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  2. Calorie restriction - Wikipedia

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    The quality of the diet was insufficient to accurately represent the diet during war due to the inadequate consumption of protein, and a lack of fruits and vegetables. Despite the extreme calorie restriction, the experiment was not representative of true calorie-restrictive diets, which adhere to intake guidelines for macronutrients and ...

  3. Set point theory - Wikipedia

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    In humans, when calories are restricted because of war, famine, or diet, lost weight is typically regained quickly, including for obese patients. [2] In the Minnesota Starvation Experiment, after human subjects were fed a near-starvation diet for a period, losing 66% of their initial fat mass, and later allowed to eat freely, they reattained and even surpassed their original fat levels ...

  4. Restrictive eating - Wikipedia

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    The term restrictive eating might refer or relate to: Anorexia nervosa , an eating disorder in which people avoid eating due to concerns about body weight or body image Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder , an eating disorder in which people avoid eating or eat only a very narrow range of foods

  5. Diet (nutrition) - Wikipedia

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    In nutrition, diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism. [1] The word diet often implies the use of specific intake of nutrition for health or weight-management reasons (with the two often being related).

  6. Very-low-calorie diet - Wikipedia

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    The routine use of VLCDs is not recommended due to safety concerns, but this approach can be used under medical supervision if there is a clinical rationale for rapid weight loss in obese individuals, as part of a "multi-component weight management strategy" with continuous support and for a maximum of 12 weeks, according to the NICE 2014 guidelines. [12]

  7. Whole30 - Wikipedia

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    The Whole30 is a 30-day elimination [1] fad diet [2] that emphasizes whole foods and the elimination of sugar, alcohol, grains, and dairy. [3] [4] The traditional Whole30 also eliminates legumes and soy, while a plant-based version of the Whole30 allows consumption of those food groups.

  8. Dieting - Wikipedia

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    Dieting is the practice of eating food in a regulated way to decrease, maintain, or increase body weight, or to prevent and treat diseases such as diabetes and obesity.As weight loss depends on calorie intake, different kinds of calorie-reduced diets, such as those emphasising particular macronutrients (low-fat, low-carbohydrate, etc.), have been shown to be no more effective than one another.

  9. Specific carbohydrate diet - Wikipedia

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    The specific carbohydrate diet (SCD) is a restrictive diet originally created to manage celiac disease; it limits the use of complex carbohydrates (disaccharides and polysaccharides). Monosaccharides are allowed, and various foods including fish, aged cheese and honey are included.