Reduction of abdominal fat and chronic disease factors by lifestyle change in migrant Asian Indians older than 50 years

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 671-676

  Rush, Elaine C ^a   Chandu, Vishnu ^a   Plank, Lindsay D ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Lifestyle; Obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; WAIST HIP RATIO; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIA; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFE STYLE; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; WAIST-HIP RATIO; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 37349065064     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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