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Findings Contrary to Hypotheses or Popular Ideas
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Controlled trial to prevent childhood obesity in maternity and child health care clinics improved maternal glucose tolerance test results, but did not affect maternal weight gain, newborn anthropometry or infant weight gain.
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RCT: A pedometer-based physical activity intervention with telephone support produces no effect on health outcomes among type 2 diabetes patients.
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RCT: No effect of whey protein supplementation vs isoenergetic control on resistance exercise-induced changes in lean mass, muscle strength, and physical function in mobility-limited older adults.
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Overweight and obesity are not associated with dental caries among 12-year-old South Brazilian schoolchildren.
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Genetically obese mice do not show increased gut permeability or faecal bile acid hydrophobicity.
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RCT: No differential effect of experimental low-glycemic-load or conventional low-fat diet for 6 months in Treatment of Fatty Liver in Obese Children.
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RCT: The addition of a protein supplement to the diet of overweight and obese young adults, with dietary counseling incorporated, did not improve diet quality or suppress fasting appetite.
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Could the Net Health Effects of Food Stamps Be Negative?
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Meta-analysis shows no association between consumption of soft-drinks and the risk of cancer.
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RCT: No effect of a program of lifestyle changes to promote weight reduction, a randomized controlled trial in primary health care.
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RCT: The relative carbohydrate and protein content of the diet, when combined with intensive CBT, does not significantly affect attrition rate, weight loss and psychosocial outcome in patients with severe obesity.
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The obesity paradox in the surgical population
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