Systematic review of long-term lifestyle interventions to prevent weight gain and morbidity in adults

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 627-638

  Brown, T ^a,d   Avenell, A ^b   Edmunds, L D ^c   Moore, H ^a,e   Whittaker, V ^a   Avery, L ^a   Summerbell, C ^a,e  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Obesity; Prevention; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFESTYLE; LOW CALORY DIET; LOW FAT DIET; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; META ANALYSIS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SELF HELP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD, FORMULATED; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350547554     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2009.00641.x     Document Type: Review

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