Physical activity and human energy expenditure

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 607-613

  Westerterp, Klaas R ^a   Plasqui, Guy ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accelerometers; Body movement; Doubly labelled water; Energy expenditure; Exercise training; Physical activity index

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ANALYTIC METHOD; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; DIET RESTRICTION; DOUBLY LABELLED WATER; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY WATER; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 14844285762     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075197-200411000-00004     Document Type: Review

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