ReviewAdvances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)2014
Energy density, energy intake, and body weight regulation in adults.
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- Impact of energy density on energy intake in children and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.European journal of nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Calorie reformulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis examining the effect of manipulating food energy density on daily energy intake.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Pooled it
- Low-Energy Dense Potato- and Bean-Based Diets Reduce Body Weight and Insulin Resistance: A Randomized, Feeding, Equivalence Trial.Journal of medicinal food · 2022Trial
- Increasing low-energy-dense foods and decreasing high-energy-dense foods differently influence weight loss trial outcomes.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2018Trial
- Effects of Consuming Preloads with Different Energy Density and Taste Quality on Energy Intake and Postprandial Blood Glucose.Nutrients · 2018Trial
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- Performance nutrition for cold-weather military operations.International journal of circumpolar health · 2023Article
- Position statement on nutrition therapy for overweight and obesity: nutrition department of the Brazilian association for the study of obesity and metabolic syndrome (ABESO-2022).Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2023Review
- Dietary Energy.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Article
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- Association of Energy and Macronutrients Intake with S-Klotho Plasma Levels in Middle-Aged Sedentary Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2022Article
- Evolution of beverage portion sizes consumed in Brazil between 2008 and 2018.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Healthy nutrition in Germany: a survey analysis of social causes, obesity and socioeconomic status.Public health nutrition · 2020Article
- Using Sensory Cues to Optimise the Satiety Value of a Reduced-Calorie Product Labelled 'Healthier Choice'.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Different and Unequal: A Qualitative Evaluation of Salient Factors Influencing Energy Intake in Adults with Overweight and Obesity.Nutrients · 2019Article
- A Low Energy-Dense Diet in the Context of a Weight-Management Program Affects Appetite Control in Overweight and Obese Women.The Journal of nutrition · 2018Article
- Dietary Management of Obesity: Cornerstones of Healthy Eating Patterns.The Medical clinics of North America · 2018Review
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Abstract
The role of dietary energy density (ED) in the regulation of energy intake (EI) is controversial. Methodologically, there is also debate about whether beverages should be included in dietary ED calculations. To address these issues, studies examining the effects of ED on EI or body weight in nonelderly adults were reviewed. Different approaches to calculating dietary ED do not appear to alter the direction of reported relations between ED and body weight. Evidence that lowering dietary ED reduces EI in short-term studies is convincing, but there are currently insufficient data to determine long-term effectiveness for weight loss. The review also identified key barriers to progress in understanding the role of ED in energy regulation, in particular the absence of a standard definition of ED, and the lack of data from multiple long-term clinical trials examining the effectiveness of low-ED diet recommendations for preventing both primary weight gain and weight regain in nonobese individuals. Long-term clinical trials designed to examine the impact of dietary ED on energy regulation, and including multiple ED calculation methods within the same study, are still needed to determine the importance of ED in the regulation of EI and body weight.
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