Abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, and the metabolic syndrome: Contribution of physical activity/exercise

Obesity

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages

  Ross, Robert ^a   Després, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EXERCISE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; RISK FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 72449132883     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2009.381     Document Type: Article

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