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Trial reportEuropean journal of nutrition2017

The effect of three different ad libitum diets for weight loss maintenance: a randomized 18-month trial.

Anette Due, Thomas M Larsen, Huiling Mu, Kjeld Hermansen, Steen Stender, Søren Toubro, David B Allison, Arne Astrup

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In one paragraph

Trial report in European journal of nutrition, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Determinants of weight loss maintenance: a systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2019
    Pooled it
  3. Adherence to Behavioral Weight Management: A Scoping Review of Definitions, Measurement, and Components.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026
    Article
  4. Article
  5. Review
  6. The energy balance model of obesity: beyond calories in, calories out.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2022
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Anette DueDepartment of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 30, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark. adue@phmetropol.dk.
Thomas M LarsenDepartment of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 30, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
Huiling MuDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Analytical Chemistry, University of Copenhagen and Biocentrum, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Kjeld HermansenDepartment of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine MEA, Aarhus University Hospital, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
Steen StenderDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Denmark.
Søren ToubroResearch Unit, Universitetsparken 2, 4000, Roskilde, Denmark.
David B AllisonDepartment of Biostatistics, Nutrition Obesity Research Center, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Arne AstrupDepartment of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 30, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
University of Copenhagen · DKAarhus University Hospital · DKGentofte Hospital · DKMetropolitan University College · DKNovo Nordisk (Denmark) · DKUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

Why is the prevalence of obesity so high in U.S. Southern States? Regional predictors of BMI and obesity treatment response.P30DK056336 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI James O Hill · 2000 to 2026
$31.9M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK056336
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo test the effect of three diets in their ability to sustain weight loss and improve type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk markers after 18-month intervention.

methodsFollowing a ≥8 % weight loss, 131 healthy, overweight/obese (BMI ± SD 31.5 ± 2.6 kg/m

resultsAttrition rate was higher in MUFA (63 %) than in LF (37 %, P = 0.019) and CTR (42 %, P = 0.09) group. Weight regain in completers was not different between groups (mean ± SEM), MUFA 7.1 ± 2.1 % versus LF 5.6 ± 1.3 % versus CTR 7.2 ± 1.5 %, nor was body fat regain, MUFA 4.8 ± 1.0 % versus LF 4.7 ± 0.8 % versus CTR 5.7 ± 0.6 %. The MUFA group reduced LDL/HDL ratio by -0.47 ± 0.09 compared with -0.23 ± 0.11 in LF (P < 0.05) and 0.06 ± 0.14 (P < 0.005) in CTR groups.

conclusionsWeight regain or body composition did not differ between diets over 18 months. No effects on risk markers for T2D or CVD were found, with the exception of an improvement in the LDL/HDL ratio by the MUFA diet compared to the CTR diet. The LF diet was generally more satisfactory and the MUFA diet seemed more difficult to follow.

Indexed as

Diet, Carbohydrate-RestrictedDiet, Fat-RestrictedDiet, MediterraneanSecondary PreventionBiomarkersBody CompositionBody Mass IndexBody Weight MaintenanceCardiovascular DiseasesDenmarkDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diet, ReducingFatty Acids, MonounsaturatedFemaleGlycemic IndexHumansBiomarkersFatty Acids, MonounsaturatedCardiovascular diseaseDietary interventionMediterranean dietWeight lossWeight maintenance

Identifiers

PMID26659070
PMCPMC4903943
OpenAlexW2193594316

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