Unhealthy weight control practices: Culprits and clinical recommendations

Clinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 7-11

  Ferraro, Zachary Michael ^a,b   Patterson, Sean ^b   Chaput, Jean Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Obesity; Substances; Supplements; Unhealthy weight practices; Weight control; Weight cycling; Weight loss; Weight management

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; EPHEDRINE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNHEALTHY WEIGHT CONTROL PRACTICE; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84923023341     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11795514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/CMED.S23060     Document Type: Article

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