Weight cycling in a very low-calorie diet programme has no effect on weight loss velocity, blood pressure and serum lipid profile

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 379-385

  Li, Zhaoping ^a   Hong, E ^a   Wong, E ^a   Maxwell, M ^a   Heber, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

VLCD; Weight cycling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID FINGERPRINTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESE PATIENT; OUTPATIENT; VERY LOW CALORIE DIET; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM;

EID: 33947644172     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: 14631326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2006.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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