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ReviewBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Effectiveness and Characterization of Severely Energy-Restricted Diets in People with Class III Obesity: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Gabrielle Maston, Alice A Gibson, H Reza Kahlaee, Janet Franklin, Elisa Manson, Amanda Sainsbury, Tania P Markovic

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Review in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Behavior change techniques in low-calorie and very low-calorie diet interventions for weight loss: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gabrielle MastonThe Boden Collaboration for Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia.
Alice A GibsonThe Boden Collaboration for Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia.
H Reza KahlaeeFaculty of Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia.
Janet FranklinMetabolism & Obesity Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney 2006, Australia.
Elisa MansonMetabolism & Obesity Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney 2006, Australia.
Amanda SainsburyThe Boden Collaboration for Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia.
Tania P MarkovicThe Boden Collaboration for Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia.
The University of Sydney · AURoyal Prince Alfred Hospital · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severely energy-restricted diets are used in obesity management, but their efficacy in people with class III obesity (body mass index ≥40 kg/m

Indexed as

dietlow-energy liquid dietmeta-analysismeta-regressionmorbidobesityreducingweight loss treatment

Identifiers

PMID31817943
PMCPMC6960910
OpenAlexW2992403937

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