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Corbett EC (2007). Principles of nutrition in ambulatory care. In LR Barker et al., eds., Principles of Ambulatory Medicine, 7th ed., pp. 228-240. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Dansinger ML, et al. (2007). Meta-analysis: The effect of dietary counseling for weight loss. Annals of Internal Medicine, 147(1): 41-50.

Heymsfield SB, Baumgartner RN (2006). Body composition and anthropometry. In Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, 10th ed., pp. 751-769. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

American Heart Association (2006). Diet and lifestyle recommendations revision 2006. Circulation, 114(1): 82-96. [Erratum in Circulation, 114(1): e27.]

Gee M, et al. (2008). Weight management. In LK Mahan, S Escott-Stump, eds., Krause's Food and Nutrition Therapy, 12th ed., pp. 532-562. St Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier.

Riedt CS, et al. (2007). Premenopausal overweight women do not lose bone during moderate weight loss with adequate or higher calcium intake. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 85(4): 972-980.

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Last Updated: December 12, 2009

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