Which Comes First? The Obesity or the Insulin? The Behavior or the Biochemistry?

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 601-602

  Lustig, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; LEPTIN;

CALORIC INTAKE; EDITORIAL; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOGENESIS;

CHILD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEPTIN; OBESITY;

EID: 41849126329     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.01.021     Document Type: Editorial

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