Evaluation of a 6-month multi-disciplinary healthy weight management program targeting urban, overweight adolescents: Effects on physical fitness, physical activity, and blood lipid profiles

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 130-133

  Evans, Ronald K ^a   Franco, R Lee ^a   Stern, Marilyn ^a   Wickham, Edmond P ^a   Bryan, Daphne L ^a   Herrick, Jeffrey E ^a   Larson, Nicole Y ^a   Abell, Angela M ^a   Laver, Joseph H ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood lipids; Intervention; Overweight; Physical activity; Physical fitness; Weight management

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD NUTRITION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FITNESS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL FITNESS; URBAN HEALTH; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 69449107468     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17477160802314997     Document Type: Article

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