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

Romesh Khardori, MD, PhD; Evelyn S. Marienberg, MD

November 08, 2022

According to 2013 guidelines from the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and The Obesity Society, there is insufficient evidence to recommend high-protein diets in individuals who are overweight or obese, although this is controversial. More recently, studies such as the Pro-HEART trial showed that a high-protein diet resulted in greater reductions in cardiometabolic risks compared with a standard-protein diet. Further trials of longer duration are needed.

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Cite this: Romesh Khardori, Evelyn S. Marienberg. Fast Five Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Facilitating Healthy Weight Loss? - Medscape - Nov 08, 2022.

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