Health Hunters - An intervention to prevent overweight and obesity in young high-risk women

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 691-696

  Eiben, G ^a,b   Lissner, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BMI; Intervention; Lifestyle; Prevention; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HUNTERS PROGRAM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAIST HIP RATIO; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; WAIST-HIP RATIO; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33645469752     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803167     Document Type: Article

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