To treat or not to treat: Comparison of different criteria used to determine whether weight loss is to be recommended

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Colombo, Ottavia ^a   Villani, Simona ^a   Pinelli, Giovanna ^a   Trentani, Claudia ^a   Baldi, Maurizia ^b   Tomarchio, Orazio ^b   Tagliabue, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; SCORING SYSTEM; UNDERWEIGHT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BODY WEIGHT; HISTOLOGY; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADIPOSITY; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; THINNESS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 43349107618     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-7-5     Document Type: Article

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