Vegetarian and weight-loss diets among young adults

Obesity Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-129

  Smith, Cheryl F ^a   Burke, Lora E ^a   Wing, Rena R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Eating patterns; Undergraduates; Vegetarianism; Weight control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; STUDENT; TIME; VEGETARIAN DIET; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET, REDUCING; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0034152074     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2000.13     Document Type: Article

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