Intentional weight loss in young adults: Sex-specific genetic and environmental effects

Obesity Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 745-753

  Keski Rahkonen, Anna ^a,b,c   Neale, Benjamin M ^d   Bulik, Cynthia M ^e   Pietiläinen, Kirsi H ^a   Rose, Richard J ^f   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a,g   Rissanen, Aila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

BMI; Cohort study; Dieting; Twin study; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EATING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TWINS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; EATING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TWIN STUDIES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 18244408763     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2005.84     Document Type: Article

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