The national weight control registry: A study of "successful losers"

ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 8-12

  Thomas, J Graham ^a   Bond, Dale S ^b   Hill, James O ^c,d   Wing, Rena R ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Pediatrics and Medicine ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Dietary restraint; Physical activity; Self monitoring; Weight loss maintenance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952550611     PISSN: 10915397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/FIT.0b013e31820b72b5     Document Type: Article

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