Adaptive thermogenesis in human body weight regulation: More of a concept than a measurable entity?

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL.2, 2012, Pages 105-121

  Dulloo, A G ^a   Jacquet, J ^a   Montani, J P ^a   Schutz, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dieting; Obesity; Starvation; Weight regain

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE THERMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FOOD INTAKE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYDRATION; OBESITY; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; THERMOGENESIS; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; OBESITY; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 84868103299     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2012.01041.x     Document Type: Article

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