Macronutrients and obesity: Revisiting the calories in, calories out framework

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-49

  Riera Crichton, Daniel ^a   Tefft, Nathan ^b  

^a BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Health production; Macronutrients; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; MACRONUTRIENT; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN INTAKE; WEIGHT GAIN; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; FAT INTAKE; PROTEIN INTAKE;

BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; OBESITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903160513     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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