Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Interventions for the Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 129-147

  Raynor, Hollie A ^a   Champagne, Catherine M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIGENIC AGENT;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIET THERAPY; DIETETICS; DIETITIAN; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; ADULT; APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIETETICS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; NUTRITIONISTS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84955325034     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2015.10.031     Document Type: Article

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