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Q What is the relative effectiveness of Atkins, Zone, “Lifestyle, Exercise, Attitudes, Relationships, and Nutrition (LEARN),” and Ornish diets for weight loss in overweight or obese premenopausal women?
METHODS
Design:
randomised controlled trial (Atkins, Traditional, Ornish, Zone [A TO Z] Weight Loss Study).
Allocation:
unclear allocation concealment.
Blinding:
blinded {data collectors, data analysts, and safety and monitoring committee}.*
Follow-up period:
12 months.
Setting:
United States.
Patients:
311 premenopausal women 25–50 years of age (mean age 41 y, 71% white) who were overweight or obese (body mass index [BMI] 27–40 kg/m2), had stable weight in the …
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↵* Information provided by author.
For correspondence: Dr C D Gardner, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA, USA. cgardner{at}stanford.edu
Sources of funding: National Institutes of Health, Community Foundation of Southeastern Michigan, Human Health Services.
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