Long-Term Weight Maintenance after an Intensive Weight-Loss Program

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 620-627

  Anderson, James W ^a   Vichitbandra, Satit ^a   Qian, Wei ^a   Kryscio, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Very low calorie diet; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD, FORMULATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0033459530     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1999.10718897     Document Type: Article

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