Azagba & Sharaf (2013) [Full] Fruit and vegetable consumption and body mass index: A quantile regression appro… J Prim Care Comm Health
Schlesinger, S (2019) [Full] Food groups and risk of overweight, obesity, and weight gain: a systematic revie… Adv Nutr

Fruit & Vegetable (RCT)

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, high-fiber, high-fruit-and-vegetable, low-fat dietary i… Am J Clin Nutr
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] 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
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… Am J Clin Nutr
Lapointe, A (2010) [Full] Comparison of a dietary intervention promoting high intakes of fruits and vegeta… Br J Nutr
Imai, S (2011) [Abs] 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
Lara, JJ (2014) [Full] Effectiveness of dietary interventions among adults of retirement age: a systema… BMC Med
Mytton, OT (2014) [Full] Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of increased vegetable and fru… BMC Public Health
Tapsell, LC (2014) [Full] Weight loss effects from vegetable intake: a 12-month randomised controlled tria… EJCN
Kopf, JC (2018) [Full] Role of whole grains versus fruits and vegetables in reducing subclinical inflam… Nutr J
Ge, L (2020) [Full] Comparison of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary program… BMJ

Fruit (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Schulz, M (2002) [Full] Food groups as predictors for short-term weight changes in men and women of the … J Nutr
Bes-Rastrollo, M (2008) [Full] Prospective study of dietary energy density and weight gain in women Am J Clin Nutr
Mozaffarian, D (2011) [Full] Changes in diet and lifestyle and long-term weight gain in women and men NEJM
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res
Rautiainen, S (2015) [Full] Higher intake of fruit, but not vegetables or fiber, at baseline is associated w… J Nutr
Schwingshackl, L (2015) [Full] Fruit and vegetable consumption and changes in anthopometric variables in adult … PLOS ONE
de Munter, JS (2015) [Abs] Longitudinal analysis of lifestyle habits in relation to body mass index, onset … Scan J Public Health
Schwingshackl, L (2017) [Full] Food groups and risk of all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analys… Am J Clin Nutr
Schlesinger, S (2019) [Full] Food groups and risk of overweight, obesity, and weight gain: a systematic revie… Adv Nutr

Fruit Juices (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Bes-Rastrollo, M (2006) [Full] Predictors of weight gain in a Mediterranean cohort: the Sequimiento Universidad… Am J Clin Nutr
Duffey, KJ (2010) [Full] Drinking caloric beverages increases the risk of adverse cardiometabolic outcome… Am J Clin Nutr
Pan, A (2013) [Full] Changes in water and beverage intake and long-term weight changes: results from … Int J Obes
Funtikova, AN (2015) [Full] Soft drink consumption is positively associated with increased waist circumferen… J Nutr
Ferreira-Pego, C (2016) [Full] Frequent consumption of sugar- and artificially sweetened beverages and natural … J Nutr
Rampersaud, GC (2017) [Abs] 100% citrus juice: nutritional contribution, dietary benefits, and association w… Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr

Fruit Juices (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Fujioka, K (2006) [Abs] The effects of grapefruit on weight and insulin resistance: relationship to the … J Med Food
Hollis, JH (2009) [Abs] Effects of concord grape juice on appetite, diet, body weight, lipid profile, an… J Am Coll Nutr
Silver, HJ (2011) [Full] Effects of grapefruit, grapefruit juice and water preloads on energy balance, we… Nutr Metab
Barth, SW (2012) [Abs] Moderate effects of apple juice consumption on obesity-related markers in obese … Eur J Nutr
Rangel-Huerta, OD (2015) [Full] Normal or high polyphenol concentration in orange juice affects antioxidant acti… J Nutr
Azzini, E (2017) [Full] Effect of red orange juice consumption on body composition and nutritional statu… Oxid Med Cell Long
Rampersaud, GC (2017) [Abs] 100% citrus juice: nutritional contribution, dietary benefits, and association w… Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr
Ribeiro, C (2017) [Full] Orange juice allied to a reduced-calorie diet results in weight loss and amelior… Nutrition

Garcinia Extract (Hydroxycitric Acid ) (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Heymsfield, SB (1998) [Full] Carginia cambogia (Hydroxycitric Acid) as a potential antiobesity agent. A rando… JAMA
Hayamizu, K (2003) [Full] Effects of garcinia cambogia (Hydroxycitric Acid) on visceral fat accumulation: … Curr Ther Res Clin Exp
Kim, J-E (2011) [Full] Does Glycine max leaves or Garcinia Cambogia promote weight-loss or lower plasma… Nutr J
Onakpoya, I (2011) [Full] The use of garcinia extract (hydroxycitric acid) as a weight loss supplement: a … J Obes
Maia-Landim, A (2018) [Full] Long-term effects of Garcinia cambogia/Glucomannan on weight loss in people with… BMC Complement Alt Med
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Ginseng (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Sotaniemi, EA (1995) [Full] Ginseng therapy in non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients. Effects on psychophy… Diabetes Care
Reeds, DN (2011) [Full] Ginseng and ginsenoside re do not improve B-cell function or insulin sensitivity… Diabetes Care
Kwon, DH (2012) [Full] Efficacy of Korean red ginseng by single nucelotide polymorphism in obese women:… J Ginseng Res
Cho, YH (2013) [Abs] Effect of Korean red ginseng on insulin sensitivity in non-diabetic healthy over… Asia Pac J Clin Nutr
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Glucomannan (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Birketvedt, GS (2005) [Full] Experiences with three different fiber supplements in weight reduction Med Sci Monitor
Keithley & Swanson (2005) [Abs] Glucomannan and obesity: a critical review Alt Therap
Yoshida, M (2006) [Full] Effect of plant sterols and glucomannan on lipids in individuals with and withou… Eur J Clin Nutr
Sood, N (2008) [Full] Effect of glucomannan on plasma lipid and glucose concentrations, body weight, a… Am J Clin Nutr
Keithley, JK (2013) [Full] Safety and efficacy of glucomannan for weight loss in overweight and moderately … J Obes
Onakpoya, I (2014) [Abs] The efficacy of glucomannan supplementation in overweight and obesity: a systema… J Am Coll Nutr
Chew & Brownlee (2018) [Abs] The impact of supplementation with dietary fibers on weight loss: a systematic r… Bioact Carb Diet Fibre
Maia-Landim, A (2018) [Full] Long-term effects of Garcinia cambogia/Glucomannan on weight loss in people with… BMC Complement Alt Med
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Glucose (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
McDevitt, RM (2000) [Full] Macronutrient disposal during controlled overfeeding with glucose, fructose, suc… Am J Clin Nutr
Aeberli, I (2011) [Full] Low to moderate sugar-sweetened beverage consumption impairs glucose and lipid m… Am J Clin Nutr
Te Morenga, L (2012) [Full] Dietary sugars and body weight: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomise… Br Med J

Gluten (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Jamnik, J (2015) [Full] Gluten intake is positively associated with plasma a2-macroglobulin in young adu… J Nutr
Kim, H-S (2017) [Abs] Obesity, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular risk in gluten-free followers wi… Digest Diseases Sci
Behrendt, I (2021) [Full] Gluten intake and metabolic health: conflicting findings from the UK Biobank Eur J Nutr

Gluten (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Jenkins, DJ (2001) [Full] High-protein diets in hyperlipidemia: effect of wheat gluten on serum lipids, ur… Am J Clin Nutr
Ehteshami, M (2018) [Full] The effect of gluten free diet on components of metabolic syndrome: a randomized… Asian Pac J Cancer Prev
Hansen, LBS (2018) [Full] A low-gluten diet induces changes in the intestinal microbiome of healthy Danish… Nat Commun

Grape Seed Extract (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Park, E (2015) [Full] Effects of grape seed extract beverage on blood pressure and metabolic indices i… Br J Nutr
Parandoosh, M (2019) [Abs] The effects of grape seed extract (Vitis vinifera) supplement on inflammatory ma… Phtyother Res
Yousefi, R (2020) [Abs] Grape seed extract supplementation along with a restricted-calorie diet improves… Phytother Res

Grapefruit (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Silver, HJ (2011) [Full] Effects of grapefruit, grapefruit juice and water preloads on energy balance, we… Nutr Metab
Dow, CA (2012) [Abs] The effects of daily consumption of grapefruit on body weight lipids and blood p… Metab Clin Exp
Onakpoya, I (2017) [Abs] The effect of grapefruits (Citrus paradisi) on body weight and cardiovascular ri… Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Green Tea (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Wu, C-H (2003) [Full] Relationship among habitual tea consumption, percent body fat, and body fat dist… Obes Res
Pan, A (2013) [Full] Changes in water and beverage intake and long-term weight changes: results from … Int J Obes
Yonekura, Y (2020) [Full] Daily coffee and green tea consumption is inversely associated with body mass in… Nutrients

Green Tea (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Nagao, T (2005) [Full] Ingestion of a tea rich in catechins leads to a reduction in body fat and malond… Am J Clin Nutr
Nagao, T (2007) [Full] A green tea extract high in catechins reduces body fat and cardiovascular risks … Obesity
Hsu, C-H (2008) [Abs] Effect of green tea extract on obese women: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-… Clin Nutr
Hursel, R (2009) [Full] The effects of green tea on weight loss and weight maintenance: a meta-analysis Int J Obes
Tsai, CH (2009) [Abs] A novel green tea meal replacement formula for weight loss among obese individua… Int J Food Sci Nutr
Basu, A (2010) [Abs] Green tea supplementation affects body weight, lipids, and lipid peroxidation in… J Am Coll Nutr
Wang, H (2010) [Full] Effects of catechin enriched green tea on body composition Obesity
Westerterp-Plantenga, MS (2010) [Abs] Green tea catechins, caffeine, and body-weight regulation Physiol Behav
Brown, AL (2011) [Full] Health effects of green tea catechins in overweight and obese men: a randomised … Br J Nutr
Jurgens, TM (2012) [Abs] Green tea for weight loss and weight maintenance in overweight or obese adults (… Cochrane Data
Manore, MM (2012) [Abs] Dietary supplements for improving body composition and reducing body weight: whe… Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab
Suliburska, J (2012) [Full] Effects of green tea supplementation on elements, total antioxidants, lipids, an… Biol Trace Elem Res
Mielgo-Ayuso, J (2013) [Full] Effects of dietary supplementation with epigallocatechin-3-gallate on weight los… Br J Nutr
Chen, I-J (2015) [Abs] Therapeutic effect of high-dose green tea extract on weight reduction: a randomi… Clin Nutr
Vazquez Cisneros, LC (2017) [Abs] Effects of green tea and its epigallocatechin (EGCG) content on body weight and … Nutr Hosp
Li, X (2020) [Abs] Does tea extract supplementation benefit metabolic syndrome and obesity? A syste… Clin Nutr
Lin, Y (2020) [Abs] The effect of green tea supplementation on obesity: a systematic review and dose… Phytother Res
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Guar Gum (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Pittler & Ernst (2001) [Abs] Guar gum for body weight reduction: meta-analysis of randomized trials Am J Med
Birketvedt, GS (2005) [Full] Experiences with three different fiber supplements in weight reduction Med Sci Monitor
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Guarana (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Boozer, CN (2001) [Full] An herbal supplement containing Ma Huang-Guarana for weight loss: a randomized, … Int J Obes
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Gynostemma pentaphyllum Extract (Actiponin)

Reference Title Journal
Park, S-H (2014) [Full] Antiobesity effect of Gynostemma pentaphyllum Extract (Actiponin): a randomized,… Obesity

High Fructose Corn Syrup (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Te Morenga, L (2012) [Full] Dietary sugars and body weight: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomise… Br Med J
Klurfeld, DM (2013) [Full] Lack of evidence for high fructose corn syrup as the cause of the obesity epidem… Int J Obes
White, JS (2013) [Full] Challenging the Fructose hypothesis: new perspectives on fructose consumption an… Adv Nutr
Bray & Popkin (2014) [Full] Dietary sugar and body weight: Have we reached a crisis in the epidemic of obesi… Diabetes Care
Kahn & Sievenpiper (2014) [Full] Dietary sugar and body weight: Have we reached a crisis in the epidemic of obesi… Diabetes Care

High Fructose Corn Syrup (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Lowndes, J (2012) [Full] The effects of four hypocaloric diets containing different levels of sucrose or … Nutr J
Te Morenga, L (2012) [Full] Dietary sugars and body weight: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomise… Br Med J
Lowndes, J (2014) [Full] The effects of fructose-containing sugars on weight, body composition and cardio… Nutrients

Honey (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Yaghoobi, N (2008) [Full] Natural honey and cardiovascular risk factors; Effects on blood glucose, cholest… Sci World J
Ab Wahab, SZ (2018) [Full] Long-term effects of honey on cardiovascular parameters and anthropometric measu… Complement Ther Med
Akhbari, M (2021) [Full] The effects of oral consumption of honey on key metabolic profiles in adult pati… Evidence-Based Comp Alt Med

Inulin (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Dewulf, EM (2013) [Full] Insight into the prebiotic concept: lessons from an exploratory, double blind in… Gut
Liber & Szajewska (2013) [Full] Effects of inulin-type fructans on appetite, energy intake, and body weight in c… Ann Nutr Metab
Aliasgharzadeh, A (2015) [Full] A combination of prebiotic inulin and oligofructose improve some of cardiovascul… Adv Pharm Bull
Guess, ND (2015) [Full] A randomized controlled trial: the effect of inulin on weight management and ect… Nutr Metab
Hess, AL (2019) [Abs] The effect of inulin and resistant maltodextrin on weight loss during energy res… Eur J Nutr
Vaghef-Mehrabany, E (2019) [Abs] Calorie restriction in combination with prebiotic supplementation in obese women… Nutr Neurosci
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Irvingia gabonensis (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Ngondi, JL (2005) [Full] The effect of Irvingia gabonensis seeds on body weight and blood lipids of obese… Lipids Health Disease
Ngondi, JL (2009) [Full] IGOB131, a novel seed extract of the West African plant Irvingia gabonensis, sig… Lipids Health Disease

Lactobacillus (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Jung, SP (2013) [Full] Effect of Lactobacillus gasseri BNR17 on overweight and obese adults: a randomiz… Korean J Fam Med
Kadooka, Y (2013) [Full] Effect of Lactobacillus gasseri SBT2055 in fermented milk on abdominal adiposity… Br J Nutr
Sharafedtinov, KK (2013) [Full] Hypocaloric diet supplemented with probiotic cheese improves body mass index and… Nutr J
Crovesy, L (2017) [Abs] Effect of Lactobacillus on body weight and body fat in overweight subjects: a sy… Int J Obes

Lactovegetarian (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Newby, PK (2005) [Full] Risk of overweight and obesity among semivegetarian, lactovegetarian, and vegan … Am J Clin Nutr

Lauric Acid (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Raatz, SK (2017) [Full] Relationship of the reported intakes of fat and fatty acids to body weight in US… Nutrients

Licorice (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Tominaga, Y (2006) [Abs] Licorice flavonoid oil effects body weight loss by reduction of body fat mass in… J Health Sci
Tominaga, Y (2009) [Abs] Licorice flavonoid oil reduces total body fat and visceral fat in overweight sub… Obes Res Clin Pract
Bell, ZW (2011) [Full] A dual investigation of the effect of dietary supplementation with licorice flav… Lipids Health Disease
Alizadeh, M (2018) [Full] Changes of insulin resistance and adipokines following supplementation with Glyc… Adv Pharm Bull
Luis, A (2018) [Abs] Metabolic changes after licorice consumption: a systematic review with meta-anal… Phytomed
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Linoleic Acid (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Bjermo, H (2012) [Full] Effects of n-6 PUFAs compared with SFAs on liver fat, lipoproteins, and inflamma… Am J Clin Nutr

Linolenic Acid (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Raatz, SK (2017) [Full] Relationship of the reported intakes of fat and fatty acids to body weight in US… Nutrients

Low-Fat Cheese & Sour Cream (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Pereira, MA (2002) [Full] Dairy consumption, obesity, and the insulin resistance syndrome in young adults … JAMA

Low-Fat Dairy (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Pereira, MA (2002) [Full] Dairy consumption, obesity, and the insulin resistance syndrome in young adults … JAMA
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res
Babio, N (2015) [Full] Consumption of yogurt, low-fat milk, and other low-fat dairy products is associa… J Nutr
Rautiainen, S (2016) [Full] Dairy consumption in association with weight change and risk of becoming overwei… Am J Clin Nutr

Low-Fat Milk (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Pereira, MA (2002) [Full] Dairy consumption, obesity, and the insulin resistance syndrome in young adults … JAMA
Rosell, M (2006) [Full] Association between dairy food consumption and weight change over 9 y in 19,352 … Am J Clin Nutr
Duffey, KJ (2010) [Full] Drinking caloric beverages increases the risk of adverse cardiometabolic outcome… Am J Clin Nutr
Pan, A (2013) [Full] Changes in water and beverage intake and long-term weight changes: results from … Int J Obes
Babio, N (2015) [Full] Consumption of yogurt, low-fat milk, and other low-fat dairy products is associa… J Nutr
Funtikova, AN (2015) [Full] Soft drink consumption is positively associated with increased waist circumferen… J Nutr

Low-Fat Milk (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Gilbert, J-A (2010) [Full] Milk supplementation facilitates appetite control in obese women during weight l… Br J Nutr
Faghih, S (2011) [Abs] Comparison of the effects of cows’ milk, fortified soy milk, and calcium supplem… Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis
Rosado, JL (2011) [Abs] Intake of milk with added micronutrients increases the effectiveness of an energ… J Am Diet Assoc

Low-Fat Yogurt (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Babio, N (2015) [Full] Consumption of yogurt, low-fat milk, and other low-fat dairy products is associa… J Nutr
Sayon-Orea, C (2015) [Full] Association between yogurt consumption and the risk of metabolic syndrome over 6… BMC Public Health

Low-Fat Yogurt (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Madjd, A (2016) [Full] Comparison of the effect of daily consumption of probiotic compared with low-fat… Am J Clin Nutr

Magnesium (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Laires, MJ (2004) [Abs] Magnesium, insulin resistance and body composition in healthy postmenopausal wom… J Am Coll Nutr
Ford, ES (2007) [Full] Intake of dietary magnesium and the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among U… Obesity
Alasfar, F (2011) [Abs] Selenium is significantly depleted among morbidly obese female patients seeking … Obes Surg
Beydoun, MA (2018) [Full] Dairy product consumption and its association with metabolic disturbance in a pr… Br J Nutr
Castellanos-Gutierrez, A (2018) [Full] Higher dietary magnesium intake is associated with lower body mass index, waist … Nutr J
Zohal, M (2019) [Abs] Association between selected trace elements and body mass index and waist circum… Diab Metab Synd Clin Res Rev

Magnesium (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Rodriguez-Moran & Guerrero-Romero (2003) [Full] Oral magnesium supplementation improves insulin sensitivity and metabolic contro… Diabetes Care
Karandish, M (2013) [Full] The effect of magnesium supplementation and weight loss on liver enzymes in pati… J Res Med Sci
Whitfield, P (2016) [Abs] The effect of a cinnamon-, chromium- and magnesium-formulated honey on glycaemic… Eur J Nutr

Manganese (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Sanchez, C (2010) [Abs] Plasma levels of copper, manganese and selenium in an adult population in southe… Sci Total Environ

Mangosteen (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Udani, J (2009) [Full] Evaluation of mangosteen juice blend on biomarkers of inflammation in obese subj… Nutr J
Stern, JS (2013) [Full] Efficacy and tolerability of a novel herbal formulation for weight management Obesity
Xie, Z (2015) [Full] Daily consumption of a mangosteen-based drink improves in vivo antioxidant and a… Food Sci Nutr
Kudiganti, V (2016) [Full] Efficacy and tolerability of Meratrim for weight management: a randomized, doubl… Lipids Health Disease
Watanabe, M (2018) [Full] Mangosteen extract shows a potent insulin sensitizing effect in obese female pat… Nutrients
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Meat (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Kahn, HS (1997) [Full] Stable behaviors associated with adults’ 10-year change in body mass index and l… Am J Public Health
Schulz, M (2002) [Full] Food groups as predictors for short-term weight changes in men and women of the … J Nutr
Spencer, EA (2003) [Full] Diet and body mass index in 38,000 EPIC-Oxford meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetar… Int J Obes
Rosell, M (2006) [Full] Weight gain over 5 years in 21,966 meat-eating, fish-eating, vegetarian, and veg… Int J Obes
Vergnaud, AC (2010) [Full] Meat consumption and prospective weight change in participants of the EPIC-PANAC… Am J Clin Nutr
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res

Medium Chain Triglycerides (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Krotkiewski, M (2001) [Full] Value of VLCD supplementation with medium chain triglycerides Int J Obes
Tsuji, H (2001) [Full] Dietary medium-chained triacylglycerols suppress accumulation of body fat in a d… J Nutr
St-Onge & Bosarge (2008) [Full] Weight-loss diet that includes consumption of medium-chain triacylglycerol oil l… Am J Clin Nutr

Meratrim (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Stern, JS (2013) [Full] Efficacy and tolerability of a novel herbal formulation for weight management Obesity
Kudiganti, V (2016) [Full] Efficacy and tolerability of Meratrim for weight management: a randomized, doubl… Lipids Health Disease

Monosodium Glutamate (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Samuels (2010) [Full] Monosodium glutamate is not associated with obesity or a greater prevalence of w… Br J Nutr
Shi, Z (2010) [Full] Monosodium glutamate is not associated with obesity or a greater prevalence of w… Br J Nutr
He, K (2011) [Full] Consumption of monosodium glutamate in relation to incidence of overweight in Ch… Am J Clin Nutr
Hien, VTT (2012) [Full] Monosodium glutamate is not associated with overweight in Vietnamese adults Public Health Nutr
Insawang, T (2012) [Full] Monosodium glutamate (MSG) intake is associated with the prevalence of metabolic… Nutr Metab
Rogers, MD (2013) [Full] Further studies are necessary in order to conclude a causal association between … Nutr Metab

Monounsaturated Fat (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Koh-Banerjee, P (2003) [Full] Prospective study of the association of changes in dietary intake, physical acti… Am J Clin Nutr
Field, AE (2007) [Full] Dietary fat and weight gain among women in the nurses’ health study Obesity
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res
Raatz, SK (2017) [Full] Relationship of the reported intakes of fat and fatty acids to body weight in US… Nutrients
Liu, X (2018) [Full] Changes in types of dietary fats influence long-term weight change in US women a… J Nutr

Monounsaturated Fat (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Low, CC (1996) [Abs] Potentiation of effects of weight loss by monounsaturated fatty acids in obese N… Diabetes
Colette, C (2003) [Full] Exchanging carbohydrates for monounsaturated fats in energy-restricted diets: ef… Int J Obes
Piers, LS (2003) [Full] Substitution of saturated with monounsaturated fat in a 4-week diet affects body… Br J Nutr
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
Baxheinrich, A (2012) [Full] Effects of a rapeseed oil-enriched hypoenergetic diet with a high content of alp… Br J Nutr
Munro & Garg (2012) [Full] Dietary supplementation with n-3 PUFA does not promote weight loss when combined… Br J Nutr
Munro & Garg (2013) [Abs] Dietary supplementation with long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and … Obes Res Clin Pract

Multi-ingredient Supplements (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Lopez, HL (2013) [Full] Eight weeks of supplementation with a multi-ingredient weight loss product enhan… J Int Soc Sports Nutr
Stern, JS (2013) [Full] Efficacy and tolerability of a novel herbal formulation for weight management Obesity
Liu, Y (2015) [Full] A dietary supplement containing cinnamon, chromium and carnosine decreases fasti… PLOS ONE
Kudiganti, V (2016) [Full] Efficacy and tolerability of Meratrim for weight management: a randomized, doubl… Lipids Health Disease
Whitfield, P (2016) [Abs] The effect of a cinnamon-, chromium- and magnesium-formulated honey on glycaemic… Eur J Nutr

Mushrooms (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Poddar, KH (2013) [Abs] Positive effect of mushrooms substituted for meat on body weight, body compositi… Appetite

Myristric Acid (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Raatz, SK (2017) [Full] Relationship of the reported intakes of fat and fatty acids to body weight in US… Nutrients

Nuts (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Schulz, M (2002) [Full] Food groups as predictors for short-term weight changes in men and women of the … J Nutr
Bes-Rastrollo, M (2007) [Full] Nut consumption and weight gain in a Mediterranean cohort: the SUN study Obesity
Bes-Rastrollo, M (2009) [Full] Prospective study of nut consumption, long-term weight change, and obesity risk … Am J Clin Nutr
Martinez-Gonzalez & Bes-Rastrollo (2011) [Abs] Nut consumption, weight gain, and obesity: Epidemiological evidence Nur Metab Cardiovasc
Mozaffarian, D (2011) [Full] Changes in diet and lifestyle and long-term weight gain in women and men NEJM
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res
O’Neil, CE (2012) [Abs] Out-of-hand nut consumption is associated with improved nutrient intake and heal… Nutr Res
Vadivel, V (2012) [Abs] Health benefits of nut consumption with special reference to body weight Nutrition
Fernandez-Montero, A (2013) [Full] Nut consumption and incidence of metabolic syndrome after 6-year follow up: the … Public Health Nutr
Schwingshackl, L (2017) [Full] Food groups and risk of all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analys… Am J Clin Nutr
Freisling, H (2018) [Abs] Nut intake and 5-year changes in body weight and obesity risk in adults: results… Eur J Nutr
Schlesinger, S (2019) [Full] Food groups and risk of overweight, obesity, and weight gain: a systematic revie… Adv Nutr

Nuts (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Salas-Alvado, J (2008) [Full] Effect of Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts on metabolic syndrome status… Ann Intern Med
Li, Z (2010) [Abs] Pistachio nuts reduce triglycerides and body weight by comparison to refined car… J Am Coll Nutr
Foster, GD (2012) [Full] A randomized trial of the effects of an almond-enriched, hypocaloric diet in the… Am J Clin Nutr
Vadivel, V (2012) [Abs] Health benefits of nut consumption with special reference to body weight Nutrition
Flores-Mateo, G (2013) [Full] Nut intake and adiposity: meta-analysis of clinical trials Am J Clin Nutr
Njike, VY (2017) [Abs] Snacking, satiety, and weight: a randomized, controlled trial Am J Health Promot

Oats (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Saltzman, E (2000) [Abs] Effects of a cereal rich in soluble fiber on body composition and dietary compli… J Am Coll Nutr
McGeoch, SC (2013) [Full] A randomized crossover study to assess the effect of an oat-rich diet on glycaem… Diabetic Med
Li, X (2016) [Full] Short- and long-term effects of wholegrain oat intake on weight management and g… Nutrients

Oleic Acid (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Nimptsch, K (2010) [Full] Effect of dietary fatty acid intake on prospective weight change in the Heidelbe… Public Health Nutr
Raatz, SK (2017) [Full] Relationship of the reported intakes of fat and fatty acids to body weight in US… Nutrients

Oleic Acid (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Alves, RDM (2014) [Full] Regular intake of high-oleic peanuts improves fat oxidation and body composition… Obesity
Harden, CJ (2014) [Abs] Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation had no effect on body weig… Nutr Res
Liu, X (2016) [Full] Effects of canola and high-oleic-acid canola oils on abdominal fat mass in indiv… Obesity
Raeisi-Dehkordi, H (2019) [Full] The effect of canola oil on body weight and composition: a systematic review and… Adv Nutr

Oligofructose (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Parnell & Reimer (2009) [Full] Weight loss during oligofructose supplementation is associated with decreased gh… Am J Clin Nutr
Dewulf, EM (2013) [Full] Insight into the prebiotic concept: lessons from an exploratory, double blind in… Gut
Aliasgharzadeh, A (2015) [Full] A combination of prebiotic inulin and oligofructose improve some of cardiovascul… Adv Pharm Bull
Pol, K (2018) [Full] The efficacy of daily snack replacement with oligofructose-enriched granola bars… Br J Nutr

Olive Oil (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Bes-Rastrollo, M (2006) [Abs] Olive oil consumption and weight change: the SUN prospective cohort study Lipids
Soriguer, F (2009) [Full] Incidence of obesity is lower in persons who consume olive oil Eur J Clin Nutr
Benitez-Arciniega, AD (2012) [Full] Olive oil consumption, BMI, and risk of obesity in Spanish adults Obes Facts
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res

Olive Oil (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Blankson, H (2000) [Full] Conjugated linoleic acid reduces body fat mass in overweight and obese humans J Nutr
St-Onge & Bosarge (2008) [Full] Weight-loss diet that includes consumption of medium-chain triacylglycerol oil l… Am J Clin Nutr
Baxheinrich, A (2012) [Full] Effects of a rapeseed oil-enriched hypoenergetic diet with a high content of alp… Br J Nutr
Nigam, P (2014) [Abs] Effect of a 6-month intervention with cooking oils containing a high concentrati… Diabetes Tech Ther
Candido, FG (2018) [Abs] Consumption of extra virgin olive oil improves body composition and blood pressu… Eur J Nutr

Omega-3 Fatty Acids (EPA & DHA) (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Nimptsch, K (2010) [Full] Effect of dietary fatty acid intake on prospective weight change in the Heidelbe… Public Health Nutr
Jakobsen, MU (2011) [Full] Plasma phospholipid long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and body weight c… Obes Facts
Vanhala, M (2012) [Full] Serum omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and the metabolic syndrome: a longitud… Am J Epidemiol
Lund, AS (2013) [Full] N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, body fat and inflammation Obes Facts
Kim, YS (2016) [Full] Intake of fish and long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and incidence … Eur J Nutr
Jakobsen, MU (2017) [Full] Dietary intake and adipose tissue content of long-chain n-3 PUFAs and subsequent… Am J Clin Nutr
Raatz, SK (2017) [Full] Relationship of the reported intakes of fat and fatty acids to body weight in US… Nutrients
Hastert, TA (2018) [Full] Association of plasma phospholipid polyunsaturated and trans faty acids with bod… Int J Obes

Omega-3 Fatty Acids (EPA & DHA) (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Munro & Garg (2012) [Full] Dietary supplementation with n-3 PUFA does not promote weight loss when combined… Br J Nutr
Munro & Garg (2013) [Abs] Prior supplementation with long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids promot… Food Funct
Harden, CJ (2014) [Abs] Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation had no effect on body weig… Nutr Res
Huerta, AE (2015) [Full] Effects of a-lipoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid in overweight and obese women… Obesity
de Luis, DA (2016) [Abs] Effect of DHA supplementation in a very low-calorie ketogenic diet in the treatm… Endocrine
Hames, KC (2017) [Full] Very-long-chain omega-3 fatty acid supplements and adipose tissue functions: a r… Am J Clin Nutr
Zhang, YY (2017) [Abs] Efficacy of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids supplementation in managing over… J Nutr Health Aging

Orange Juice (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
O’Neil, CE (2012) [Full] 100% orange juice consumption is associated with better diet quality, improved n… Nutr J
Wang, Y (2012) [Full] Impact of orange juice consumption on macronutrient and energy intakes and body … Public Health Nutr

Orange Juice (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Rangel-Huerta, OD (2015) [Full] Normal or high polyphenol concentration in orange juice affects antioxidant acti… J Nutr
Azzini, E (2017) [Full] Effect of red orange juice consumption on body composition and nutritional statu… Oxid Med Cell Long
Rampersaud, GC (2017) [Abs] 100% citrus juice: nutritional contribution, dietary benefits, and association w… Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr
Ribeiro, C (2017) [Full] Orange juice allied to a reduced-calorie diet results in weight loss and amelior… Nutrition

Organic Foods (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Kesse-Guyot, E (2017) [Full] Prospective association between consumption frequency of organic food and body w… Br J Nutr

Palmitic Acid (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Nimptsch, K (2010) [Full] Effect of dietary fatty acid intake on prospective weight change in the Heidelbe… Public Health Nutr
Raatz, SK (2017) [Full] Relationship of the reported intakes of fat and fatty acids to body weight in US… Nutrients

Peanuts (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Pelkman, CL (2004) [Full] Effects of moderate-fat (from monounsaturated) and low-fat weight-loss diets on … Am J Clin Nutr
McKiernan, F (2010) [Full] Effects of peanut processing on body weight and fasting plasma lipids Br J Nutr
Alves, RDM (2014) [Full] Regular intake of high-oleic peanuts improves fat oxidation and body composition… Obesity

Phaseolus vulgaris - Common Bean (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Barrett & Udani (2011) [Full] A proprietary alpha-amylase inhibitor from white bean (Phaseolus vulgaris): a re… Nutr J
Onakpoya, I (2011) [Full] The efficacy of Phaseolus vulgaris as a weight-loss supplement: a systematic rev… Br J Nutr
Manore, MM (2012) [Abs] Dietary supplements for improving body composition and reducing body weight: whe… Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab
He, S (2018) [Abs] Phaseolus vulgaris lectins: a systematic review of characteristics of health imp… Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr
Udani, J (2018) [Full] Systematic review and meta-analysis of a proprietary alpha-amylase inhibitor fro… Foods
Wang, S (2020) [Full] Regular intake of white kidney beans extract (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) induces wei… Food Sci Nutr
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Phosphorus (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Haglin, L (2001) [Full] Hypophophatemia in the metabolic syndrome. Gender differences in body weight and… Eur J Clin Nutr
Haap, M (2006) [Full] Association of serum phosphate levels with glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivit… Eur J Clin Nutr
Beydoun, MA (2008) [Full] Ethnic differences in dairy and related nutrient consumption among US adults and… Am J Clin Nutr
Obeid, OA (2013) [Abs] Low phosphorus status might contibute to the onset of obesity Obes Rev
Beydoun, MA (2018) [Full] Dairy product consumption and its association with metabolic disturbance in a pr… Br J Nutr
Zohal, M (2019) [Abs] Association between selected trace elements and body mass index and waist circum… Diab Metab Synd Clin Res Rev

Phosphorus (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Ayoub, JJ (2015) [Full] Effect of phosphorus supplementation on weight gain and waist circumference of o… Nutr Diabetes

Pistachios (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Li, Z (2010) [Abs] Pistachio nuts reduce triglycerides and body weight by comparison to refined car… J Am Coll Nutr
Wang, X (2012) [Full] Effects of pistachios on body weight in Chinese subjects with metabolic syndrome Nutr J
Xia, K (2020) [Full] The relationship between pistachio (Pistacia vera L) intake and adiposity. A sys… Medicine

Plant Stanol or Sterol Esters (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Hallikainen, MA (2000) [Full] Comparison of the effects of plant sterol ester and plant stanol ester-enriched … Eur J Clin Nutr
Vanstone, CA (2002) [Full] Unesterified plant sterols and stanols lower LDL-cholesterol concentrations equi… Am J Clin Nutr
Lau, V (2005) [Full] Plant sterols are efficacious in lowering plasma LDL and non-HDL cholesterol in … Am J Clin Nutr
Yoshida, M (2006) [Full] Effect of plant sterols and glucomannan on lipids in individuals with and withou… Eur J Clin Nutr
Athyros, VGKA (2011) [Abs] Effect of a plant stanol ester-containing spread, placebo spread, or Mediterrane… Nutr Metab Cardio Dis

Polyphenols (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Nagao, T (2005) [Full] Ingestion of a tea rich in catechins leads to a reduction in body fat and malond… Am J Clin Nutr
Tominaga, Y (2006) [Abs] Licorice flavonoid oil effects body weight loss by reduction of body fat mass in… J Health Sci
Nagao, T (2007) [Full] A green tea extract high in catechins reduces body fat and cardiovascular risks … Obesity
Hsu, C-H (2008) [Abs] Effect of green tea extract on obese women: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-… Clin Nutr
Hollis, JH (2009) [Abs] Effects of concord grape juice on appetite, diet, body weight, lipid profile, an… J Am Coll Nutr
Tominaga, Y (2009) [Abs] Licorice flavonoid oil reduces total body fat and visceral fat in overweight sub… Obes Res Clin Pract
Akazome, Y (2010) [Abs] Evaluation of safety of excessive intake and efficacy of long-term intake of bev… J Oleo Sci
Basu, A (2010) [Abs] Green tea supplementation affects body weight, lipids, and lipid peroxidation in… J Am Coll Nutr
Wang, H (2010) [Full] Effects of catechin enriched green tea on body composition Obesity
Bell, ZW (2011) [Full] A dual investigation of the effect of dietary supplementation with licorice flav… Lipids Health Disease
Brown, AL (2011) [Full] Health effects of green tea catechins in overweight and obese men: a randomised … Br J Nutr
Barth, SW (2012) [Abs] Moderate effects of apple juice consumption on obesity-related markers in obese … Eur J Nutr
Shin, HC (2012) [Abs] Effects of 12-week oral supplementation of Ecklonia cava polyphenols on anthropo… Phytother Res
Suliburska, J (2012) [Full] Effects of green tea supplementation on elements, total antioxidants, lipids, an… Biol Trace Elem Res
Pfeuffer, M (2013) [Abs] Effect of quercetin on traits of the metabolic sydrome, endothelial function and… Nutr Metab Cardio Disease
Poulsen, MM (2013) [Full] High-dose resveratrol supplementation in obese men. An investigator-inititated, … Diabetes
Chang, HC (2014) [Abs] Hibiscus sabdariffa extract inhibits obesity and fat accumulation, and improves … Food Funct
Dallas, C (2014) [Abs] Clinical study to assess the efficacy and safety of a citrus polyphenolic extrac… Phytother Res
Rangel-Huerta, OD (2015) [Full] Normal or high polyphenol concentration in orange juice affects antioxidant acti… J Nutr
Farhat, G (2017) [Abs] Polyphenols and their role in obesity management: a systematic review of randomi… Phytother Res
Llaha & Zamora-Ros (2020) [Full] The effects of polyphenol supplementation in addition to calorie restricted diet… Front Nutr

Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Koh-Banerjee, P (2003) [Full] Prospective study of the association of changes in dietary intake, physical acti… Am J Clin Nutr
Field, AE (2007) [Full] Dietary fat and weight gain among women in the nurses’ health study Obesity
Jakobsen, MU (2011) [Full] Plasma phospholipid long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and body weight c… Obes Facts
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res
Vanhala, M (2012) [Full] Serum omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and the metabolic syndrome: a longitud… Am J Epidemiol
Lund, AS (2013) [Full] N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, body fat and inflammation Obes Facts
Jakobsen, MU (2017) [Full] Dietary intake and adipose tissue content of long-chain n-3 PUFAs and subsequent… Am J Clin Nutr
Hastert, TA (2018) [Full] Association of plasma phospholipid polyunsaturated and trans faty acids with bod… Int J Obes
Liu, X (2018) [Full] Changes in types of dietary fats influence long-term weight change in US women a… J Nutr

Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Summers, LKM (2002) [Full] Substituting dietary saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat changes abdominal fa… Diabetologia
Bjermo, H (2012) [Full] Effects of n-6 PUFAs compared with SFAs on liver fat, lipoproteins, and inflamma… Am J Clin Nutr
Harden, CJ (2014) [Abs] Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation had no effect on body weig… Nutr Res
Hames, KC (2017) [Full] Very-long-chain omega-3 fatty acid supplements and adipose tissue functions: a r… Am J Clin Nutr

Pork (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Murphy, KJ (2014) [Full] A comparison of regular consumption of fresh lean pork, beef and chicken on body… Nutrients

Potato Chips (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Mozaffarian, D (2011) [Full] Changes in diet and lifestyle and long-term weight gain in women and men NEJM

Probiotics (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Jung, SP (2013) [Full] Effect of Lactobacillus gasseri BNR17 on overweight and obese adults: a randomiz… Korean J Fam Med
Kadooka, Y (2013) [Full] Effect of Lactobacillus gasseri SBT2055 in fermented milk on abdominal adiposity… Br J Nutr
Sharafedtinov, KK (2013) [Full] Hypocaloric diet supplemented with probiotic cheese improves body mass index and… Nutr J
Park & Bae (2015) [Abs] Probiotics for weight loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis Nutr Res
Madjd, A (2016) [Full] Comparison of the effect of daily consumption of probiotic compared with low-fat… Am J Clin Nutr
Sanchez, M (2017) [Full] Effects of a diet-based weight-reducing program with probiotic supplementation o… Nutrients
Borgeraas, H (2018) [Full] Effects of probiotics on body weight, body mass index, fat mass and fat percenta… Obes Rev
Shabani, Z (2018) [Abs] The effects of a novel combination of selenium and probiotic on weight loss, gly… J Funct Foods

Processed Meats (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Schulz, M (2002) [Full] Food groups as predictors for short-term weight changes in men and women of the … J Nutr
Mozaffarian, D (2011) [Full] Changes in diet and lifestyle and long-term weight gain in women and men NEJM
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res
Rouhani, MH (2014) [Abs] Is there a relationship between red or processed meat intake and obesity? A syst… Obes Rev
Schwingshackl, L (2017) [Full] Food groups and risk of all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analys… Am J Clin Nutr
Schlesinger, S (2019) [Full] Food groups and risk of overweight, obesity, and weight gain: a systematic revie… Adv Nutr

Psyllium (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Rodriquez-Moran, M (1998) [Abs] Lipid- and glucose-lowering efficacy of Plantago Psyllium in type II diabetes J Diabetes Complications
Pal, S (2010) [Full] The effect of a fibre supplement compared to a healthy diet on body composition,… Br J Nutr
Abutair, AS (2016) [Full] Soluble fibers from psyllium improve glycemic response and body weight among dia… Nutr J
Mofrad, MD (2019) [Abs] The effects of psyllium supplementation on body weight, body mass index and wais… Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients
Xiao, Z (2020) [Abs] The effect of psyllium consumption on body weight, body mass index, lipid profil… Phytother Res

Pyruvate (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Stanko, RT (1992) [Abs] Body composition, energy utilization, and nitrogen metabolism with a 4.25 - MJ/d… Am J Clin Nutr
Kalman, D (1998) [Abs] Effect of pyruvate supplementation on body composition and mood Curr Ther Res
Kalman, D (1999) [Abs] The effects of pyruvate supplementation on body composition in overweight indivi… Nutrition
Onakpoya, I (2014) [Abs] Pyruvate supplementation for weight loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis … Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Quercetin (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Pfeuffer, M (2013) [Abs] Effect of quercetin on traits of the metabolic sydrome, endothelial function and… Nutr Metab Cardio Disease
Huang, H (2019) [Full] Clinical effectiveness of quercetin supplementation in the management of weight … Diabetol Metab Syndr

Ready to Eat Cereal (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Bazzano, LA (2005) [Full] Dietary intake of whole and refined grain breakfast cereals and weight gain in m… Obes Res
Song, WO (2005) [Abs] Is consumption of breakfast associated with body mass index in US adults? J Am Diet Assoc
McKeown, NM (2009) [Full] Whole-grain intake and cereal fiber are associated with lower abdominal adiposit… J Nutr
Albertson, AM (2012) [Full] Ready-to-eat cereal consumption patterns: The relationship to nutrient intake, w… J Aging Res
Deshmukh-Taskar, P (2012) [Abs] The relationship of breakfast skpping and type of breakfast consumed with overwe… Public Health Nutr
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res
Quatela, A (2017) [Full] Breakfast cereal consumption and obesity risk amongst the mid-age cohort of the … Healthcare

Ready to Eat Cereal (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Mattes, RD (2002) [Abs] Ready-to-eat cereal used as a meal replacement promotes weight loss in humans J Am Coll Nutr
Waller, SM (2004) [Abs] Evening ready-to-eat cereal consumption contributes to weight management J Am Coll Nutr
Vander Wal, JS (2007) [Abs] Ready-to-eat cereal products as meal replacements for weight loss Int J Food Sci Nutr
Kuriyan, R (2017) [Abs] Portion controlled ready-to-eat meal replacement is associated with short term w… Asia Pac J Clin Nutr

Red Meat (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Bes-Rastrollo, M (2006) [Full] Predictors of weight gain in a Mediterranean cohort: the Sequimiento Universidad… Am J Clin Nutr
Mozaffarian, D (2011) [Full] Changes in diet and lifestyle and long-term weight gain in women and men NEJM
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res
Rouhani, MH (2014) [Abs] Is there a relationship between red or processed meat intake and obesity? A syst… Obes Rev
Wang, Z (2014) [Full] Fatty and lean red meat consumption in China: differential association with Chin… Nutr Metab Cardiovas Dis
Schwingshackl, L (2017) [Full] Food groups and risk of all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analys… Am J Clin Nutr
Schlesinger, S (2019) [Full] Food groups and risk of overweight, obesity, and weight gain: a systematic revie… Adv Nutr

Red Meat (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Yamashita, T (1998) [Abs] Arterial compliance, blood pressure, plasma leptin, and plasma lipids in women a… Metabolism
Melanson, K (2003) [Abs] Weight loss and total lipid profile changes in overweight women consuming beef o… Nutrition
McMillan-Price, J (2006) [Full] Comparison of 4 diets of varying glycemic load on weight loss and cardiovascular… Arch Intern Med
Murphy, KJ (2014) [Full] A comparison of regular consumption of fresh lean pork, beef and chicken on body… Nutrients
O’Connor, LE (2018) [Full] A Mediterranean-style eating pattern with lean, unprocessed red meat has cardiom… Am J Clin Nutr
Starr, KNP (2019) [Full] Impact on cardiometabolic risk of a weight loss intervention with higher protein… J Clin Lipidology

Red Meat - Fatty (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Babio, N (2012) [Abs] Association between red meat consumption and metabolic syndrome in a Mediterrane… Nutr Metab Cardiovas Dis
Wang, Z (2014) [Full] Fatty and lean red meat consumption in China: differential association with Chin… Nutr Metab Cardiovas Dis

Red Meat - Lean (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Wang, Z (2014) [Full] Fatty and lean red meat consumption in China: differential association with Chin… Nutr Metab Cardiovas Dis

Red Wine (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Cordain, L (1997) [Abs] Influence of moderate daily wine consumption on body weight regulation and metab… J Am Coll Nutr
Cordain, L (2000) [Abs] Influence of moderate chronic wine consumption on insulin sensitivity and other … Metabolism
Beulens, JW (2006) [Full] The effect of moderate alcohol consumption on fat distribution and adipocytokine… Obesity
Addolorato, G (2008) [Abs] Effects of short-term moderate alcohol administration on oxidative stress and nu… Appetite
Golan, R (2017) [Full] Effects of initiating moderate wine intake on abdominal adipose tissue in adults… Public Health Nutr

Reduced Fat Products (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Verboeket-van de Venne, W (1996) [Abs] Long-term effects of consumption of full-fat or reduced-fat products in healthy … Metabolism
Westerterp-Plantenga, MS (1998) [Full] Energy intake and body weight effects of six months reduced or full fat diets, a… Int J Obes
Nolan-Clark, D (2013) [Abs] Dietary consequences of recommending reduced-fat dairy products in the weight-lo… J Acad Nutr Diet
Raziani, F (2016) [Full] High intake of regular-fat cheese compared with reduced-fat cheese does not affe… Am J Clin Nutr

Refined Grains (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Liu, SM (2003) [Full] Relation between changes in intakes of dietary fiber and grain products and chan… Am J Clin Nutr
Bazzano, LA (2005) [Full] Dietary intake of whole and refined grain breakfast cereals and weight gain in m… Obes Res
McKeown, NM (2010) [Full] Whole- and refined-grain intakes are differentially associated with abdominal vi… Am J Clin Nutr
Kristensen, M (2012) [Full] Whole grain compared with refined wheat decreases the percentage of body fat fol… J Nutr
Schwingshackl, L (2017) [Full] Food groups and risk of all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analys… Am J Clin Nutr
Schlesinger, S (2019) [Full] Food groups and risk of overweight, obesity, and weight gain: a systematic revie… Adv Nutr

Refined Grains (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Harris Jackson, K (2014) [Full] Effects of whole and refined grains in a weight-loss diet on markers of metaboli… Am J Clin Nutr
Kirwan, JP (2016) [Full] A whole-grain diet reduces cardiovascular risk factors in overweight and obese a… J Nutr
Kopf, JC (2018) [Full] Role of whole grains versus fruits and vegetables in reducing subclinical inflam… Nutr J
Roager, HM (2019) [Full] Whole grain-rich diet reduces body weight and systemic low-grade inflammation wi… Gut
Marshall, S (2020) [Abs] The effect of replacing refined grains with whole grains on cardiovascular risk … J Acad Nutr Diet

Resveratrol (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Timmers, S (2011) [Full] Calorie restriction-like effects of 30 days of resveratrol supplementation on en… Cell Metab
Yoshino, J (2012) [Full] Resveratrol supplementation does not improve metabolic function in nonobese wome… Cell Metab
Poulsen, MM (2013) [Full] High-dose resveratrol supplementation in obese men. An investigator-inititated, … Diabetes
Tabrizi, R (2020) [Abs] The effects of resveratrol intake on weight loss: a systematic review and meta-a… Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr

Salty Snacks (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Schulz, M (2002) [Full] Food groups as predictors for short-term weight changes in men and women of the … J Nutr
Mozaffarian, D (2011) [Full] Changes in diet and lifestyle and long-term weight gain in women and men NEJM

Saturated Fat (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Romieu, I (1988) [Abs] Energy intake and other determinants of relative weight Am J Clin Nutr
Ludwig, DS (1999) [Full] Dietary fiber, weight gain, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in young adu… JAMA
Koh-Banerjee, P (2003) [Full] Prospective study of the association of changes in dietary intake, physical acti… Am J Clin Nutr
Field, AE (2007) [Full] Dietary fat and weight gain among women in the nurses’ health study Obesity
Bes-Rastrollo, M (2008) [Full] Prospective study of dietary energy density and weight gain in women Am J Clin Nutr
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res
Raatz, SK (2017) [Full] Relationship of the reported intakes of fat and fatty acids to body weight in US… Nutrients
Liu, X (2018) [Full] Changes in types of dietary fats influence long-term weight change in US women a… J Nutr

Saturated Fat (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Summers, LKM (2002) [Full] Substituting dietary saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat changes abdominal fa… Diabetologia
Piers, LS (2003) [Full] Substitution of saturated with monounsaturated fat in a 4-week diet affects body… Br J Nutr
de la Puebla, RAF (2003) [Abs] A reduction in dietary saturated fat decreases body fat content in overweight, h… Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis
Bjermo, H (2012) [Full] Effects of n-6 PUFAs compared with SFAs on liver fat, lipoproteins, and inflamma… Am J Clin Nutr

Selenium (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Kimmons, JE (2006) [Full] Associations between body mass index and the prevalence of low micronutrient lev… Med Gen Med
Sanchez, C (2010) [Abs] Plasma levels of copper, manganese and selenium in an adult population in southe… Sci Total Environ
Alasfar, F (2011) [Abs] Selenium is significantly depleted among morbidly obese female patients seeking … Obes Surg
Wang, Y (2016) [Full] Significant beneficial association of high dietary selenium intake with reduced … Nutrients

Selenium (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Navas-Carretero, S (2010) [Abs] Frequent consumption of selenium-enriched chicken meat by adults causes weight l… Biol Trace Elem Res
Shabani, Z (2018) [Abs] The effects of a novel combination of selenium and probiotic on weight loss, gly… J Funct Foods
Cavedon, E (2020) [Full] Selenium supplementation, body mass composition, and leptin levels in patients w… Int J Endocrinol

Semivegetarian (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Newby, PK (2005) [Full] Risk of overweight and obesity among semivegetarian, lactovegetarian, and vegan … Am J Clin Nutr

Skim Milk (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Rosell, M (2006) [Full] Association between dairy food consumption and weight change over 9 y in 19,352 … Am J Clin Nutr
Bergholdt, HKM (2015) [Full] Milk intake is not associated with low risk of diabetes or overweight-obesity: a… Am J Clin Nutr

Skim Milk (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Lukaszuk, JM (2007) [Abs] Preliminary study: soy milk as effective as skim milk in promoting weight loss J Am Diet Assoc

Soups (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Schulz, M (2002) [Full] Food groups as predictors for short-term weight changes in men and women of the … J Nutr
Kuroda, M (2011) [Abs] Frequency of soup intake is inversely associated with body mass index, waist cir… J Am Diet Assoc
Zhu & Hollis (2013) [Full] Soup consumption is associated with a reduced risk of overweight and obesity but… PLOS ONE
Kuroda & Ninomiya (2020) [Abs] Association between soup consumption and obesity: a systematic review with meta-… Physiol Behav

Soups (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Foreyt, JP (1986) [Abs] Soup consumption as a behavioral weight loss strategy J Am Diet Assoc
Rolls, BJ (2005) [Full] Provision of foods differing in energy density affects long-term weight loss Obes Res

Soy (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Yamashita, T (1998) [Abs] Arterial compliance, blood pressure, plasma leptin, and plasma lipids in women a… Metabolism
Anderson, JW (2007) [Abs] Soy compared to casein meal replacement shakes with energy-restricted diets for … Metabolism
Konig, D (2008) [Abs] Effect of meal replacements on metabolic risk factors in overweight and obese su… Ann Nutr Metab
Kwak, JH (2012) [Abs] Weight reduction effecs of a black soy peptide supplement in overweight and obes… Food Func
Kjolbaek, L (2017) [Full] Protein supplements after weight loss do not improve weight maintenance compared… Am J Clin Nutr
Mu, Y (2019) [Full] Soy products ameliorate obesity-related anthropometric indicators in overweight … Nutrients

Soy Bean Oil (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Candido, FG (2018) [Abs] Consumption of extra virgin olive oil improves body composition and blood pressu… Eur J Nutr

Soy Milk (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Lukaszuk, JM (2007) [Abs] Preliminary study: soy milk as effective as skim milk in promoting weight loss J Am Diet Assoc
Faghih, S (2011) [Abs] Comparison of the effects of cows’ milk, fortified soy milk, and calcium supplem… Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis

Spirits Liquor (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Lukasiewicz, E (2004) [Full] Alcohol intake in relation to body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio: the import… Public Health Nutr
Sayon-Orea, C (2011) [Full] Alcohol consumption and body weight: a systematic review Nutr Rev

Spirits Liquor (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Addolorato, G (2008) [Abs] Effects of short-term moderate alcohol administration on oxidative stress and nu… Appetite

Spirulina (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Zeinalian, R (2017) [Full] The effects of Spirulina Platensis on anthropometric indices, appetite, lipid pr… BMC Complement Alt Med
Hernandez-Lepe, MA (2018) [Full] Effect of Arthrospira (Spirulina) maxima supplementation and a systematic physic… Mar Drugs
Moradi, S (2019) [Abs] Effects of Spirulina supplementation on obesity: a systematic review and meta-an… Complement Ther Med
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

Stearic Acid (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Nimptsch, K (2010) [Full] Effect of dietary fatty acid intake on prospective weight change in the Heidelbe… Public Health Nutr
Raatz, SK (2017) [Full] Relationship of the reported intakes of fat and fatty acids to body weight in US… Nutrients

Sucrose (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Te Morenga, L (2012) [Full] Dietary sugars and body weight: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomise… Br Med J
Bray & Popkin (2014) [Full] Dietary sugar and body weight: Have we reached a crisis in the epidemic of obesi… Diabetes Care
Kahn & Sievenpiper (2014) [Full] Dietary sugar and body weight: Have we reached a crisis in the epidemic of obesi… Diabetes Care

Sucrose (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
McDevitt, RM (2000) [Full] Macronutrient disposal during controlled overfeeding with glucose, fructose, suc… Am J Clin Nutr
Yaghoobi, N (2008) [Full] Natural honey and cardiovascular risk factors; Effects on blood glucose, cholest… Sci World J
Aeberli, I (2011) [Full] Low to moderate sugar-sweetened beverage consumption impairs glucose and lipid m… Am J Clin Nutr
Raben, A (2011) [Full] Increased postprandial glycaemia, insulinemia, and lipidemia after 10 weeks’ suc… Food Nutr Res
Lowndes, J (2012) [Full] The effects of four hypocaloric diets containing different levels of sucrose or … Nutr J
Maersk, M (2012) [Full] Sucrose-sweetened beverages increase fat storage in the liever, muscle, and visc… Am J Clin Nutr
Te Morenga, L (2012) [Full] Dietary sugars and body weight: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomise… Br Med J
Lewis, AS (2013) [Abs] Comparison of 5% versus 15% sucrose intakes as part of a eucaloric diet in overw… Metab Clin Exp
Calbet, J (2014) [Abs] A time-efficient reduction of fat mass in 4 days with exercise and caloric restr… Scan J Med Sci Sports
Lowndes, J (2014) [Full] The effects of fructose-containing sugars on weight, body composition and cardio… Nutrients

Sugar Sweetened Beverage (SSB) Consumption (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Schulz, M (2002) [Full] Food groups as predictors for short-term weight changes in men and women of the … J Nutr
Kvaavik, E (2005) [Full] The stability of soft drinks intake from adolescence to adult age and the associ… Public Health Nutr
Bes-Rastrollo, M (2006) [Full] Predictors of weight gain in a Mediterranean cohort: the Sequimiento Universidad… Am J Clin Nutr
Dhingra, R (2007) [Full] Soft drink consumption and risk of developing cardiometabolic risk factors and t… Circulation
Duffey, KJ (2010) [Full] Drinking caloric beverages increases the risk of adverse cardiometabolic outcome… Am J Clin Nutr
Mozaffarian, D (2011) [Full] Changes in diet and lifestyle and long-term weight gain in women and men NEJM
Te Morenga, L (2012) [Full] Dietary sugars and body weight: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomise… Br Med J
Barrio-Lopez, MT (2013) [Full] Prospective study of changes in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and the inc… Br J Nutr
Boggs, DA (2013) [Full] Restaurant foods, sugar-sweetened soft drinks, and obesity risk among young Afri… Ethn Dis
Emond, JA (2013) [Full] Using doubly labeled water to validate associations between sugar-sweetened beve… Int J Obes
Hu, FB (2013) [Full] Resolved: there is sufficient scientific evidence that decreasing sugar-sweetene… Obes Rev
Kaiser, KA (2013) [Full] Will reducing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption reduce obesity? Evidence supp… Obes Rev
Malik, VS (2013) [Full] Sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gainn in children and adults: a systematic … Am J Clin Nutr
Pan, A (2013) [Full] Changes in water and beverage intake and long-term weight changes: results from … Int J Obes
Barnes, TL (2015) [Abs] Snacking behaviors, diety quality, and BMI in a community sample of working adul… J Acad Nutr Diet
Funtikova, AN (2015) [Full] Soft drink consumption is positively associated with increased waist circumferen… J Nutr
Ferreira-Pego, C (2016) [Full] Frequent consumption of sugar- and artificially sweetened beverages and natural … J Nutr
Kang & Kim (2017) [Full] Soft drink consumption is associated with increased incidence of the metabolic s… Br J Nutr
Ruanpend, D (2017) [Full] Sugar and artificially sweetened beverages linked to obesity: a systematic revie… QJM
Schwingshackl, L (2017) [Full] Food groups and risk of all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analys… Am J Clin Nutr
Schlesinger, S (2019) [Full] Food groups and risk of overweight, obesity, and weight gain: a systematic revie… Adv Nutr

Sugar Sweetened Beverage (SSB) Consumption (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Malik, VS (2006) [Full] Intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain: a systematic review Am J Clin Nutr
Mattes, RD (2011) [Abs] Nutritively sweetened beverage consumption and body weight: a systematic review … Obes Rev
Maersk, M (2012) [Full] Sucrose-sweetened beverages increase fat storage in the liver, muscle, and visce… Am J Clin Nutr
Tate, DF (2012) [Full] Replacing caloric beverages with water or diet beverages for weight loss in adul… Am J Clin Nutr
Te Morenga, L (2012) [Full] Dietary sugars and body weight: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomise… Br Med J
Kaiser, KA (2013) [Full] Will reducing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption reduce obesity? Evidence supp… Obes Rev
Malik, VS (2013) [Full] Sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gainn in children and adults: a systematic … Am J Clin Nutr

Sunflower Oil Supplementation (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Thorsdottir, I (2007) [Full] Randomized trial of weight-loss-diets for young adults varying in fish and fish … Int J Obes
Ramel, A (2010) [Abs] Moderate consumption of fatty fish reduces diastolic blood pressure in overweigh… Nutrition
Bjermo, H (2012) [Full] Effects of n-6 PUFAs compared with SFAs on liver fat, lipoproteins, and inflamma… Am J Clin Nutr

Thylakoid Supplementation (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Montelius, C (2014) [Full] Body weight loss, reduced urge for palatable food and increased release of GLP-1… Appetite
Stenblom, E-L (2014) [Full] Decreased urge for palatable food after a two-month dietary intervention with gr… J Obes Weight Loss Ther
Tabrizi, FPF (2020) [Full] The effects of spinach-derived thylakoid supplementation in combination with cal… Nutr J

Trans Fatty Acids (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Koh-Banerjee, P (2003) [Full] Prospective study of the association of changes in dietary intake, physical acti… Am J Clin Nutr
Field, AE (2007) [Full] Dietary fat and weight gain among women in the nurses’ health study Obesity
Bes-Rastrollo, M (2008) [Full] Prospective study of dietary energy density and weight gain in women Am J Clin Nutr
Thompson, AK (2011) [Full] Trans fatty acids and weight gain Int J Obes
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res
Hastert, TA (2018) [Full] Association of plasma phospholipid polyunsaturated and trans faty acids with bod… Int J Obes
Liu, X (2018) [Full] Changes in types of dietary fats influence long-term weight change in US women a… J Nutr

Trans Fatty Acids (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
DeLany, JP (2000) [Full] Differential oxidation of individual dietary fatty acids in humans Am J Clin Nutr
Lovejoy, JC (2002) [Full] Effects of diets enriched in saturated (palmitic), monounsaturated (oleic), or t… Diabetes Care
Flint, A (2003) [Full] Effects of different dietary faty types on postprandial appetite and energy expe… Obes Res
Lefevre, M (2005) [Abs] Comparison of the acute response to meals enriched with cis- or trans-fatty acid… Metabolism

Vegan (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Spencer, EA (2003) [Full] Diet and body mass index in 38,000 EPIC-Oxford meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetar… Int J Obes
Newby, PK (2005) [Full] Risk of overweight and obesity among semivegetarian, lactovegetarian, and vegan … Am J Clin Nutr
Rosell, M (2006) [Full] Weight gain over 5 years in 21,966 meat-eating, fish-eating, vegetarian, and veg… Int J Obes
Dinu, M (2016) [Abs] Vegetarian, vegan diets and multiple health outcomes: a systematic review with m… Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr

Vegetable Juice (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Shenoy, SF (2010) [Full] Weight loss in individuals with metabolic syndrome given DASH diet counseling wh… Nutr J

Vegetable Protein (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Bes-Rastrollo, M (2008) [Full] Prospective study of dietary energy density and weight gain in women Am J Clin Nutr

Vegetables (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Kahn, HS (1997) [Full] Stable behaviors associated with adults’ 10-year change in body mass index and l… Am J Public Health
Schulz, M (2002) [Full] Food groups as predictors for short-term weight changes in men and women of the … J Nutr
Bes-Rastrollo, M (2008) [Full] Prospective study of dietary energy density and weight gain in women Am J Clin Nutr
Mozaffarian, D (2011) [Full] Changes in diet and lifestyle and long-term weight gain in women and men NEJM
Barnes, TL (2015) [Full] Snacking behaviors, diety quality, and BMI in a community sample of working adul… J Acad Nutr Diet
Rautiainen, S (2015) [Full] Higher intake of fruit, but not vegetables or fiber, at baseline is associated w… J Nutr
Sawada, K (2015) [Abs] Cohort study examing the association between vegetable consumption and weight ga… Asia Pac J Clin Nutr
Schwingshackl, L (2017) [Full] Food groups and risk of all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analys… Am J Clin Nutr
Schlesinger, S (2019) [Full] Food groups and risk of overweight, obesity, and weight gain: a systematic revie… Adv Nutr

Vegetarian Diets (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Spencer, EA (2003) [Full] Diet and body mass index in 38000 EPIC-Oxford meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetari… Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord
Alewaeters, K (2005) [Abs] Cross-sectional analysis of BMI and some lifestyle variables in Flemish vegetari… Erognomics
Bedford & Barr (2005) [Full] Diets and selected lifestyle practices of self-defined adult vegetarians from a … Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act
Newby, PK (2005) [Full] Risk of overweight and obesity among semivegetarian, lactovegetarian, and vegan … Am J Clin Nutr
Rosell, M (2006) [Full] Weight gain over 5 years in 21,966 meat-eating, fish-eating, vegetarian, and veg… Int J Obes
Alrabadi, NI (2012) [Full] The effect of lifestyle food on chronic diseases: a comparison between vegetaria… Glob J Health Sci
Orlich & Fraser (2014) [Full] Vegetarian diets in the Adventist Health Study 2: a review of initial published … Am J Clin Nutr
Dinu, M (2016) [Abs] Vegetarian, vegan diets and multiple health outcomes: a systematic review with m… Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr
Jaceldo-Siegl, K (2019) [Abs] Plant-based diets in Hispanic/Latino Adult Adventists in the United States and t… Am J Health Promot

Vinegar (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Kondo, T (2009) [Full] Vinegar intake reduces body weight, body fat mass, and serum triglyceride levels… Biosci Biotechnol Biochem
Khezri, SS (2018) [Abs] Beneficial effects of apple cider vinegar on weight management, visceral adiposi… J Funct Foods
Launholt, TL (2020) [Abs] Safety and side effects of apple vinegar intake and its effect on metabolic para… Eur J Nutr

Vitamin A (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Aasheim, ET (2008) [Full] Vitamin status in morbidly obese patients: a cross-sectional study Am J Clin Nutr
Garcia, OP (2009) [Full] Impact of micronutrient deficiencies on obesity Nutr Rev
Chai, W (2010) [Full] Associations between obesity and serum lipid soluble micronutrients among premen… Nutr Res
Garcia, OP (2012) [Full] Zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C status are associated with leptin concentrations … Nutr Metab
Kabat, GC (2016) [Full] Longitudinal association of measures of adiposity wit serum antioxidant concentr… Eur J Clin Nutr

Vitamin C (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Canoy, D (2005) [Full] Plasma ascorbic acid concentrations and fat distribution in 19068 British men an… Am J Clin Nutr
Kimmons, JE (2006) [Full] Associations between body mass index and the prevalence of low micronutrient lev… Med Gen Med
Johnston, CS (2007) [Full] Plasma vitamin C is inversely related to body mass index and waist circumference… J Nutr
Aasheim, ET (2008) [Full] Vitamin status in morbidly obese patients: a cross-sectional study Am J Clin Nutr
Garcia, OP (2012) [Full] Zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C status are associated with leptin concentrations … Nutr Metab
Thomas-Valdes, S (2017) [Abs] Association between vitamin deficiency and metabolic disorders related to obesit… Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr

Vitamin C (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Naylor, GJ (1985) [Abs] A double flind placebo controlled trial of ascrobic acid in obesity Nutr Health
Farag, HAM (2018) [Full] Comparative effects of vitamin D and vitamin C supplementations with and without… Diabetol Metab Syndr
Farag, HAM (2019) [Full] Effects of vitamin C supplementation with and without endurance physical activit… Clin Nutr Exp

Vitamin D (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Buffington, C (1993) [Abs] Vitamin D deficiency in the morbidly obese Obes Surg
Parikh, SJ (2004) [Full] The relationship between obesity and serum 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D concentratio… JCEM
Snijder, MB (2005) [Full] Adiposity in relation to vitamin D status and parathyroid hormone levels: a popu… JCEM
Kimmons, JE (2006) [Full] Associations between body mass index and the prevalence of low micronutrient lev… Med Gen Med
Aasheim, ET (2008) [Full] Vitamin status in morbidly obese patients: a cross-sectional study Am J Clin Nutr
Garcia, OP (2009) [Full] Impact of micronutrient deficiencies on obesity Nutr Rev

Vitamin D (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Zittermann, A (2009) [Full] Vitamin D supplementation enhances the beneficial effects of weight loss on card… Am J Clin Nutr
Salehpour, A (2012) [Full] A 12-week double-blind randomized clinical trial of vitamin D3 supplementation o… Nutr J
Mora, N (2013) [Full] 25-hydroxyvitamin D supplementation and BMI change: a meta-analysis of randomize… J Obes Weight Loss Ther
Wamberg, L (2013) [Abs] Effects of vitamin D supplementation on body fat accumulation, inflammation, and… Eur J Intern Med
Zhu, W (2013) [Full] Calcium plus vitamin D3 supplementation facillitated fat loss in overweight and … Nutr J
Mallard, SR (2016) [Full] Vitamin D status and weight loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis of rando… Am J Clin Nutr
Farag, HAM (2018) [Full] Comparative effects of vitamin D and vitamin C supplementations with and without… Diabetol Metab Syndr
Bassatne, A (2019) [Abs] Vitamin D supplementation in obesity and during weight loss: a review of randomi… Metab Clin Exp

Vitamin E (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Wallstrom, P (2001) [Full] Serum concentrations of B-carotene and a-tocopherol are associated with diet, sm… Am J Clin Nutr
Reitman, A (2002) [Full] Low plasma antioxidant and normal plasma B vitamins and homocysteine in patients… IMAJ
Kimmons, JE (2006) [Full] Associations between body mass index and the prevalence of low micronutrient lev… Med Gen Med
Aasheim, ET (2008) [Full] Vitamin status in morbidly obese patients: a cross-sectional study Am J Clin Nutr
Chai, W (2010) [Full] Associations between obesity and serum lipid soluble micronutrients among premen… Nutr Res
Garcia, OP (2012) [Full] Zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C status are associated with leptin concentrations … Nutr Metab
Kabat, GC (2016) [Full] Longitudinal association of measures of adiposity wit serum antioxidant concentr… Eur J Clin Nutr
Waniek, S (2017) [Full] Association of vitamin E levels with metabolic syndrome, and MRI-derived body fa… Nutrients

Vitamin E (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Bugianesi, E (2005) [Abs] A randomized controlled trial of metformin versus vitamin E or prescriptive diet… Am J Gastroenterol
Emami, MR (2021) [Abs] Can vitamin E supplementation affect obesity indices? A systematic review and me… Clin Nutr

Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Li, Y (2010) [Full] Effects of multivitamin and mineral supplementation on adiposity, energy expendi… Int J Obes

Water (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Kaiser, KA (2013) [Full] Will reducing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption reduce obesity? Evidence supp… Obes Rev
Muckelbauer, R (2013) [Full] Association between water consumption and body weight outcomes: a systematic rev… Am J Clin Nutr
Pan, A (2013) [Full] Changes in water and beverage intake and long-term weight changes: results from … Int J Obes
Chang, T (2016) [Full] Inadequate hydration, BMI, and obesity among US adults: NHANES 2009-2012 Ann Fam Med

Water (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Stookey, JD (2008) [Full] Drinking water is associated with weight loss in overweight dieting women indepe… Obesity
Dennis, EA (2010) [Full] Water consumption increases weight loss during a hypocaloric diet intervention i… Obesity
Silver, HJ (2011) [Full] Effects of grapefruit, grapefruit juice and water preloads on energy balance, we… Nutr Metab
Maersk, M (2012) [Full] Sucrose-sweetened beverages increase fat storage in the liver, muscle, and visce… Am J Clin Nutr
Tate, DF (2012) [Full] Replacing caloric beverages with water or diet beverages for weight loss in adul… Am J Clin Nutr
Muckelbauer, R (2013) [Full] Association between water consumption and body weight outcomes: a systematic rev… Am J Clin Nutr
Peters, JC (2014) [Full] The effects of water and non-nutritive sweetened beverages on weight loss during… Obesity
Madjd, A (2015) [Full] Effects on weight loss in adults of replacing diet beverages with water during a… Am J Clin Nutr
Parretti, HM (2015) [Full] Efficacy of water preloading before main meals as a strategy for weight loss in … Obesity
Golan, R (2017) [Full] Effects of initiating moderate wine intake on abdominal adipose tissue in adults… Public Health Nutr
Madjd, A (2018) [Abs] Effects of replacing diet beverages with water on weight loss and weight mainten… Int J Obes

Whey Protein (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Frestedt, JL (2008) [Full] A whey-protein supplement increases fat loss and spares lean muscle in obese sub… Nutr Metab
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
Soenen, S (2011) [Full] Efficacy of a-Lactalbumin and milk protein on weight loss and body compositon du… Obes Res
Adechian, S (2012) [Full] Protein feeding pattern, casein feeding, or milk-soluble protein feeding did not… AJP Endo Metab
Calbet, J (2014) [Abs] A time-efficient reduction of fat mass in 4 days with exercise and caloric restr… Scan J Med Sci Sports
Kjolbaek, L (2017) [Full] Protein supplements after weight loss do not improve weight maintenance compared… Am J Clin Nutr
Bergia III, RE (2018) [Full] Effect of whey protein supplementation on body composition changes in women: a s… Nutr Rev
Watanabe, M (2020) [Full] Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: a compre… Nutrients

White Bread (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res
Bautista-Castano, I (2013) [Full] Changes in bread consumption and 4-year changes in adiposity in Spanish subjects… Br J Nutr
Fuente-Arrillaga, C (2014) [Full] Glycemic load, glycemic index, bread and incidence of overweight/obesity in a Me… BMC Public Health
Serra-Majem & Bautista-Castano (2015) [Full] Relationship between bread and obesity Br J Nutr

White Potatoes (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Mozaffarian, D (2011) [Full] Changes in diet and lifestyle and long-term weight gain in women and men NEJM
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res
Aljuraiban, GS (2020) [Abs] Potato consumption, by preparation method and meal quality, with blood pressure … Clin Nutr

White Rice (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Sun, Q (2010) [Full] White rice, brown rice, and risk of type 2 diabetes in US men and women Arch Intern Med
Bahadoran, Z (2014) [Full] White rice consumption is a risk factor for metabolic syndrome in Tehrani adults… Arch Iran Med
Saneei, P (2016) [Full] Rice consumption, incidence of chronic diseases and risk of mortality: meta-anal… Public Health Nutr

White Rice (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Kim, JY (2008) [Abs] Meal replacement with mixed rice is more effective than white rice in weight con… Nutr Res
Zhang, G (2011) [Full] Substituting white rice with brown rice for 16 weeks does not substantially affe… J Nutr
Malik, VS (2019) [Full] Substituting brown rice for white rice on diabetes risk factors in India: a rand… Br J Nutr

White Wine (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Flechtner-Mors, M (2004) [Full] Effects of moderate consumption of white wine on weight loss in overweight and o… Int J Obes

Whole Fat Dairy (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res
Holmberg & Thelin (2013) [Full] High dairy fat intake related to less central obesity: a male cohort study with … Scan J Primary Health Care
Kratz, M (2013) [Abs] The relationship between high-fat dairy consumption and obesity, cardiovascular,… Eur J Nutr
Crichton & Alkerwi (2014) [Abs] Whole-fat dairy food intake is inversely associated with obesity prevalence: fin… Nutr Res
Babio, N (2015) [Full] Consumption of yogurt, low-fat milk, and other low-fat dairy products is associa… J Nutr
Rautiainen, S (2016) [Full] Dairy consumption in association with weight change and risk of becoming overwei… Am J Clin Nutr

Whole Fat Yogurt (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Babio, N (2015) [Full] Consumption of yogurt, low-fat milk, and other low-fat dairy products is associa… J Nutr
Sayon-Orea, C (2015) [Full] Association between yogurt consumption and the risk of metabolic syndrome over 6… BMC Public Health

Whole Grains (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Liu, SM (2003) [Full] Relation between changes in intakes of dietary fiber and grain products and chan… Am J Clin Nutr
McKeown, NM (2009) [Full] Whole-grain intake and cereal fiber are associated with lower abdominal adiposit… J Nutr
McKeown, NM (2010) [Full] Whole- and refined-grain intakes are differentially associated with abdominal vi… Am J Clin Nutr
Mozaffarian, D (2011) [Full] Changes in diet and lifestyle and long-term weight gain in women and men NEJM
Albertson, AM (2012) [Full] Ready-to-eat cereal consumption patterns: The relationship to nutrient intake, w… J Aging Res
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res
Ma, J (2012) [Full] Plasma alklresorcinols, biomarkers of whole-grain intake are related to lower BM… J Nutr
Bautista-Castano, I (2013) [Full] Changes in bread consumption and 4-year changes in adiposity in Spanish subjects… Br J Nutr
Schwingshackl, L (2017) [Full] Food groups and risk of all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analys… Am J Clin Nutr
Maki, KC (2019) [Full] The relationship between whole grain intake and body weight: results of meta-ana… Nutrients
Schlesinger, S (2019) [Full] Food groups and risk of overweight, obesity, and weight gain: a systematic revie… Adv Nutr

Whole Grains (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Katcher, HI (2008) [Full] The effects of a whole grain-enriched hypocaloric diet on cardiovascular disease… Am J Clin Nutr
Brownlee, IA (2010) [Full] Markers of cardiovascular risk are not changed by increased whole-grain intake: … Br J Nutr
Kristensen, M (2012) [Full] Whole grain compared with refined wheat decreases the percentage of body fat fol… J Nutr
Ye, EQ (2012) [Full] Greater whole-grain intake is associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes, car… J Nutr
Pol, K (2013) [Full] Whole grain and body weight changes in apparently healthy adults: a systematic r… Am J Clin Nutr
Harris Jackson, K (2014) [Full] Effects of whole and refined grains in a weight-loss diet on markers of metaboli… Am J Clin Nutr
Kirwan, JP (2016) [Full] A whole-grain diet reduces cardiovascular risk factors in overweight and obese a… J Nutr
Kopf, JC (2018) [Full] Role of whole grains versus fruits and vegetables in reducing subclinical inflam… Nutr J
Maki, KC (2019) [Full] The relationship between whole grain intake and body weight: results of meta-ana… Nutrients
Roager, HM (2019) [Full] Whole grain-rich diet reduces body weight and systemic low-grade inflammation wi… Gut
Sadeghi, O (2019) [Full] Whole-grain consumption does not affect obesity measures: an updated systematic … Adv Nutr
Marshall, S (2020) [Abs] The effect of replacing refined grains with whole grains on cardiovascular risk … J Acad Nutr Diet

Whole Milk (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Rosell, M (2006) [Full] Association between dairy food consumption and weight change over 9 y in 19,352 … Am J Clin Nutr
Duffey, KJ (2010) [Full] Drinking caloric beverages increases the risk of adverse cardiometabolic outcome… Am J Clin Nutr
Fogelholm, M (2012) [Full] Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight … Food Nutr Res
Pan, A (2013) [Full] Changes in water and beverage intake and long-term weight changes: results from … Int J Obes
Bergholdt, HKM (2015) [Full] Milk intake is not associated with low risk of diabetes or overweight-obesity: a… Am J Clin Nutr
Funtikova, AN (2015) [Full] Soft drink consumption is positively associated with increased waist circumferen… J Nutr

Wine (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Lukasiewicz, E (2004) [Full] Alcohol intake in relation to body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio: the import… Public Health Nutr
Sayon-Orea, C (2011) [Full] Alcohol consumption and body weight: a systematic review Nutr Rev

YGD - Yerbe Mate, Guarana, and Damiana (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Andersen & Fogh (2001) [Abs] Weight loss and delayed gastric emptying following a South American herbal prepa… J Hum Nutr Dietet

Yogurt (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Pereira, MA (2002) [Full] Dairy consumption, obesity, and the insulin resistance syndrome in young adults … JAMA
Mozaffarian, D (2011) [Full] Changes in diet and lifestyle and long-term weight gain in women and men NEJM
Martinez-Gonzalez, MA (2014) [Abs] Yogurt consumption, weight change and risk of being overweight/obesity: the SUN … Nutr Metab Cardiovas Dis
Babio, N (2015) [Full] Consumption of yogurt, low-fat milk, and other low-fat dairy products is associa… J Nutr
Sayon-Orea, C (2015) [Full] Association between yogurt consumption and the risk of metabolic syndrome over 6… BMC Public Health
Kim & Kim (2017) [Full] Dairy consumption is associated with a lower incidence of the metabolic syndrome… Br J Nutr
Sayon-Orea, C (2017) [Full] Associations between yogurt consumption and weight gain and risk of obesity and … Adv Nutr
Beydoun, MA (2018) [Full] Dairy product consumption and its association with metabolic disturbance in a pr… Br J Nutr

Yohimbine (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Berlin, I (1986) [Abs] Lack of efficacy of yohimbine in the treatment of obesity J Pharmacol
Kucio, C (1991) [Abs] Does yohimbine act as a slimming drug? Israel J Med Sci
Sax, L (1991) [Abs] Yohimbine does not affect fat distribution in men Int J Obes

Zinc (Obs)

Reference Title Journal
Alasfar, F (2011) [Abs] Selenium is significantly depleted among morbidly obese female patients seeking … Obes Surg
Garcia, OP (2012) [Full] Zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C status are associated with leptin concentrations … Nutr Metab
Zohal, M (2019) [Abs] Association between selected trace elements and body mass index and waist circum… Diab Metab Synd Clin Res Rev

Zinc (RCT)

Reference Title Journal
Payahoo, L (2013) [Full] Effects of zinc supplementation on the anthropometric measurements, lipid profil… Adv Pharm Bull
Khorsandi, H (2019) [Full] Zinc supplementation improves body weight management, inflammatory biomarkers an… Diabetol Metab Syndr