Effects of exercise during the holiday season on changes in body weight, body composition and blood pressure

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 944-949

  Stevenson, J L ^a   Krishnan, S ^a   Stoner, M A ^a   Goktas, Z ^a   Cooper, J A ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Exercise; Holiday; Physical activity; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883741446     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.98     Document Type: Article

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