A prospective study of holiday weight gain

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 342, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 861-867

  Yanovski, Jack A ^a,b   Yanovski, Susan Z ^b   Sovik, Kara N ^a,c   Nguyen, Tuc T ^a   O'Neil, Patrick M ^e   Sebring, Nancy G ^d  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERTION; FEMALE; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; HUNGER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0034704731     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200003233421206     Document Type: Article

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