Lifestyle intervention for preventing weight gain in young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 692-710

  Hebden, L ^a   Chey, T ^b   Allman Farinelli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Overweight; Preventive medicine; Weight gain; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DATA BASE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC ERROR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863994320     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2012.00990.x     Document Type: Article

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