Extra calories cause weight gain - But how much?

JAMA

Volumn 303, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-66

  Katan, Martijn B ^a   Ludwig, David S ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIE; FOOD INTAKE; NOTE; OVERNUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 73449142523     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1912     Document Type: Note

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