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Physicians recommendations for and personal use of low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets

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This work was presented in part at the 4th Annual University of Chicago Conference on Alternative Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, December 13, 2002.

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La Puma, J., Szapary, P. & Maki, K. Physicians recommendations for and personal use of low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets. Int J Obes 29, 251–253 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0802840

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