The evidence on the association between long-term low-carbohydrate, high-fat and high-protein diets and type 2 diabetes (T2D) is controversial. Until now, data is limited for Chinese populations, especially in considering the influence of extra energy intake. In this paper, we aimed to investigate the association of low-carbohydrate, high-fat and high-protein diets with type 2 diabetes (T2D) ri...

LEUNG, PHILIP M.-B., AND QUINTON R. ROGERS. Importance of prepyriform cortex in food-intake response of rats to amino acids. Am. J. Physiol. 221(3): 929-935. 197 1 .-Bilateral electrolytic lesions were placed in the prepyriform cortex of male 230to 250-g rats and their food intake as affected by amino acid imbalance, deficiency, and excessive protein was examined. All rats with such lesions and...

In order to determine the effects of selective food restriction on subsequent food intake and cravings, participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: carbohydrate-restriction, protein-restriction, or control (no restriction). Participants in the restriction conditions were asked to restrict their intake of either complex carbohydrates or animal proteins for 3 days, before comi...