Changes in weight and physical activity over two years in spanish alumni

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 516-522

  Basterra Gortari, F Javier ^a,b   Bes Rastrollo, Maira ^a   Pardo Fernández, María ^a,c   Forga, Lluis ^b,d   Martinez, J Alfredo ^d   Martínez González, Miguel A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

^c Navarra Health Service   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Epidemiology; Exercise; Life styles; Obesity; Sun

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SITTING; SMOKING; SPAIN; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN; BODY WEIGHT; FOLLOW UP; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 66149144396     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318188607c     Document Type: Article

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