Association of weight change, weight control practices, and weight cycling among women in the Nurses' Health Study II

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1134-1142

  Field, A E ^a,b,e   Manson, J E ^b   Taylor, C B ^c   Willett, W C ^b,d   Colditz, G A ^b,d  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e Division of Adolescent Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Bingeing; Weight control; Weight cycling; Weight gain; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 4344596705     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802728     Document Type: Article

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