Effects of isoenergetic, low-fat diets on energy metabolism in lean and obese women

Whether changing from a high-fat diet to an isoenergetic, low-fat, high-complex-carbohydrate diet results in thermogenic benefits is controversial. Brief dietary interventions and failure to account for the potential influence of body-fat distribution on energy metabolism could have confounded the interpretation of previous studies. To address these issues, eight upper-body obese, seven lower-body obese, and eight non-obese premenopausal women...