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Current dietary guidelines recommend a spectrum of dietary composition for the general population.
Dietary recommendations should consider individual metabolic differences.
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current dietary guidelines recommend a spectrum of dietary composition for the general population.
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Dietary Composition and Weight Loss: Can We Individualize Dietary Prescriptions According to Insulin Sensitivity or Secretion Status?
Anastassios G. Pittas et al. · Nutrition Reviews · 2006
DOI 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2006.tb00174.x
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