ReviewNutrients2016
Link between Food Energy Density and Body Weight Changes in Obese Adults.
Review in Nutrients, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- 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
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- Public support for policies to improve population and planetary health: A population-based online experiment assessing impact of communicating evidence of multiple versus single benefits.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2022Trial
- Effects of a 12-Week Web-Based Weight Loss Program for Adults With Overweight and Obesity on COVIDAge and Lifestyle-Related Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in public health · 2022Trial
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- Increasing low-energy-dense foods and decreasing high-energy-dense foods differently influence weight loss trial outcomes.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2018Trial
- Does the incorporation of portion-control strategies in a behavioral program improve weight loss in a 1-year randomized controlled trial?International journal of obesity (2005) · 2017Trial
- The Effectiveness of a Bioactive Food Compound in the Lipid Control of Individuals with HIV/AIDS.Nutrients · 2016Trial
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- Dietary fiber density as an important modifying factor in the association between rice intake and obesity in Japanese type 2 diabetes outpatients: a sex and age-stratified cross-sectional investigation (JDDM 80).Endocrine journal · 2026Article
- Restrained eating and energy-dense food consumption: the moderating effect of self-compassion.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Association between the nutritional quality of Canadian packaged foods and their prices: an analysis across five food categories.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
- General practitioner-centered rural obesity management: Design, protocol and baseline data of the German HAPpEN pragmatic trial.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
- Impact of Mediterranean Diet Adherence on the Incidence of New-Onset Hypertension in Adults With Obesity in Korea: A Nationwide Cohort Study.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2025Article
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- Energy-Dense and Low-Fiber Dietary Pattern May Be a Key Contributor to the Rising Obesity Rates in Brazil.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- [Dietary Management of Obesity].The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2024Review
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Abstract
Regulating the energy density of food could be used as a novel approach for successful body weight reduction in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to conduct a systemic review of the literature on the relationship between food energy density and body weight changes in obese adults to obtain solid evidence supporting this approach. The search process was based on the selection of publications in the English language listed in public databases. A meta-analysis was performed to combine individual study results. Thirteen experimental and observational studies were identified and included in the final analysis. The analyzed populations consist of 3628 individuals aged 18 to 66 years. The studies varied greatly in terms of study populations, study design and applied dietary approaches. The meta-analysis revealed a significant association between low energy density foods and body weight reduction, i.e., -0.53 kg when low energy density foods were eaten (95% CI: -0.88, -0.19). In conclusions, this study adds evidence which supports the energy density of food as a simple but effective measure to manage weight in the obese with the aim of weight reduction.
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