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Energy balance
Energy availability (EA) was lower on a low fat (LF) diet compared to low glycemic index (LGI) and very low carbohydrate (VLC) diets during the late postprandial period.
Practitioners should consider the impact of diet type on energy availability during weight maintenance.
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EA differed negligibly during the early PP period (p=0.99) but significantly in the late period (p<0.0001), being lower on LF than LGI or VLC.
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Postprandial energy availability with three popular diets during weight maintenance after weight loss
Carolyn O. Walsh et al. · The FASEB Journal · 2010
DOI 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.554.1
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