Case studies for reference:

Efficacy of a meal replacement diet plan compared to a food-based diet plan after a period of weight loss and weight maintenance: a randomized controlled trial

Nutrition Journal. 2010; 9:11

A Two-Year Randomized Trial of Obesity Treatment in Primary Care Practice

New England Journal of Medicine. 2011; 365: 1969-79

One-year Weight Losses in the Look AHEAD Study: Factors Associated With Success

Obesity. 2009; 17: 713-722

Position of the American Dietetic Association: weight management

Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 2009; 109; 330-346

Very-Low-Calorie Diets and Sustained Weight Loss

Obesity Research. 2001; 9: 2845-2895

Should overweight and obese primary care patients be offered a meal replacement diet?

Obesity Research and Clinical Practice . 2008; 2: 263-268

Meal replacements are as effective as structured weight-loss diets for treating obesity in adults with features of metabolic syndrome

The Journal of Nutrition. 2004; 134: 1894-1899

Weight management using a meal replacement strategy: meta and pooling analysis from six studies

International Journal of Obesity. 2003; 27: 537-549

Efficacy of a meal replacement diet plan compared to a food-based diet plan after a period of weight loss and weight maintenance: a randomized controlled trial

Nutrition Journal. 2010; 9:11

Dietary Approaches to the Treatment of Obesity

Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2005; 28(1): 117-139

Childhood obesity: the health issue

Obesity Research. 2001; 9: 3125-3205

Effect of Meal Replacement on Metabolic Risk Factors in Overweight and Obese Subjects

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2008; 52: 74-78

Efficacy of meal replacements versus a standard food-based diet for weight loss in type 2 diabetes: a controlled clinical trial

The Diabetes Educator. 2008; 34: 118-127