Evidence that obesity risk factor potencies are weight dependent, a phenomenon that may explain accelerated weight gain in western societies

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Williams, Paul T ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EDUCATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FRUIT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RACE; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT GAIN; ADOLESCENT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ELAGATIS;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIETIES; WEIGHT GAIN; WESTERN WORLD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81755184044     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027657     Document Type: Article

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