Short-term effects of a non-dieting lifestyle intervention program on weight management, fitness, metabolic risk, and psychological well-being in obese premenopausal females with the metabolic syndrome

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 125-142

  Carroll, Sean ^a   Borkoles, Erika ^b   Polman, Remco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardior espiratory fitness; Health at every size; Lifestyle intervention; Metabolic syndrome; Non dieting approach; Obesity; Psychological well being; Self determination

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREMENOPAUSE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 34047228234     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H06-093     Document Type: Article

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