Consequences of a long-term raw food diet on body weight and menstruation: Results of a questionnaire survey

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 69-79

  Koebnick, C ^a   Strassner, C ^b   Hoffmann, I ^b   Leitzmann, C ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Body mass index; Chronic energy deficiency; Nutritional deficiency; Raw food diet; Underweight; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIET FADS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MENSTRUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0032775003     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000012770     Document Type: Article

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