Potential role of meal frequency as a strategy for weight loss and health in overweight or obese adults

Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 386-392

  Kulovitz, Michelle G ^a   Kravitz, Len R ^b   Mermier, Christine ^b   Gibson, Ann L ^b   Conn, Carole A ^b   Kolkmeyer, Deborah ^c   Kerksick, Chad M ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c Southwest Cardiology Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Appetite; Eating frequency; Eating occasions; Hypocaloric diet; Meal frequency; Obesity; Weight loss; Women

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

APPETITE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; EATING HABIT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUNGER; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULIN METABOLISM; LIPID METABOLISM; LOW CALORY DIET; MEAL FREQUENCY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SATIETY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

APPETITE; EATING FREQUENCY; EATING OCCASIONS; HYPOCALORIC DIET; MEAL FREQUENCY; OBESITY; WEIGHT LOSS; WOMEN;

APPETITE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DIET, REDUCING; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MEALS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84895444904     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: 18731244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2013.08.009     Document Type: Review

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