Impact of weight loss and regain on quality of life: Mirror image or differential effect?

Obesity Research

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1207-1213

  Engel, Scott G ^a,b   Crosby, Ross D ^b,c   Kolotkin, Ronette L ^d   Hartley, Guilford G ^e   Williams, G Rhys ^f   Wonderlich, Stephen A ^b,c   Mitchell, James E ^b,c  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEUROPSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Southeast Campus   (United States)

^d Obesity and Quality of Life Consulting   (United States)

^e HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Impact of Weight on Quality of Life; Obesity specific health related quality of life; Weight gain; Weight regain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 3042797131     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2003.166     Document Type: Article

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