Journal of endocrinological investigation
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J. Endocrinol. Invest. · Jul 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialMetabolic changes after a hypocaloric, low-glycemic-index diet in obese children.
A low glycemic index (LGI) diet has been proposed as a treatment for obesity in adults; few studies have evaluated LGI diets in obese children. ⋯ This study demonstrates that a hypocaloric LGI diet has beneficial metabolic effects in comparison to a hypocaloric HGI diet in obese children.