Adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern and weight gain in a follow-up study: The SUN cohort

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 350-358

  Sanchez Villegas A ^a,b   Bes Rastrollo, M ^b   Martinez Gonzalez Ma ^b   Serra Majem, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Mediterranean dietary pattern; Olive oil; Overweight; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

OLIVE OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; FAT CONTENT; FEMALE; FISH; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NUT; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RED WINE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; SPAIN; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 32544457889     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803118     Document Type: Article

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