Nutrition
Volume 25, Issue 11 , Pages 1129-1136, November 2009

Efficacy and safety of very-low-calorie diet in Taiwanese: A multicenter randomized, controlled trial

  • Wen-Yuan Lin, M.D., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine Science, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Obesity Research Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University–College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, United States
    • ,
  • Chih-Hsing Wu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Nain-Feng Chu, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Jen Chang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886-6-2353535 ext. 5210; fax: +886-6-2754243.

Received 25 October 2008; accepted 26 February 2009. published online 10 July 2009.

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 The study was funded by Nestle Taiwan Ltd., by grants from National Science Council of Taiwan (NSC 93-2314-B-006-110, NSC 94-2314-B-006-119), and by grants from China Medical University Hospital (DMR-92-016, DMR-97-149).

PII: S0899-9007(09)00135-X

doi:10.1016/j.nut.2009.02.008

Nutrition
Volume 25, Issue 11 , Pages 1129-1136, November 2009

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