Biomaterial Database

Low-Fat vs Low-Carbohydrate Diets and Weight Loss. 2018

Vanita J Rahman

Adult and Family Medicine, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Mclean, Virginia.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009765	Obesity	A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the recommended standards, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
D004040	Dietary Carbohydrates	Carbohydrates present in food comprising digestible sugars and starches and indigestible cellulose and other dietary fibers. The former are the major source of energy. The sugars are in beet and cane sugar, fruits, honey, sweet corn, corn syrup, milk and milk products, etc.; the starches are in cereal grains, legumes (FABACEAE), tubers, etc. (From Claudio & Lagua, Nutrition and Diet Therapy Dictionary, 3d ed, p32, p277)	Carbohydrates, Dietary,Carbohydrate, Dietary,Dietary Carbohydrate
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015431	Weight Loss	Decrease in existing BODY WEIGHT.	Weight Reduction,Loss, Weight,Losses, Weight,Reduction, Weight,Reductions, Weight,Weight Losses,Weight Reductions
D050528	Diet, Carbohydrate-Restricted	A diet that contains limited amounts of CARBOHYDRATES. This is in distinction to a regular DIET.	Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet,Diet, Low Carbohydrate,Low-Carbohydrate Diet,Carbohydrate Diet, Low,Carbohydrate Diets, Low,Carbohydrate Restricted Diet,Carbohydrate-Restricted Diets,Diet, Carbohydrate Restricted,Diet, Low-Carbohydrate,Diets, Carbohydrate-Restricted,Diets, Low Carbohydrate,Diets, Low-Carbohydrate,Low Carbohydrate Diet,Low Carbohydrate Diets,Low-Carbohydrate Diets
D018752	Diet, Fat-Restricted	A diet that contains limited amounts of fat with less than 30% of calories from all fats and less than 10% from saturated fat. Such a diet is used in control of HYPERLIPIDEMIAS. (From Bondy et al, Metabolic Control and Disease, 8th ed, pp468-70; Dorland, 27th ed)	Diet, Fat-Free,Diet, Low-Fat,Fat-Restricted Diet,Diet, Fat Free,Diet, Fat Restricted,Diet, Low Fat,Diets, Fat-Free,Diets, Fat-Restricted,Diets, Low-Fat,Fat Restricted Diet,Fat-Free Diet,Fat-Free Diets,Fat-Restricted Diets,Low-Fat Diet,Low-Fat Diets