The obesity paradox: Methodological considerations based on epidemiological and clinical evidence - New insights

Maturitas

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 220-224

  Kastorini, Christina Maria ^a,b   Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

BMI; Nutritional status; Obesity paradox; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY MASS; CANCER PATIENT; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CATABOLISM; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; STROKE; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL PREDICTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALNUTRITION; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PROGNOSIS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84861821714     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2012.04.012     Document Type: Review

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