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Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Trial of 2 Federally Recommended Strategies to Reduce Excess Body Fat in Overweight, Low-Income Patients: MyPlate.gov vs Calorie Counting

William J. McCarthy, Melvin Rico, Maria Chandler, Dena R. Herman, Cindy Chang, Thomas R. Belin, Stephanie Love, Evangelina Ramirez and Lillian Gelberg
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2023, 21 (3) 213-219; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2964
William J. McCarthy
1Center for Cancer Prevention & Control Research, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
2Department of Psychology, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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  • For correspondence: wmccarth@ucla.edu
Melvin Rico
3Charles R. Drew University Postgraduate Medical School, Los Angeles, California
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Maria Chandler
4The Children’s Clinic of Long Beach, Long Beach, California
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Dena R. Herman
5College of Health and Human Development, California State University-Northridge, Northridge, California
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Cindy Chang
1Center for Cancer Prevention & Control Research, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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Thomas R. Belin
6Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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Stephanie Love
4The Children’s Clinic of Long Beach, Long Beach, California
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Evangelina Ramirez
7Kalula Transport, Hemet, California
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Lillian Gelberg
8Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
9Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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vol. 21 no. 3 213-219
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2964
PubMed 
37217336

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication July 7, 2022
  • Revision received November 18, 2022
  • Accepted for publication December 13, 2022
  • Published online May 22, 2023.

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  1. William J. McCarthy, PhD1,2⇑,
  2. Melvin Rico3,
  3. Maria Chandler, MD4,
  4. Dena R. Herman, PhD5,
  5. Cindy Chang, MS1,
  6. Thomas R. Belin, PhD6,
  7. Stephanie Love4,
  8. Evangelina Ramirez7 and
  9. Lillian Gelberg, MD, MSPH8,9
  1. 1Center for Cancer Prevention & Control Research, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
  2. 2Department of Psychology, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
  3. 3Charles R. Drew University Postgraduate Medical School, Los Angeles, California
  4. 4The Children’s Clinic of Long Beach, Long Beach, California
  5. 5College of Health and Human Development, California State University-Northridge, Northridge, California
  6. 6Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
  7. 7Kalula Transport, Hemet, California
  8. 8Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
  9. 9Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: William J. McCarthy Center for Cancer Prevention & Control Research UCLA Fielding School of Public Health A2-125 CHS; Box 690015 Los Angeles, CA 90095-6900 wmccarth{at}ucla.edu

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William J. McCarthy, Melvin Rico, Maria Chandler, Dena R. Herman, Cindy Chang, Thomas R. Belin, Stephanie Love, Evangelina Ramirez, Lillian Gelberg
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2023, 21 (3) 213-219; DOI: 10.1370/afm.2964

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