BACKGROUND & AIMS: Many older adults and patients do not achieve sufficient nutritional
intake to support their minimal needs and are at risk of, or are suffering from,(protein-energy) …

Fast foods are frequently linked to the epidemic of obesity, but there has been very little
scientific appraisal of a possible causal role. Here we review a series of studies …

Background: Low-carbohydrate diets remain popular despite a paucity of scientific evidence
on their effectiveness. Objective: To compare the effects of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic …

In a brief, clear and easily accessible way, this summary illustrates the dynamics of the
obesity epidemic and its impact on public health throughout the WHO European Region …

Scientific advances in this field have not only given us a better understanding of what is an
optimal diet, but has allowed food and nutraceutical companies to market products with …

This review's objective is to give a critical summary of studies that focused on physiologic
measures relating to subjectively rated appetite, actual food intake, or both. Biomarkers of …

Digestible maltodextrins are low-sweet saccharide polymers consisting of D-glucose units
linked primarily linearly with alpha-1, 4 bonds, but can also have a branched structure …

Numerous association studies and findings from a controlled feeding trial have led to the
suggestion that “processed” foods are bad for health. Processing technologies and food …

Numerous peripheral signals contribute to the regulation of food intake and energy
homeostasis. Mechano-and chemoreceptors signaling the presence and energy density of …

Background Dietary energy density is thought to be a contributor to obesity, but the extent to
which different magnitudes and types of reductions to food energy density decreases daily …