Dieting and weight cycling as risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases: Who is really at risk?

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue S1, 2015, Pages 7-18

  Montani, J P ^a   Schutz, Y ^a   Dulloo, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Hypertension; Obesity; Weight cycling

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; LIPID;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIET RESTRICTION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; STRESS; SYMPATHETIC TONE; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; COMPLICATION; NUTRITION; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84921475198     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12251     Document Type: Review

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