Healthy body weights: An alternative perspective

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Abernathy, R P ^a   Black, D R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

body mass index; fat cell function; full fat cell hypothesis; Healthy weights; hyperinsulinemia; insulin resistance; metabolically obese; obesity; overweight; percentage body fat

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FITNESS; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; OBESITY;

EID: 0029868532     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/63.3.448     Document Type: Conference Paper

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