Current Theories Regarding the Influence of Diet and the Control of Obesity
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Current theories regarding the role of diet in human obesity have evolved around the macronutrient composition of diet and its effect on weight maintenance. Obesity is the result of long-term positive energy balance caused by intake exceeding expenditure. Fat, protein, and carbohydrate contribute to the total energy intake. Of these, dietary fat is the one most strongly implicated in the development of obesity. In this chapter, we review the role of dietary macronutrient composition, particularly dietary fat content, in the regulation of food intake and body weight. Understanding this role is necessary for answering two important questions: (1) Is the reduction in energy intake through a decrease in fat intake effective in reducing the very high prevalence of obesity in industrialized countries where diet is usually high in fat? (2) Can obesity be prevented in the populations where diet is traditionally low in fat by stopping the progression toward a high-fat diet?
CHAP
Nutritional Health: Strategies for Disease Prevention
Richards, Marie K.
Paeratakul, Sahasporn
Bray, George A.
Popkin, Barry M.
2001
135-50
0896038645
10.1007/978-1-59259-226-5_10
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