Fifteen-year longitudinal trends in walking patterns and their impact on weight change

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-26

  Gordon Larsen, Penny ^a,f   Hou, Ningqi ^a   Sidney, Steve ^b   Sternfeld, Barbara ^b   Lewis, Cora E ^c   Jacobs Jr , David R ^d,e   Popkin, Barry M ^a  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REMISSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; WALKING; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149373782     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26147     Document Type: Article

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