Optimal body weight for health and longevity: Bridging basic, clinical, and population research

Aging Cell

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 391-400

  Fontana, Luigi ^a,b,c   Hu, Frank B ^d,e  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c CEINGE BIOTECNOLOGIE AVANZATE   (Italy)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Calorie intake; Disease prevention; Health; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 6; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGING; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDURANCE TRAINING; ENERGY BALANCE; FITNESS; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; METABOLISM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SMOKING; TUMOR GROWTH; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; ANIMAL; COMPLICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY INTAKE; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84901394245     PISSN: 14749718     EISSN: 14749726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acel.12207     Document Type: Review

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