Holiday Weight Management by Successful Weight Losers and Normal Weight Individuals

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 442-448

  Phelan, Suzanne ^a,b   Wing, Rena R ^a,b   Raynor, Hollie A ^c   Dibello, Julia ^a   Nedeau, Kim ^b   Peng, Wanfeng ^d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d HEALTH DIALOG   (United States)

Author keywords

holiday; National Weight Control Registry; normal weight; successful weight losers; weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; OBESITY; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WINTER;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REGISTRIES; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 44949174109     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.76.3.442     Document Type: Article

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