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
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
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
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