Effects of meal frequency on weight loss and body composition: A meta-analysis

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 69-82

  Schoenfeld, Brad Jon ^a   Aragon, Alan Albert ^b   Krieger, James W ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Weightology   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Body composition; Eating; Meal frequency; Meta analysis; Weight management

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; FAT MASS; FEEDING; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BODY WEIGHT; DIET THERAPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MEAL; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADIPOSITY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MEALS; OBESITY; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84943182990     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuu017     Document Type: Article

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