[HTML][HTML] Comparison of the Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers, and Zone diets for weight loss and heart disease risk reduction: a randomized trial

ML Dansinger, JA Gleason, JL Griffith, HP Selker… - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
ContextThe scarcity of data addressing the health effects of popular diets is an important
public health concern, especially since patients and physicians are interested in using
popular diets as individualized eating strategies for disease prevention. ObjectiveTo assess
adherence rates and the effectiveness of 4 popular diets (Atkins, Zone, Weight Watchers,
and Ornish) for weight loss and cardiac risk factor reduction. Design, Setting, and
ParticipantsA single-center randomized trial at an academic medical center in Boston, Mass …