Why exercise is an important component of risk reduction in obesity management

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 165-166

  Green, Daniel J ^a   Maiorana, Andrew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; EPIGENETICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MORTALITY; MUSCLE MASS; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK REDUCTION; THERAPY EFFECT; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84857824196     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.11055     Document Type: Article

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