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Meal Frequency—A Possible Factor in Human Pathology

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This article is published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.The article was published on 1970-08-01. It has received 179 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Human Pathology.

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Expert Committee Recommendations Regarding the Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity: Summary Report

TL;DR: These recommendations recognize the importance of social and environmental change to reduce the obesity epidemic but also identify ways healthcare providers and health care systems can be part of broader efforts.
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Assessment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity

TL;DR: This report is intended to provide a comprehensive approach to assessment and to present the evidence available to support key aspects of assessment, based on >300 studies published since 1995, which examined an array of assessment tools.
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Glycemic index: overview of implications in health and disease : Is the glycemic index important in human nutrition?

TL;DR: The glycemic index concept is an extension of the fiber hypothesis, suggesting that fiber consumption reduces the rate of nutrient influx from the gut as mentioned in this paper, and has particular relevance to those chronic Western diseases associated with central obesity and insulin resistance.
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Glycemic index: overview of implications in health and disease

TL;DR: Positive findings have emerged to suggest that the dietary glycemic index is of potential importance in the treatment and prevention of chronic diseases.
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High glycemic index foods, overeating, and obesity.

TL;DR: The rapid absorption of glucose after consumption of high-GI meals induces a sequence of hormonal and metabolic changes that promote excessive food intake in obese subjects.
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