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Don't Believe the Hype: Fad-Diet Fallacies -- References
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The Zone Diet phenomenon: a closer look at the science behind the claims. Cheuvront, S. N., Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2003 Feb;22(1):9-17.
Dietary variety increases the probability of nutrient adequacy among adults. Foote, J. A., Murphy, S. P., Wilkens, L. R., Basiotis, P. P., Carlson, A., Journal of Nutrition 2004 Jul;134(7):1779-85.
Dietary variety within food groups: association with energy intake and body fatness in men and women. McCrory, M. A., Fuss, P. J., McCallum, J. E., Yao, M., Vinken, A. G., Hays, N. P., Roberts, S. B., American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1999 Mar;69(3):440-7.
Mediterranean Diet, Lifestyle Factors, and 10-Year Mortality in Elderly European Men and Women: The HALE Project. Knoops, K. T. B., de Groot, L. C. P. G. M., Kromhout, D., Perrin, A. E., Moreiras-Varela, O., Menotti, A., van Staveren, W. A., Journal of the American Medical Association 2004;292 1433-9.
Obesity, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular disease. Reaven, G., Abbasi, F., McLaughlin, T., Recent Progress in Hormone Research 2004;59:207-23.
Pandemic obesity and the contagion of nutritional nonsense. Katz, D. L., Public Health Review 2003;31(1):33-44.
The Zone Diet phenomenon: a closer look at the science behind the claims. Cheuvront, S. N., Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2003 Feb;22(1):9-17.



