Labor saved, calories lost: The energetic impact of domestic labor-saving devices

Obesity Research

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1178-1181

  Lanningham Foster, Lorraine ^a   Nysse, Lana J ^a   Levine, James A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Indirect calorimetry; Mechanization; Sedentariness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CALORIMETRY; CAR DRIVING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; WALKING;

EID: 1942438272     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2003.162     Document Type: Article

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