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. 2002 Apr;27(4):52-3, 55-6, 58-9.
doi: 10.1097/00006205-200204000-00011.

Should you recommend a low-carb, high-protein diet?

Yvonne Tapper-Gardzina  1 , Nancy Cotugna, Connie E Vickery
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Should you recommend a low-carb, high-protein diet?

Yvonne Tapper-Gardzina et al. Nurse Pract. 2002 Apr.

Abstract

Despite the billions of dollars spent each year on weight-loss diets and products, few individuals maintain their weight loss after initiating popular diet programs. One diet that has raised safety concerns among the scientific community is the low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet. This article evaluates the scientific validity of this diet so that clinicians can appropriately advise patients.

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