Should snacks be recommended in obesity treatment? A 1-year randomized clinical trial

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1308-1317

  Berteus Forslund H ^a   Klingstrom S ^b   Hagberg, H ^c   Londahl M ^b   Torgerson, J S ^d   Lindroos, A K ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c SKARABORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Norra Älvsborg Hospital   (Sweden)

^e MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET, REDUCING; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56349139507     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602860     Document Type: Article

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