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Research ArticleOriginal Research

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
MS
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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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