A narrow view of optimal weight for health generates the obesity paradox

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 969-970

  Dixon, John B ^a   Egger, Garry J ^b  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; OBESITY; SARCOPENIA;

EID: 84898992983     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.086470     Document Type: Editorial

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