Low-fat diet Redux at WHO

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Low-fat diet Redux at WHO. / Ludwig, David S.; Hu, Frank B.; Lichtenstein, Alice H.; Willett, Walter C.

In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 118, No. 5, 2023, p. 849-851.

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Ludwig, DS, Hu, FB, Lichtenstein, AH & Willett, WC 2023, 'Low-fat diet Redux at WHO', American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 118, no. 5, pp. 849-851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.09.006

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Ludwig, D. S., Hu, F. B., Lichtenstein, A. H., & Willett, W. C. (2023). Low-fat diet Redux at WHO. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 118(5), 849-851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.09.006

Vancouver

Ludwig DS, Hu FB, Lichtenstein AH, Willett WC. Low-fat diet Redux at WHO. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2023;118(5):849-851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.09.006

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Ludwig, David S. ; Hu, Frank B. ; Lichtenstein, Alice H. ; Willett, Walter C. / Low-fat diet Redux at WHO. In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2023 ; Vol. 118, No. 5. pp. 849-851.

Bibtex

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abstract = "Worldwide dietary guidelines in the late 20th century promoted a low-fat diet, based, in part, on the notion that dietary fat, the most energy dense macronutrient, causes excess weight gain. However, high-quality evidence accumulating since then refute a direct association between dietary fat and adiposity. Moreover, substitution of carbohydrates for unsaturated fat can increase insulin resistance and cardiometabolic disease, especially among populations with highly prevalent insulin resistance. In this context, the recent WHO conditional recommendation to carry forward the guidance to limit dietary fat to ≤30% seems ill advised and should be reconsidered.",

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