Exercise without dietary restriction as a means to long-term fat loss in the obese cardiac patient

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 310-316

  Mertens, D J ^a   Kavanagh, T ^a,b   Campbell, R B ^a   Shephard, R J ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Health Studies Programme Brock University ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Body composition; Diet, unrestricted; Exercise physiology; Lipids blood; Myocardial infarction rehabilitation; Walking; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET RESTRICTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; WALKING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0032440356     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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