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Omega-3 fatty acids for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease (2004)
Journal Article
Hooper, L., Harrison, R., Summerbell, C., Moore, H., Worthington, H., Ness, A., …Ebrahim, S. (2004). Omega-3 fatty acids for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd003177.pub2

Background It has been suggested that omega 3 (W3, n-3 or omega-3) fats from oily fish and plants are beneficial to health. Objectives To assess whether dietary or supplemental omega 3 fatty acids alter total mortality, cardiovascular events or cance... Read More about Omega-3 fatty acids for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Low glycaemic index diets for coronary heart disease (2004)
Journal Article
Kelly, S., Frost, G., Whittaker, V., & Summerbell, C. (2004). Low glycaemic index diets for coronary heart disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd004467.pub2

Background The glycaemic index (GI) is a physiological measure of the ability of a carbohydrate to affect blood glucose. Interest is growing in the low GI carbohydrate concept for the clinical management of people at risk of, or with established coro... Read More about Low glycaemic index diets for coronary heart disease.

Improving management of obesity in primary care: cluster randomised trial (2003)
Journal Article
Moore, H., Summerbell, C., Greenwood, D., Tovey, P., Griffiths, J., Henderson, M., …Adamson, A. (2003). Improving management of obesity in primary care: cluster randomised trial. eBMJ (London), 327(7423), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.327.7423.1085

Objective: To evaluate a training programme intended to improve the management of obesity, delivered to general practice teams. Design: Cluster randomised trial. Setting: Northern and Yorkshire region of England Participants: 44 general practices inv... Read More about Improving management of obesity in primary care: cluster randomised trial.

Searching the evidence: the clinically-effective nutritionist (2003)
Journal Article
Moore, H., & Summerbell, C. (2003). Searching the evidence: the clinically-effective nutritionist. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 62(4), 773-776. https://doi.org/10.1079/pns2003293

As a clinically-effective nutritionist faced with needing to find the answer to a clinical question quickly it is necessary to search the best evidence efficiently. The requirements are to: (1) avoid having lots of papers to read; (2) be able to acce... Read More about Searching the evidence: the clinically-effective nutritionist.

Energy metabolism in Bardet-Biedl syndrome (2003)
Journal Article
Grace, C., Beales, P., Summerbell, C., Jebb, S., Wright, A., Parker, D., & Kopelman, P. (2003). Energy metabolism in Bardet-Biedl syndrome. International Journal of Obesity, 27(11), 1319-1324. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0802420

INTRODUCTION: Obesity is a consistent presenting feature of the Bardet–Biedl syndrome (BBS), a hereditary disorder caused by a single gene defect. This contrasts sharply with general obesity which, despite a strong hereditary component, has a multifa... Read More about Energy metabolism in Bardet-Biedl syndrome.

Should we recommend low-fat diets for obesity ? (2003)
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Pirozzo, S., Summerbell, C., Cameron, C., & Glasziou, P. (2003). Should we recommend low-fat diets for obesity ?. Obesity Reviews, 4(2), 83-90. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1467-789x.2003.00099.x

Dietary fat intake has been blamed for the increase in adiposity and has led to a worldwide effort to decrease the amount of fat in the diet. However, the comparative efficacy of this approach is debatable. Whilst short-term dietary intervention stud... Read More about Should we recommend low-fat diets for obesity ?.

School breakfast clubs, social background and nutritional status (2003)
Journal Article
Simpson, D., Wattis, L., Crow, R., & Summerbell, C. (2003). School breakfast clubs, social background and nutritional status

Introduction: After being popular across other countries for many years, the number of school breakfast clubs in the UK has expanded dramatically since the late 1990s. They are viewed as being able to make a positive contribution in terms of meeting... Read More about School breakfast clubs, social background and nutritional status.

Controlled clinical trial of two weight-reducing diets in a NHS hospital dietetic outpatient clinic - a pilot study (2003)
Journal Article
Taylor, F., Irons, L., Finn, P., & Summerbell, C. (2003). Controlled clinical trial of two weight-reducing diets in a NHS hospital dietetic outpatient clinic - a pilot study. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 16(2), 85-87. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-277x.2003.00415.x

Background: Outpatient dietary weight reduction for obesity is unsatisfactory. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of an energy prescription diet with usual care (a healthy eating diet) in adult overweight patients referred to a N... Read More about Controlled clinical trial of two weight-reducing diets in a NHS hospital dietetic outpatient clinic - a pilot study.

Relative efficacy of differential methods of dietary advice: a systematic review (2003)
Journal Article
Thompson, R., Summerbell, C., Hooper, L., Higgins, J., Little, P., Talbot, D., & Ebrahim, S. (2003). Relative efficacy of differential methods of dietary advice: a systematic review. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 77(4), 1052S-1057S

Background: Dietary advice to lower blood cholesterol may be given by a variety of means. The relative efficacy of the different methods is unknown. Objective: The objective was to assess the effects of dietary advice given by dietitians compared wit... Read More about Relative efficacy of differential methods of dietary advice: a systematic review.

The prevention and treatment of childhood obesity (2003)
Journal Article
Wilson, P. O. B. O. T. E. H. C. R. T., O'Meara, S., Summerbell, C., & Kelly, S. (2003). The prevention and treatment of childhood obesity. Quality in health care, 12(1), 65-74. https://doi.org/10.1136/qhc.12.1.65

The effectiveness of interventions used in the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity published in a recent issue of Effective Heath Care is reviewed.