Diet and exercise for weight loss: A review of current issues

Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Volek, Jeff S ^a   VanHeest, Jaci L ^a   Forsythe, Cassandra E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; LOW FAT DIET; MACRONUTRIENT; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; HUMANS; OBESITY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 12844280510     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200535010-00001     Document Type: Review

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