Effect of exercise intensity on abdominal fat loss during calorie restriction in overweight and obese postmenopausal women: A randomized, controlled trial

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1043-1052

  Nicklas, Barbara J ^a,c   Wang, Xuewen ^a   You, Tongjian ^b   Lyles, Mary F ^a   Demons, Jamehl ^a   Easter, Linda ^a   Berry, Michael J ^a   Lenchik, Leon ^a   Carr, J Jeffrey ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LIPID;

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE ASSAY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ABDOMINAL FAT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HISTOLOGY; LOW CALORY DIET; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ABDOMINAL FAT; AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 63649119068     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26938     Document Type: Article

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