Normal weight obese (NWO) women: An evaluation of a candidate new syndrome

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 513-523

  De Lorenzo, A ^a,b   Martinoli, R ^a   Vaia, F ^c   Di Renzo, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b Nova Salus Foundation   (Italy)

^c S EUGENIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body composition; Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease; Fat mass; Lean mass; Metabolic diseases

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; TRIGLYCERIDES; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 33749133898     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2005.10.010     Document Type: Article

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