Fast Five Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Facilitating Healthy Weight Loss?

Romesh Khardori, MD, PhD

January 12, 2018

According to the ACC, AHA, and TOS guidelines, evidence to recommend high-protein diets in overweight or obese individuals is insufficient. Weight loss is equivalent to that with typical-protein diets when both diets are calorie-restricted, and no benefits are noted compared with typical-protein diets in terms of cardiovascular risk factors.

For more on weight-loss recommendations for overweight patients, read here.

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Cite this: Romesh Khardori. Fast Five Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Facilitating Healthy Weight Loss? - Medscape - Dec 27, 2016.

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