Obesity: A failure of homeostasis because of hedonic rewards: Response to the letter from Gary Taubes

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-102

  Bray, George A ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; INSULIN; LEPTIN; PLACEBO; RIMONABANT; SIBUTRAMINE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIPID DIET; LIPID METABOLISM; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; OBESITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 58149165157     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2008.00526.x     Document Type: Letter

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