Controlling food intake and energy balance: Which macronutrient should we select?

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 609-613

  Saris, Wim H M ^a   Tarnopolsky, Mark A ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; ENERGY BALANCE; FAT INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOW FAT DIET; MACRONUTRIENT; META ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENETICS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 2442504939     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075197-200311000-00001     Document Type: Editorial

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