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ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2018

Defining the Optimal Dietary Approach for Safe, Effective and Sustainable Weight Loss in Overweight and Obese Adults.

Chrysi Koliaki, Theodoros Spinos, Μarianna Spinou, Μaria-Eugenia Brinia, Dimitra Mitsopoulou, Nicholas Katsilambros

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Review in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

77 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Obesity in South and Southeast Asia-A new consensus on care and management.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2023
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  14. The Impact of Adolescent Body Weight Misclassification on Dieting Behaviour From Adolescence to Adulthood: A Longitudinal Study.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Chrysi KoliakiFirst Department of Propaedeutic Medicine, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko University Hospital, Athens 11527, Greece. ckoliaki@yahoo.com.
Theodoros SpinosMedical School, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 11527, Greece. thspinos@otenet.gr.
Μarianna SpinouMedical School, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 11527, Greece. mspinou@otenet.gr.
Μaria-Eugenia BriniaMedical School, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 11527, Greece. mairyjane1054@gmail.com.
Dimitra MitsopoulouMedical School, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 11527, Greece. dimits96@gmail.com.
Nicholas KatsilambrosFirst Department of Propaedeutic Medicine, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko University Hospital, Athens 11527, Greece. nicholaskatsilambros@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Various dietary approaches with different caloric content and macronutrient composition have been recommended to treat obesity in adults. Although their safety and efficacy profile has been assessed in numerous randomized clinical trials, reviews and meta-analyses, the characteristics of the optimal dietary weight loss strategy remain controversial. This mini-review will provide general principles and practical recommendations for the dietary management of obesity and will further explore the components of the optimal dietary intervention. To this end, various dietary plans are critically discussed, including low-fat diets, low-carbohydrate diets, high-protein diets, very low-calorie diets with meal replacements, Mediterranean diet, and diets with intermittent energy restriction. As a general principle, the optimal diet to treat obesity should be safe, efficacious, healthy and nutritionally adequate, culturally acceptable and economically affordable, and should ensure long-term compliance and maintenance of weight loss. Setting realistic goals for weight loss and pursuing a balanced dietary plan tailored to individual needs, preferences, and medical conditions, are the key principles to facilitate weight loss in obese patients and most importantly reduce their overall cardiometabolic risk and other obesity-related comorbidities.

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efficacymacronutrient compositionobesitysafetyweight loss diets

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PMID29958395
PMCPMC6163457

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