Empirical evaluation of physical activity recommendations for weight control in women

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1832-1836

  Phelan, Suzanne ^a   Roberts, Marta ^a   Lang, Wei ^b   Wing, Rena R ^a  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Always normal weight; Exercise prescription; Public health guidelines; Weight loss maintainer

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; EXERTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RHODE ISLAND; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34848852718     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e31812383c3     Document Type: Article

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