Eat less and exercise more - Is it really enough to knock down the obesity pandemia?

Physiological Research

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL.1, 2009, Pages

  Hubacek J A ^a,b,c,d  

^a Centre for Experimental Cardiovascular Research   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^d CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

NEAT; Obesity; Psychosocial factors; Sleeping; Uncommon factors

Indexed keywords

CALORIC INTAKE; DRUG THERAPY; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

DIET, REDUCING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG THERAPY; ENERGY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FOOD HABITS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 72649085951     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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