Effects of intended weight loss on morbidity and mortality: Possible explanations of controversial results

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 502-507

  Berentzen, Tina ^a   Sørensen, Thorkild I A ^a,b  

^a The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^b Center for Health and Society ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Morbidity; Mortality; Type 2 diabetes; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; REVIEW; STROKE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33751345571     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 00296643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1301/nr.2006.nov.502-507     Document Type: Review

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