Exercise and Weight Loss: What Is the Evidence of Sex Differences?

Current Obesity Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 86-92

  Hagobian, Todd Alan ^a   Evero, Nero ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ad libitum; Appetite hormones; Brain activity; Energy balance; Energy expenditure; Energy intake; Exercise; Gender differences; Ghrelin; Insulin; Leptin; Neuronal response; Physical activity; Satiety; Sex differences; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; HORMONE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; PEPTIDE YY;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; APPETITE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NERVE CELL; NEUROIMAGING; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84921444392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21624968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13679-012-0035-6     Document Type: Review

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