Epidemics of obesity and metabolic disorders: Are dietary fats or sugars involved?

Current Nutrition and Food Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-121

  Bray, George A ^a   Popkin, Barry M ^b  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Energy balance; Fat consumption; High fat diet; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ASPARTAME; FRUCTOSE; SUGAR;

CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAT INTAKE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIPID DIET; LIPID OXIDATION; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LOW FAT DIET; METABOLIC DISORDER; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34248635706     PISSN: 15734013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157340107780598654     Document Type: Review

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