Leisure-time physical activity and nutrition: A twin study

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 846-852

  Rintala, Mirva ^a   Lyytikäinen, Arja ^a,b   Leskinen, Tuija ^a   Alen, Markku ^c   Pietiläinen, Kirsi H ^d   Kaprio, Jaakko ^d,e   Kujala, Urho M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Central Finland Health Care District   (Finland)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Nutrition; Physical activity; Twins

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIC INTAKE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NUTRITION; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SATIETY; TWINS;

AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET RECORDS; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OBESITY; SATIATION; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 79958249715     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136898001000090X     Document Type: Article

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