Bradley C Johnston, Steve Kanters, Kristofer Bandayrel, Ping Wu, Faysal Naji, Reed A Siemieniuk, Geoff D C Ball, Jason W Busse, Kristian Thorlund, Gordon Guyatt, Jeroen P Jansen, Edward J Mills
IMPORTANCE: Many claims have been made regarding the superiority of one diet or another for inducing weight loss. Which diet is best remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: To determine weight loss outcomes for popular diets based on diet class (macronutrient composition) and named diet. DATA SOURCES: Search of 6 electronic databases: AMED, CDSR, CENTRAL, CINAHL, EMBASE, and MEDLINE from inception of each database to April 2014. STUDY SELECTION: Overweight or obese adults (body mass index ≥25) randomized to a popular self-administered named diet and reporting weight or body mass index data at 3-month follow-up or longer...
September 3, 2014: JAMA