Adaptive thermogenesis can make a difference in the ability of obese individuals to lose body weight

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 759-764

  Tremblay, A ^a   Royer, M M ^a   Chaput, J P ^b   Doucet, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

appetite; brown adipose tissue; energy expenditure; fat; metabolic rate; weight loss

Indexed keywords

APPETITE; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SATIETY; THERMOGENESIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84882279247     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2012.124     Document Type: Review

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