Is there evidence for a set point that regulates human body weight?

F1000 Medicine Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Müller, Manfred J ^a   Bosy Westphal, Anja ^a   Heymsfield, Steven B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; LEPTIN;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIET; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EPIGENETICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPERALIMENTATION; LIFESTYLE; MALNUTRITION; METABOLIC REGULATION; NUTRIENT; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 78649388824     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17575931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3410/M2-59     Document Type: Review

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