Body composition, nutrient intake and physical activity patterns in young women during Ramadan

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 906-910

  Al Hourani, Huda M ^a   Atoum, M F ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Body composition; Fasting; Nutrient intake; Physical activity; Ramadan; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BODY WATER; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; ENERGY BALANCE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOSLEM; MUSCLE MASS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RELIGION; SAMPLE SIZE; ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; JORDAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET RECORDS; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; JORDAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; STUDENTS;

EID: 37849044447     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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