Do baseline serum leptin levels predict weight regain after dieting in obese women?

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 293-296

  Mavri, Alenka ^a   Stegnar, M ^a   Sabovic, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Obesity; Serum leptin; Weight reduction; Women

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; PREMENOPAUSE; REFERENCE VALUE; SERUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0034845095     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1326.2001.00134.x     Document Type: Article

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