Consumption of sugars and body weight

Reduction in the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes with Lifestyle Intervention or Metformin

2002 • 18,132 citations

International table of glycemic index and glycemic load values: 2002,

2002 • 3,039 citations

Intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain: a systematic review1–3

2006 • 2,243 citations

Intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain: a systematic review

2006 • 1,994 citations

A Randomized Trial of a Low-Carbohydrate Diet for Obesity

2003 • 1,809 citations

The Glycemic Index

2002 • 1,718 citations

Comparison of the Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers, and Zone Diets for Weight Loss and Heart Disease Risk Reduction

2005 • 1,702 citations

A Low-Carbohydrate as Compared with a Low-Fat Diet in Severe Obesity

2003 • 1,267 citations

Dietary fat intake does affect obesity!

1998 • 1,150 citations

Effects of Low-Carbohydrate vs Low-Fat Diets on Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Risk Factors

2006 • 961 citations

Soft Drink Consumption and Risk of Developing Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and the Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged Adults in the Community

2007 • 928 citations

A Low-Carbohydrate, Ketogenic Diet versus a Low-Fat Diet To Treat Obesity and Hyperlipidemia

2004 • 911 citations

Liquid versus solid carbohydrate: effects on food intake and body weight

2000 • 886 citations

A Randomized Trial Comparing a Very Low Carbohydrate Diet and a Calorie-Restricted Low Fat Diet on Body Weight and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Healthy Women

2003 • 834 citations

Sucrose compared with artificial sweeteners: different effects on ad libitum food intake and body weight after 10 wk of supplementation in overweight subjects

2002 • 673 citations

The effects of low-carbohydrate versus conventional weight loss diets in severely obese adults: One-year follow-up of a randomized trial

2004 • 627 citations

Effects of the National Cholesterol Education Program's Step I and Step II dietary intervention programs on cardiovascular disease risk factors: a meta-analysis

1999 • 598 citations

Carbohydrate terminology and classification

2007 • 496 citations

The role of low-fat diets in body weight control: a meta-analysis of ad libitum dietary intervention studies

2000 • 474 citations

Effect of drinking soda sweetened with aspartame or high-fructose corn syrup on food intake and body weight

1990 • 445 citations

A Reduced–Glycemic Load Diet in the Treatment of Adolescent Obesity

2003 • 442 citations

Low-Fat Dietary Pattern and Weight Change Over 7 Years

2006 • 430 citations

Glycemic response and health—a systematic review and meta-analysis: relations between dietary glycemic properties and health outcomes

2008 • 419 citations

Atkins and other low-carbohydrate diets: hoax or an effective tool for weight loss?

2004 • 417 citations

Low glycaemic index or low glycaemic load diets for overweight and obesity

2007 • 379 citations

Comparison of 4 Diets of Varying Glycemic Load on Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Overweight and Obese Young Adults

2006 • 331 citations

Sugar-sweetened beverages and body mass index in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis

2008 • 320 citations

Effect of normal-fat diets, either medium or high in protein, on body weight in overweight subjects: a randomised 1-year trial

2004 • 311 citations

Long-term effects of 2 energy-restricted diets differing in glycemic load on dietary adherence, body composition, and metabolism in CALERIE: a 1-y randomized controlled trial

2007 • 306 citations

Five-Week, Low–Glycemic Index Diet Decreases Total Fat Mass and Improves Plasma Lipid Profile in Moderately Overweight Nondiabetic Men

2002 • 289 citations

No difference in body weight decrease between a low-glycemic-index and a high-glycemic-index diet but reduced LDL cholesterol after 10-wk ad libitum intake of the low-glycemic-index diet

2004 • 282 citations

Effects of a Low-Glycemic Load vs Low-Fat Diet in Obese Young Adults

2008 • 281 citations

Regular Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption between Meals Increases Risk of Overweight among Preschool-Aged Children

2007 • 269 citations

Nutritional characterization and measurement of dietary carbohydrates

2007 • 268 citations

Carbohydrate intake and obesity

2007 • 258 citations

Randomized controlled trial of changes in dietary carbohydrate/fat ratio and simple vs complex carbohydrates on body weight and blood lipids: the CARMEN study

2000 • 250 citations

Severe undernutrition in growing and adult animals

1962 • 243 citations

Glycemic Load and Chronic Disease

2003 • 236 citations

Long-term effects of a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet on weight control and cardiovascular risk markers in obese hyperinsulinemic subjects

2004 • 234 citations

Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus in Subjects with Impaired Glucose Tolerance in the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study

2003 • 225 citations

Long-term effects of ad libitum low-fat, high-carbohydrate diets on body weight and serum lipids in overweight subjects with metabolic syndrome

2002 • 218 citations

Effects of an ad libitum low-glycemic load diet on cardiovascular disease risk factors in obese young adults

2005 • 211 citations

Measuring the glycemic index of foods: interlaboratory study

2008 • 211 citations

Effects of a low-insulin-response, energy-restricted diet on weight loss and plasma insulin concentrations in hyperinsulinemic obese females

1994 • 195 citations

The effect of aspartame as part of a multidisciplinary weight-control program on short- and long-term control of body weight

1997 • 195 citations

Small Changes in Dietary Sugar and Physical Activity as an Approach to Preventing Excessive Weight Gain: The America on the Move Family Study

2007 • 188 citations

Should obese patients be counselled to follow a low‐glycaemic index diet? No

2002 • 187 citations

Is sugar-sweetened beverage consumption associated with increased fatness in children?

2007 • 185 citations

Sugar and body weight regulation

1995 • 180 citations

Long-term effects of advice to consume a high-protein, low-fat diet, rather than a conventional weight-loss diet, in obese adults with Type 2 diabetes: one-year follow-up of a randomised trial

2004 • 176 citations

Long-term effects of a high-protein weight-loss diet

2008 • 169 citations

The possible role of sugar-sweetened beverages in obesity etiology: a review of the evidence

2006 • 158 citations

Should obese patients be counselled to follow a low‐glycaemic index diet? Yes

2002 • 156 citations

Carbohydrate Quantity and Quality in Relation to Body Mass Index

2007 • 148 citations

Fluid calories and energy balance: The good, the bad, and the uncertain

2006 • 145 citations

A Critical Examination of the Evidence Relating High Fructose Corn Syrup and Weight Gain

2007 • 140 citations

Pattern of beverage consumption and long-term association with body-weight status in German adolescents – results from the DONALD study

2007 • 134 citations

Long-term dietary compensation for added sugar: effects of supplementary sucrose drinks over a 4-week period

2007 • 125 citations

Dietary protein, metabolism, and body-weight regulation: dose–response effects

2006 • 121 citations

Dietary fiber intake, dietary glycemic index and load, and body mass index: a cross-sectional study of 3931 Japanese women aged 18–20 years

2007 • 115 citations

Effects of a reduced-glycemic-load diet on body weight, body composition, and cardiovascular disease risk markers in overweight and obese adults

2007 • 114 citations

No difference in satiety or in subsequent energy intakes between a beverage and a solid food

2004 • 105 citations

Glycemic index and glycemic load in relation to changes in body weight, body fat distribution, and body composition in adult Danes

2006 • 104 citations

Replacement of dietary fat by sucrose or starch: Effects on 14 d ad libitum energy intake, energy expenditure and body weight in formerly obese and never-obese subjects

1997 • 104 citations

Associations of dietary sugar and glycemic index with adiposity and insulin dynamics in overweight Latino youth

2007 • 104 citations

An 18-mo randomized trial of a low-glycemic-index diet and weight change in Brazilian women

2007 • 102 citations

Sugars, energy metabolism, and body weight control

2003 • 102 citations

An investigation of the role of oro-sensory stimulation in sugar satiety?

2002 • 101 citations

No effect of a diet with a reduced glycaemic index on satiety, energy intake and body weight in overweight and obese women

2007 • 100 citations

A low‐carbohydrate diet is more effective in reducing body weight than healthy eating in both diabetic and non‐diabetic subjects

2007 • 97 citations

Sugar intake, soft drink consumption and body weight among British children: Further analysis of National Diet and Nutrition Survey data with adjustment for under-reporting and physical activity

2007 • 89 citations

Beneficial effects of a 5-week low-glycaemic index regimen on weight control and cardiovascular risk factors in overweight non-diabetic subjects

2007 • 79 citations

Metabolic and behavioral effects of a high-sucrose diet during weight loss

1997 • 73 citations

Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and its association with nutrient intakes and diet quality in German children and adolescents

2008 • 72 citations

Glycemic response and health—a systematic review and meta-analysis: the database, study characteristics, and macronutrient intakes

2008 • 69 citations

Low-glycaemic index diets and body weight regulation

2006 • 67 citations

Extended use of foods modified in fat and sugar content: nutritional implications in a free-living female population

1997 • 62 citations

Association between dietary glycemic index, glycemic load, and body mass index in the Inter99 study: is underreporting a problem?

2006 • 55 citations

Carbohydrate and obesity.

1995 • 47 citations

Sugars-containing beverages and post-prandial satiety and food intake

2006 • 41 citations

Comparison of a low carbohydrate and low fat diet for weight maintenance in overweight or obese adults enrolled in a clinical weight management program

2007 • 41 citations

The Effect of a Low-Carbohydrate, High-Protein Diet on Post Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Weight Loss: A Prospective Randomized Trial

2007 • 38 citations

Motivational effects of 12-week moderately restrictive diets with or without special attention to the Glycaemic Index of foods

2007 • 34 citations

Weight loss in overweight subjects following low-sucrose or sucrose-containing diets

2001 • 30 citations

Low glycemic index diets and body weight

2006 • 29 citations

Are diets high in non‐milk extrinsic sugars conducive to obesity? An analysis from the Dietary and Nutritional Survey of British Adults

1996 • 26 citations

Relationship of glycaemic index with cardiovascular risk factors: analysis of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey for people aged 65 and older

2007 • 21 citations