Obesity: Pathophysiology and treatment

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 163-167

  Banning, Maggi ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease; High energy foods; Obesity; Weight reduction

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; SIBUTRAMINE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; BARIATRICS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 23244434843     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642400512500408     Document Type: Review

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