Intrapair resemblance in very low calorie diet-induced weight loss in female obese identical twins

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1051-1057

  Hainer, V ^a,d   Stunkard, A J ^b   Kunesova M ^a   Parizkova J ^a   Stich V ^a   Allison, D B ^c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Fat loss; Genetic factors; Obesity; Resting metabolic rate; Twins; Weight reduction

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URIC ACID;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIMETRY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENSITOMETRY; DIET RESTRICTION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENERGY BALANCE; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LOW CALORY DIET; METABOLIC RATE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; OBESITY; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY; RESPIRATORY QUOTIENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0005474049     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801358     Document Type: Article

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