How calorie-focused thinking about obesity and related diseases may mislead and harm public health. An alternative

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 571-581

  Lucan, Sean C ^a   Dinicolantonio, James J ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calories; Carbohydrates; Chronic disease; Obesity; Public health

Indexed keywords

CALORIC INTAKE; DIET THERAPY; FOOD; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD; HUMANS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84922561502     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980014002559     Document Type: Review

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