ID

No subj

M/F

kcals

Prot g

CHO g

Fat g

BMI

Method

Coxon et al, 1989

Reject

Bioelect imped, inadequate data

1 A

12

0/12

405/

42/

44

8

>30

Futrex

1 B

14

0/14

800

+

+

+

>30

Futrex

Foster & Wadden,1990

Provisional

24 week study, food based

2

8

NS

1000-1200

60-75

150-180

10-13

NS

Densitometry Brozek/Siri

Wirth et al,

Reject

No densitometry, Food based study

3 D

20

10/10

300 (food)

C 35

C 20

C 10

>30

Fat layer by phased array scanning

3 D+E

20

10/10

300 (food)

C 35

C 20

C 10

30-45

Fat layer by phased array scanning

Barrows & Snook, 1987

Reject

Mean length 18 weeks (13-22), poor weight loss

4

14

NS

420

70

30

Densitometry with skinfold correction

Pavlou et al 1989

Reject

No densitometry, food based

5 D+E

15

0/15

1000

Impedence

5 D

16

0/16

1000

Impedence

Alban Davies et al, 1989

Reject

^{No densitometry, ­800Diet made with skimmed milk (K load)}

6 (330)

8

0/8

330

34

44

3

39

⁴⁰K count

6 (780)

8

0/8

780

63

85

17

39

⁴⁰K count

Saris & van Dale 1989

Accept

7 D

34

45/17

714

51.6

75.5

21.7

?32

Densitometry

7 D+E

28

714

51.6

75.5

21.7

Densitometry

Heymsfield et al

Provisional

Food based, incomplete data

8 D

5

0/5

900

47

110

30

>30

Densitometry

8 D+E

6

0/6

900

47

110

30

>30

Densitometry

Hensen et al 1987

Reject

3 week periods only

9

7

?

800

76

122

1

>29.5

Bioelectrical impedance & skinfold

Hill et al 1987

Accept

10 D

3

0/3

800

44

95

27

30-39

Densitometry

10 D+E

5

0/5

800

44

95

27

30-39

Densitometry

Valtuena et al 1995

Accept

Also comparison with other determinations

11

9

0/9

458

52

46

6.5

43.6

Densit – Siri/ Bioelectr/ Nitrogen

Van Gaal et al 1992

Reject

Varying food diet for 3 months – poor weight loss

12

112

0/112

418 +food

50

79

1

38.1

Densitometry – Brozek

Weck et al

Reject

No data to determine mean fat weight

13 A

5

0/5

330

33

42

3

I >1.5

Tritiated water + micro Kjeldall

13 B

5

0/5

334

34

36

5

Tritiated water + micro Kjeldall

Van Gaal et al 1985

Reject

No densitometry

14

15

2/13

500

60

54

5

39.8

Skinfold + micro Kjeldall

Foster et al 1992

Reject

Tests done after 8 weeks re-feeding

15

68

?

3 various VL

Densitometry

Bogardus et al 1981

Provisional

Both were food based diets

16 A

4

0/4

830 (food)

73

74

27

25-39

Densitometry

16 B

4

0/4

830 (food)

73

2

59

25-39

Densitometry

Lantigua et al 1980

Reject

Hydrolysed collagen – inappropriate diet

17

6

1/5

300 (food)

Brown et al, 1983

Reject

^{Adolescents – no densitometry}

18

8

4/4

492-709

>84

>36

>2.4

>30

⁴⁰K count

Ballor et al 1988

Provisional

Food based

19 D

10

0/10

1200-1500 f

>81

>150

>31

?

Densitometry – Siri

19 DE

10

0/10

1200-1500 f

>81

>150

>31

?

Densitometry – Siri

Donnelly et al 1991

Accept

20D

26

0/26

519

50

79

1

M38

Densitometry – Brozek

20DE

16

0/16

519

50

79

1

M38

Densitometry – Brozek

20DW

18

0/18

519

50

79

1

M38

Densitometry – Brozek

20DEW

9

0/9

519

50

79

1

M38

Densitometry – Brozek

Hoie et al 1993

Reject

Futrex data only

21 F

86

?

430

61.5

30.5

6

25-51

Futrex 5000

21 M

47

?

430

61.5

30.5

6

25-51

Futrex 5000

21 All

133

?

430

61.5

30.5

6

25-51

Futrex 5000

Vansant et al, 1989

Reject

Food based, six months diet with limited data

22

15

14/1

675-720 f

M38.5

Impedence

Donnelly et al, 1994

Accept

23

112

0/112

418

50

79

1

M38.1

Densitometry – Brozek

De Groot et al,

Provisional

Food based

24 A

5

0/5

1090 f

M27.8

Densitometry

24 B

5

0/5

1180 f

M27.8

Densitometry

24 C

5

0/5

1147 f

M27.8

Densitometry

24 D

5

0/5

997 f

M27.8

Densitometry

Hammer et al, 1989

Provisional

Food based

25 D

8

0/8

C800 f

M32.2

Densitometry – Brozek

25 DE

6

0/6

C800 f

M32.2

Densitometry – Brozek

Deurenberg et al, 1989

Provisional

Food based

26 A

13

1000 f

50

125

33

Densitometry

26 B

13

1000 f

50

125

33

Bioelectrical

Passmore et al, 1958

Provisional

Food based

27

7

2/5

C400 f

C25

C40

C15

?

Leiter et al, 1982

Reject

Starvation – hunger strikers, no real data

28

10

Yang & Van Itallie,

Reject

10 days only – Kjeldall only

29

6

800

Kjeldall

Kamrath et al, 1992

Reject

Futrex only used

30

11

605

70

70

Futrex-500

Ballor et al, 1990

Provisional

Food based

31 DE+

14

0/14

1200 f

60

155

34

Densitometry – Siri

31 DE

13

0/13

1200 f

60

155

34

Densitometry – Siri

Fricker et al, 1991

Reject

3 weeks only

32

6

0/6

variable

30-38

Bioelectrical impedence + Kjeldall

Donnelly, Jacobsen et al 1994

Accept

Note – figures read from charts

33 D

24

0/24

520

50

79

1

Densitometry – Brozek

33 DE

16

0/16

520

50

79

1

Densitometry – Brozek

33 DT

24

0/24

520

50

79

1

Densitometry – Brozek

33 DET

18

0/18

520

50

79

1

Densitometry – Brozek

33 D4e

9

0/9

520

50

79

1

Densitometry – Brozek

33 DT4E

11

0/11

520

50

79

1

Densitometry – Brozek

Bjorntorp et al, 1975

Reject

Food based, 28 (15-48 weeks)

34

28

0/28

1100

66

127

34

 ⁴⁰K

Vaswani et al, 1983

Reject

Food based, not densitometry

35 A

10

0/10

800

70

10

75

>130%

Various not densitometry

35 B

7

0/7

800

70

70

38

>130%

Various not densitometry

Warnold et al, 1978

Reject

Food  variable amount, not densitometry

36

8

0/8

800-1100

Various not densitometry

Bessard et al 1983

Reject

Variable food, skinfold measurement

37

5

0/5

variable

152%+

Skinfold

Young et al 1971

Reject

Diet interrupted in middle by vacation

38 A

1800

104

Densitometry, skinfold

38 B

1800

60

Densitometry, skinfold

38 C

1800

30

Densitometry, skinfold

Ravussin et al, 1985

Reject

Food variable length, variable amount

39

7

2/5

1000-1500

Skinfold

Belko et al, 1985

Provisional

Food

40 A

5

0/5

1250

115+

Densitometry

40 B

5

0/5

1250

115+

Densitometry

Stallings et al, 1992

Reject

“variable compliance” Adolescents

41 A

7

2/5

800/850

Variable

Skinfold

41 B

7

2/5

800/850

Variable

⁴⁰K

41 C

7

2/5

800/850

Variable

 ¹⁸O – H­₂O

Dore et al

Reject

Food, no details, 1 year diet

42

19

0/19

No details

⁴⁰K

Phinney et al

Reject

Food based

43

6

1/5

500-750

2g/kg

Jacobsen et al, 1964

Provisional

Food based, adolescents

44 A

20

1100-1350

C 170

Densitometry

44 B

20

1100-1350

C 170

Densitometry

Welle et al

Reject

Not densitometry

45

6

0/6

400

70

30

1

168%

 ⁴⁰K

Jebb et al 1993

Reject

12 days only, Food

46

3

0/3

830

20.4+

Fat balance

Belko et al, 1987

Provisional

Food based

47 D

5

0/5

C1200

C 160-180

Densitometry

47 D+E

6

0/6

C 1200

C 160-180

Densitometry

Heshka et al, 1990

Reject

Food various amounts, 9 to 42 months

48

35

various

M36.3

⁴⁰ K

Hendler et al, 1988

Reject

3 weeks only

49 A

9

0/9

436

45

54

2

>45

Urinary creatinine + Kjeldall

49 B

8

0/8

439

105

2

2

>45

Urinary creatinine + Kjeldall

Elliott et al, 1989

Reject

Food, variable length, ? post test taken 4 weeks post diet.

50

7

0/7

C 300

C 45

37.6

Densitometry

Ditschuneit et al, 1983

Accept

51

10

0/10

444

50

45

7

Densitometry

Kreitzman et al, 1993

Accept

52

10

0/10

405

42

44

8

32.1

Densitometry, various

Archibold et al 1983

Reject

Food based, adolescents, 10 received extra K

53 A

17

4/13

687-1192

2.4/kg

Skin fold, 

53 B

7

?

687-1192

2.4/kg

⁴⁰ K

Lohman

Reject

Review only, no data

54

Barnard et al 1969

Reject

Effect of fasting only

55

Woo et al,1982

Reject

Normal diet, effect of exercise only

56

Gray et al 1989

Reject

Just obesity, no information on dieting

57

Keys et al,1950

Prov

Minnesota study – see text

58

32

32/0

1569

Food

21.7

Densitometry

Van dale & Saris, 1989

Accept

59A

7

0/7

722

51.6

75.5

21.7

33.7

Densitometry

59B

7

0/7

813

52.0

94.0

25.0

33.7

Densitometry

Atomi et al, 1987

Prov

Food based

60

8

0/8

1200

60

Densitometry

Nieman et al, 1988

?Prov

3 of group ? which , skinfold only*

61 D

10

1300

Food

30

Densitometry*

61 DE

11

1300

Food

30

Densitometry*

Rath et al,  1964

Prov

Food based – various procedures

62 D