A "mini-fast with exercise" protocol for fat loss

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 619-622

  Bahadori, Babak ^a   McCarty, Mark F ^a   Barroso Aranda, Jorge ^a   Gustin, John C ^a   Contreras, Francisco ^a  

^a Oasis of Hope Hospital   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE INTENSITY; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIPID OXIDATION; LIPOLYSIS; LOW FAT DIET; NONHUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE THERAPY; FASTING; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXERTION;

EID: 69349103100     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.09.063     Document Type: Article

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