Is dietary fat a major determinant of body fat?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Willett, Walter C ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Dietary fat; Ecologic studies; Obesity; Overweight; Randomized trials

Indexed keywords

BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0031906437     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/67.3.556S     Document Type: Conference Paper

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