Scientific References - Diets
Scientific References - Diets

Weight loss and metabolic benefits with diets of varying fat and carbohydrate content: separating the wheat from the chaff
Bonnie J Brehm, David A D'Alessio
Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology & Metabolism 4, 140-146 (29 January 2008) doi:10.1038/ncpendmet0730 
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High-Carb, High-Fat Diets Superior to High-Protein Diets in Improving Cognitive Performance

Nutritional Effects on Cognitive Performance
Military Health Research Forum (MHRF) 2009: Abstract P16-9. Presented September 1, 2009.
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High-Protein Diet Linked to Lower Brain Mass in Alzheimer's Mouse Model

Dietary composition modulates brain mass and solubilizable Aβ levels in a mouse model of aggressive Alzheimer's amyloid pathology
Steve Pedrini, Carlos Thomas, Hannah Brautigam, James Schmeidler, Lap Ho, Paul Fraser, David Westaway, Peter St George Hyslop, Ralph N Martins, Joseph D Buxbaum, Giulio M Pasinetti, Dara L Dickstein, Patrick R Hof, Michelle E Ehrlich and Sam Gandy
Molecular Neurodegeneration 2009, 4:40
doi:10.1186/1750-1326-4-40
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Diet and Alzheimer's Disease: What the Evidence Shows
Martha Clare Morris, ScD, MedGenMed. 2004; 6(1): 48.
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Effects of Some Diets on Other Health Conditions


Vascular effects of a low-carbohydrate high-protein diet, Shi Yin Foo, Eric R. Heller, Joanna Wykrzykowska, Christopher J. Sullivan, Jennifer J. Manning-Tobin,
Kathryn J. Moore, Robert E. Gerszten and Anthony Rosenzweig
PNAS 2009 106 (36) 15418-15423
doi:10.1073/pnas.0907995106
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The effect of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet versus a low-glycemic index diet on glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Eric C Westman, William S Yancy Jr, John C Mavropoulos, Megan Marquart and Jennifer R McDuffie, Nutrition & Metabolism 2008, 5:36
doi:10.1186/1743-7075-5-36
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The effect of a low-fat, high-protein or high-carbohydrate ad libitum diet on weight loss maintenance and metabolic risk factors
M Claessens, M A van Baak, S Monsheimer, W H M Saris
International Journal of Obesity 33, 296-304 (20 January 2009)
doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.278
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Glycemic Index Helpful in Food Selection


The Glycemic Index: Physiological Mechanisms Relating to Obesity, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease, David S. Ludwig, MD,PhD, JAMA. 2002;287:2414-2423.
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Five-Week, Low–Glycemic Index Diet Decreases Total Fat Mass and Improves Plasma Lipid Profile in Moderately Overweight Nondiabetic Men
Clara Bouché, Salwa W. Rizkalla, Jing Luo, Hubert Vidal, Annie Veronese, Nathalie Pacher, Caroline Fouquet, Vincent Lang, and Gérard Slama
Diabetes Care May 2002 25:822-828
doi:10.2337/diacare.25.5.822
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Relation of Dietary Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load, and Fiber and Whole-grain Intakes during Puberty to the Concurrent Development of Percent Body Fat and Body Mass Index, Guo Cheng; Nadina Karaolis-Danckert; Lars Libuda; Katja Bolzenius; Thomas Remer; Anette E. Buyken
American Journal of Epidemiology 2009 169(6):667-677;
doi:10.1093/aje/kwn375
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Impact of Change in Sweetened Caloric Beverage Consumption on Energy Intake Among Children and Adolescents
Y. Claire Wang; David S. Ludwig; Kendrin Sonneville; Steven L. Gortmaker
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2009; 163: 336-343.
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